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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Airwallex, a leading global financial platform for modern businesses, raised $330 million in a Series G funding round, led by Addition and with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures. The financing values Airwallex at $8 billion, a ~30% increase since its Series F six months ago. The investment will fuel Airwallex’s continued growth in the U.S. and key markets worldwide, while driving expanded AI hiring and prod...

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation, and financial technology provider, has won first place at the NeurIPS Competition of Fairness in AI Face Detection. AI Fairness enhances Financial Security Studies by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) show that many commercial facial recognition algorithms have significantly higher error rates for women and people of colour largely due to underrepresentation in datasets AI algo...

KARRATHA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto’s first Pilbara-made iron ore rail car has rolled off the production line in Karratha, as part of a A$150 million partnership with Australian rail industry supplier Gemco Rail to build 100 rail cars in Western Australia and to support local manufacturing. The first Karratha-made rail car follows the completion of 40 Western Australian-made iron ore rail cars under the partnership at Gemco Rail’s Perth facility earlier this year, with the remaining...

HANOI, Vietnam--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global IT corporation FPT and Blueward, formerly ISTN and South Korea’s leading independent SAP consulting and IT services firm, specializing in SAP ERP, announced the signing of a Strategic Investment Agreement and a Master Service Agreement. Through its subsidiary in South Korea, FPT will make a strategic investment to secure up to a 10% equity stake in Blueward. The investment is planned to be completed before Blueward’s IPO in 2028. Both sides aim to strengt...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that The Okura Resort Hakone Gora, the first Okura Resort property in Japan, will open in 2029....

SAN MATEO, Calif. & MANILA, Philippines--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GoTyme Bank, the fastest-growing bank in the Philippines and a joint venture between the Gokongwei Group and Tyme Group, announced the launch of its cryptocurrency investment feature. This launch was made possible in partnership with Alpaca, a global leader in brokerage infrastructure APIs providing access to crypto, stocks, ETFs, options, and fixed income. The demand for crypto continues to rise globally, with the Philippines ranking ni...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edgewater Wireless Systems Inc. (TSX-V: YFI) (OTC: KPIFF) (the “Company” or “Edgewater Wireless”) announces that it has settled its obligation to pay an aggregate of $18,047.12 in interest as of June 1, 2025 and $17,948.49 in interest as of September 1, 2025 to the holders of its unsecured debentures issued September 1, 2022 (the “Debentures”) through the issuance of an aggregate of 360,936 common shares of the Company at a deemed price of $0.05 per share and 2...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Turnbull & Asser, the 140-year-old British shirtmaker and outfitter, is delighted to announce the appointment of renowned Italian designer Roberto Menichetti as its new Creative Director. This appointment marks a significant moment in the company’s history as it continues to combine a proud heritage of craftsmanship with a forward-looking vision for contemporary elegance. In his new role, Menichetti will oversee all the creative direction including bespoke shirting,...

伦敦--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(美国商业资讯)-- 拥有140年历史的英国衬衫与高级服饰品牌Turnbull & Asser欣然宣布，意大利知名设计师Roberto Menichetti正式出任品牌创意总监一职。 此次任命对公司历史具有深远意义，彰显品牌在坚守精湛工艺传统的同时，持续以前瞻理念演绎当代优雅。Menichetti上任后将全面负责品牌的创意方向，包括定制衬衫、裁制服饰、外套以及配饰在内的所有产品类别。 他还将在推动全新的协同合作与设计项目中发挥关键作用，以进一步凸显品牌对至臻品质与永恒优雅的坚守，巩固其在行业内的卓越声誉。 出生于美国、在意大利长大的Menichetti，自早年起便形成了贯穿其职业生涯的国际化设计视野。他年少即在巴黎与Claude Montana共事，踏入时装行业；随后加入当时负责Valentino、Armani等众多顶级品牌授权业务的行业翘楚GFT。1990 年代，他获GFT首席执行官Roland Böhler亲自延揽加盟Jil Sander，创立品牌男装系列，并以其纯粹线条与精炼造型赢得盛誉。 随后，Menichetti在Burber...

ロンドン--(BUSINESS WIRE)--（ビジネスワイヤ） -- 創業から140年の歴史を持つ英国のシャツメーカー兼アウトフィッターであるターンブル＆アッサーは、著名なイタリア人デザイナー、ロベルト・メニケッティを新たなクリエイティブ・ディレクターに任命したことを、喜びとともに発表しました。 この任命は、クラフトマンシップの誇り高い伝統と、現代的エレガンスに向けた先進的なビジョンを融合させ続けるターンブル＆アッサーの歴史において、重要な節目となります。新たな役職においてメニケッティは、ビスポーク・シャツ、テーラリング、アウターウェア、アクセサリーを含むすべてのクリエイティブ面を統括します。 またメニケッティは、妥協のない品質とタイムレスなエレガンスに対するこのハウスの評判を際立たせるため、新たなシナジーやデザイン・イニシアチブの構築においても重要な役割を担います。 米国に生まれ、イタリアで育ったメニケッティは、その輝かしいキャリアを特徴づける国際的な視点を培ってきました。若くしてパリでクロード・モンタナ氏のもとでキャリアをスタートさせた後、当時、ヴァレンティノやアルマーニなど主...