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For most gold traders, the rules have always been clear, trade during the week, and watch the market close on Friday. For yeards it’s been a Sunday open around 22:00 or 23:00, then a Friday close around 21:00 or 22:00. TradeQuo gold is challenging that routine with a feature many traders would once have considered impossible: access to gold trading during the weekend.

The new feature is gaining attention because it addresses one of the most persistent limitations in traditional retail trading. Saturdays and Sundays don’t stop global events from happening, and gold sentiment continues to shift, though traders weren’t able to cash on that. TradeQuo’s weekend gold offering changes that equation.

By expanding gold trading beyond traditional market hours, the broker is giving eligible clients another way to react to market developments, manage exposure, and engage with one of the world’s most closely watched assets. For traders accustomed to the Friday close, this can certainly feel as impossible feature. But gold is traded globally, followed around the clock, and influenced by events that do not respect conventional market schedules.

TradeQuo is breaking one of gold trading’s oldest routines

Retail access has traditionally been tied to the weekday trading cycle. So, if some major thing had emerged on Saturday, and then government announced it on Sunday, gold sentiment may change before the new trading week begins. Gold traders had been able to analyze those developments immediately, but they were not able to act until conventional markets reopen.

TradeQuo is targeting that gap directly. GOLD 247 extends access beyond the normal market week, giving traders a new opportunity. The move gives TradeQuo a clear product identity in a market where brokers often struggle to distinguish themselves through anything more specific than spreads, leverage, or platform technology. However, weekend trading itself is not new.

Cryptocurrencies have traded continuously for years. Traders can buy and sell digital assets on a Saturday morning, Sunday evening, or during a public holiday. Gold has remained different.

Despite being one of the world’s most established and liquid assets, retail gold trading has generally followed conventional financial market hours. That is why TradeQuo’s offering stands out. It takes an asset associated with traditional finance and makes it available through a schedule more commonly associated with crypto.

The striking contrast

Crypto is not the only meaningful option for weekend market activity anymore. TradeQuo has changed that forever. The “impossible” part is not the technology alone, but the axioma that a long-standing market limitation cannot be redesigned. Although gold and for instance oil are exactly the instruments for extended access to be added, because their price is influenced by events that can happen at any time.

The factors that may affect price fluctuations over the weekends are if not limitless, for sure wide enough:

• Political instability
• Military developments
• Central-bank officials making market-sensitive comments
• You name the next one.

Historically, traders could follow these developments but had limited ability to respond through conventional gold markets until the next session.

TradeQuo’s weekend feature gives additional access to respond to new information, adjust exposure, implement a short-term view, or prepare for the reopening of the wider market. The feature does not guarantee that those decisions will be profitable. It simply gives the trader more control over when a decision for going short or long can be made.

The feature is built for the always-connected trader

TradeQuo is removing part of the waiting period. Modern traders rarely switch off when the market closes. They receive push notifications, follow financial news, monitor geopolitical developments, review charts, and discuss market sentiment through online communities.

” The advent of smartphone trading technology represents a seismic shift in how retail investors interact with the market,” (Xiao Cen, Assistant Professor of Finance at Mays Business School, Texas A&M University).

While access to information is effectively continuous, access to traditional markets itself is not. By extending trading availability, this broker is aligning its platform with the way traders already consume information. For TradeQuo, this is not just about adding more trading hours, but rather about aligning the product with the behaviour of a modern, mobile-first audience.

Enthusiasm around weekend gold should not obscure the risks involved. Markets outside conventional hours may behave differently from their weekday counterparts. Liquidity may be thinner, spreads wider, pricing operate through a different structure, and volatility may be more difficult to assess.

The “impossible” feature still comes with real risks

Traders must understand exactly how TradeQuo’s weekend gold product works before jumping on. Important considerations include:

• how weekend prices are calculated;
• when trades can be opened or closed;
• whether spreads or fees differ from weekday conditions;
• how orders are executed;
• what happens when the conventional gold market reopens;
• whether price gaps or adjustments may affect open exposure.

Brokers have traditionally competed on cost, execution, leverage, product range, and platform design. TradeQuo is adding availability to that list. That idea reflects a wider shift in brokerage world.

Consumers expect banking applications, payment platforms, digital wallets, and crypto exchanges to always remain accessible. Trading platforms are increasingly being judged against the same standard. Finding new ways to overcome those limitations is unique and valuable.

Is this the beginning of a wider product shift?

TradeQuo’s weekend gold feature is for sure the example of new evolution. If traders respond positively, extended access may become a more important point of competition across the whole industry. But for now, GOLD 247 remains a unique feature.

It could also become the first step in a broader expansion of extended hours trading products. The answer will depend on client demand, execution quality, liquidity, product transparency, and the brokers’ ability to manage risk outside standard sessions. TradeQuo in some sense provides a testing ground.

If the feature attracts active gold traders, crypto participants looking for additional markets, and clients who value schedule flexibility, the company may have identified a meaningful area for further product development. That could include additional commodities, indices, or alternative products designed for extended access. Even without that expansion, weekend gold gives TradeQuo a stronger position today.

The real breakthrough is removing the wait

TradeQuo presents itself not simply as a provider of familiar instruments, but as a brokr willing to reconsider how those instruments are delivered, and the launch of GOLD247 proves it. Introduced on 11 July 2026, the instrument was designed to create a unique offering of a dedicated gold trading symbol with access beyond conventional trading hours. For traders who have spent years watching gold-related developments unfold while the market remained closed, GOLD247 extends access to gold through a dedicated MT5 symbol with independent pricing and weekend market visibility, giving traders a way to stay connected to one of the world’s most important assets beyond the conventional trading week.

• Award-winning Tech Week Singapore returns in September with Guest of Honour, Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information
• Registration is open for Asia’s most transformative tech event, bringing together government officials and senior executives from Google DeepMind, Microsoft, Horizon Quantum, European Space Agency, Mercedes-Benz AG and more
• The 2026 edition is anticipated to host more than 30,000 participants across the two days, with Data Centre World Asia hosting the inaugural OCP Southeast Asia Tech Day

SINGAPORE,  Sep 03, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Tech Week Singapore 2026 returns to the Sands Expo & Convention Centre on 29–30 September 2026. Organised by global events producer CloserStill Media, this year’s edition, themed “The Infrastructure Era”, will welcome Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information, as Guest of Honour on the first day of the event.

Tech Week Singapore 2026 will see the return of its flagship co-located shows, including Cloud & AI Infrastructure, DevOps Live, Cyber Security World, Big Data & AI World, and Data Centre World. The 2026 edition is set to host over 600 regional and international speakers with special conference theatres.

“As AI moves from experimentation into enterprise operations, the question for technology leaders is no longer whether to adopt new systems, but whether the infrastructure beneath them is ready. Across Asia, that means focusing on the foundations required to scale responsibly, including resilient infrastructure, strong governance, sustainable usage of energy and the right technical capabilities,” said CloserStill Media’s Managing Director for Asia Pacific, Andy Kiwanuka. “Now in its 12th edition, Tech Week Singapore remains a major meeting point for the region’s technology ecosystem. With the launch of Tech Week Shanghai earlier this year, we are building on that foundation to extend these conversations across Asia, connecting government, enterprise leaders and the infrastructure ecosystem shaping the next phase of digital growth.”

What’s New at Tech Week Singapore 2026

• This year’s show marks the first time the Open Compute Project (OCP) will host OCP Southeast Asia Tech Day at Data Centre World Asia, as industry leaders convene to explore how open hardware and next-generation infrastructure are accelerating Asia’s digital infrastructure growth.
• For the first time, Cyber Security World Asia will introduce a Live Vehicle Cyber Hackathon. The competition challenges participants to test a vehicle’s cyber defences, driving innovation in AI-enabled vehicle security while bringing together future cybersecurity talent.
• Big Data & AI World will also host an AI Consultation Clinic by Beyondsoft, where enterprises can learn how to harness data and translate them into AI-driven business solutions.

These new additions reinforce Tech Week Singapore’s role as the region’s premier platform for technology decision-makers, as digital infrastructure and AI evolve hand-in-hand to unlock true enterprise transformation.

Insights from Global Industry Leaders

The wider programme will examine how organisations are applying AI, quantum computing and digital transformation strategies in practice. This year’s headliners will include senior leaders from Google DeepMind, Horizon Quantum, the European Space Agency, and AI Singapore, who will take the stage across keynotes, fireside chats, and panel discussions, alongside representatives from the National Assembly of Serbia and UNICEF.

The Main Stage will welcome the following industry leaders, and more:

• Dr Nicolas Heess, AI and Robotics Team Lead, Google DeepMind who will speak in a session titled Towards AGI for the Physical World: AI for General Purpose Robots
• Dr Joe Fitzsimons, Founder & CEO, Horizon Quantum, who will share insights on the quantum economy in an opening keynote titled When Computing History Repeats: The Quantum Era
• Andrea Vena, Chief Sustainability Officer, European Space Agency, who will participate in Day 1’s closing keynote titled ESA’s Space AI Frontier: Sustainability at Cosmic Scale
• Laurence Liew, AI Innovation Director, AI Singapore, who will speak on Day 2’s opening keynote titled Building Enterprise Readiness
• Marta A. Tomovska, Advisor to the President, National Assembly of Serbia, who will speak in a session titled Global AI Sprint: Unlocking Innovation in Governance & Business
• Kaan Cetinturk, Global CIO and Director, Digital Impact, UNICEF, who will participate in a fireside chat titled From Vision to Value
• Guillermo Veiga, Group Chief Information and Operations Officer, Standard Chartered, who will be participating in a fireside chat titled Mastering the Future of Banking: Innovation, Operations, and the New Rules of Leadership

In addition to the Tech Week Singapore main stage, each of the five co-located shows will also feature its own keynotes and theatres.

Some Headline Speakers across the shows include:

• Dr Said Mirza Pahlevi, Director of Artificial Intelligence and New Technology Ecosystems, Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, Republic of Indonesia, who will speak in a keynote titled Komdigi’s Role in Developing AI Talent Towards National AI Sovereignty
• Eugene Neo, Senior Assistant Director, MOHT, who will speak in a panel discussion titled Realising AI for Everyone: Human-Centred Innovation at Scale
• Saji PK, Director of Data Center Operations APJC & Global Services, AWS, who will present a session titled Is APAC Keeping Up with Global Data Centre Development and Innovation?
• Harmen Thys Nieuwenhuis, Senior Director – Customer Experience, Klook, who will speak in a keynote titled Architecting for the Real-World Chaos: Agentic CX & The AI-Agent Customer Moat
• Robert Bedington, CTO, SpeQtral, who will speak in a panel titled Preparing for Quantum Computing Threats and Protecting Cryptographic Security
• Frank Winkler, Director of Digital Transformation, Lotus’s, who will speak in a keynote titled Human-Centred Platform Design – Reduce Cognitive Load, Automate Documentation & Accelerate Onboarding

Attendees can participate in activities across all Tech Week Singapore 2026 events, with opportunities to earn accredited CPD and CPE points through selected sessions. Data Centre World Asia is also expected to welcome 25% more attendees this year, reflecting the increasingly critical role of digital infrastructure in enabling AI, cloud and enterprise transformation. Along with the four shows on Level 5, it brings together the different technologies that underpin modern enterprises, allowing technology leaders and attendees to explore these priorities in one place. Senior IT leaders are expected to be present, providing attendees with high-impact networking opportunities.

Key highlights from all the co-located events include:

Cloud & AI Infrastructure Asia

• Network with key industry leaders at Asia’s biggest and most influential cloud infrastructure and technology event that brings together the conversations shaping cloud strategy, AI deployment, data architecture and infrastructure resilience.
• Hear from key speakers in leading industries such as Standard Chartered, FedEx, China Unicom, China Mobile International and more.

DevOps Live

• Explore the latest DevOps and Cloud-Native trends at DevOps Live Asia, spotlighting the practices, tooling and culture shaping modern software delivery. From continuous integration and deployment to platform engineering and cloud-native architectures, the programme addresses the real-world challenges of operating at scale.
• Gain insights from DevOps leaders from Datadog, Morgan Stanley, AWS, Lotus’s, and more at the DevOps & Platform Engineering Theatre

Cyber Security World Asia

• Join industry leaders as they discuss emerging cybersecurity trends shaping the future of Asia Pacific. Bringing together the full enterprise technology ecosystem, the event addresses evolving threat landscapes, regulatory complexity and security architecture in an AI-driven world.
• Hear about cybersecurity from organisations such as Bank of Singapore, Centre for Quantum Technologies, Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, and more.

Data Centre World Asia

• Engage with the full data centre ecosystem at the 12th edition of Data Centre World Asia, where five dynamic theatres will spotlight the industry’s most critical developments, bringing together thought leaders, innovators and decision-makers from across Asia.
• Hear how industry leaders are driving the future of digital infrastructure from organisations such as Samsung SDI, Bridge Data Centres, Siemens Energy, NTT Data Centres and more.
• The Live Data Centre will also feature guided tours and expert demonstrations, giving attendees a rare look into real-time operations and the latest infrastructure innovations.
• The Open Compute Project (OCP) will host OCP Southeast Asia Tech Day within Data Centre World Asia, bringing speakers from Meta, Google, Micron, NVIDIA and more.

Big Data & AI World Asia

• Real-world case studies from industry experts on practical applications, challenges and successes in leveraging AI technologies to drive business impact. From analytics and machine learning to governance and applied AI, discover how enterprises are turning innovation into operational scale.
• Learn from key speakers representing diverse sectors, including Klook, Microsoft, Grab, and more.

Award Winning Credentials and Industry Reputation

Building on its reputation as one of Asia’s leading technology events, Tech Week Singapore was recognised at the Singapore Tourism Awards 2026, where CloserStill Media clinched the Outstanding Event Organiser title. The event has also won Trade Show of the Year for the second consecutive year at Singapore MICE Awards 2026, while also being named a finalist for Event Marketing Campaign of the Year, Event Organising Team of the Year, as well as Marketing Campaign of the Year – International Trade Show at the prestigious Association of Event Organisers Excellence Awards 2026.

Tech Week Singapore 2026 has partnered with Singapore Airlines, Sentosa Development Corporation and Burnaby Solutions, giving participants access to exclusive offers that extend beyond the exhibition floor. Please find the full list of benefits and their respective terms and conditions can be found here.

• For the second consecutive year, Tech Week Singapore 2026 is partnering with Singapore Airlines to offer attendees, sponsors and partners travelling to Singapore an exclusive 13% discount across all cabin classes when they book using a dedicated promotional code.
• In partnership with Sentosa Development Corporation, delegates can enjoy exclusive perks, including 15% off the Sentosa Fun Discovery Pass and two complimentary island admissions, allowing them to experience more of Singapore beyond the event.
• Through Burnaby Solutions, attendees, sponsors and partners can access exclusive travel offers, including up to 20% off hotel bookings. Selected hotels will also provide complimentary one-way shuttle services to the Sands Expo & Convention Centre on event days.

Registration is now open. Technology professionals can register for a complimentary pass HERE.

About CloserStill Media

CloserStill Media specialises in producing high-value, content-driven events that foster professional communities across Business Technologies, Healthcare, and Future Transport and Infrastructure sectors. CloserStill Media’s portfolio includes the acclaimed Tech Week Singapore, featuring popular co-located events such as Cloud & AI Infrastructure and Data Centre World Asia.

Headquartered in London with 10 global offices, CloserStill Media operates with a robust team of 800 professionals across Singapore, the U.K., USA, Germany, and Spain. The company is recognised for its industry leadership, having won more exhibition awards than any other including accolades such as Best Exhibition, Best Event Launch, and Best Brand Expansion. For more information, visit www.closerstillmedia.com.

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Dubai, UAE, 1st September 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Financial technology firm OrbitX has announced the rollout of stablecoin-driven QR payments across more than 15 international markets, expanding access to cost-effective financial tools for businesses, remote professionals, and digital workers in emerging economies. The deployment begins immediately in Vietnam and the Philippines, with additional market releases scheduled over the coming weeks.

The launch targets a persistent structural imbalance in international commerce: while talent and enterprises in emerging markets participate in the global digital economy, local banking systems impose heavy costs when receiving, converting, and spending foreign income. Traditional correspondent banks frequently charge 3 to 5 percent foreign exchange markups on U.S. dollar conversions, alongside settlement delays of three to five business days.

For a growing technology business or digital agency spending $15,000 monthly on international software services, cloud infrastructure, or remote contractors, standard foreign exchange surcharges accumulate to annual losses between $5,400 and $9,000. OrbitX resolves these operational bottlenecks by providing stablecoin-powered settlement rails that execute transactions instantly with transparent pricing.

Through the integrated OrbitX platform, users gain access to a complete financial management suite:

• Named Virtual Accounts: Dedicated account details across major international currencies—including USD, EUR, GBP, AED, NGN, BRL, and MXN—allowing international clients to send funds that settle directly into self-custodial wallets.
• Global Payouts: Fast international transfer functionality covering more than 80 destination countries with real-time clearing.
• Visa Debit Access: Globally accepted payment cards valid across 150 million merchant locations.
• Local QR Settlement: Instant point-of-sale conversion, allowing users to scan local QR codes at neighborhood merchants and settle payments directly from stablecoin balances in local fiat currencies like Vietnamese dong or Philippine pesos.

The inclusion of localized QR capabilities completes the utility loop for stablecoin holders. In markets where physical credit card terminals are rare but QR codes are ubiquitous—such as street markets, taxis, corner grocers, and pharmacies—OrbitX enables account holders to spend digital dollar earnings instantly without establishing local bank accounts or utilizing physical currency exchange counters.

Operating strictly on a self-custodial model, OrbitX ensures that account holders retain full control of their private cryptographic keys. Assets are never held in centralized corporate accounts, eliminating counterparty risks and protecting customer capital from third-party banking disruptions.

“OrbitX was built specifically for the millions of entrepreneurs, startups, and remote workers who deliver world-class work while enduring excessive financial friction,” said Ankitt Gaur, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of OrbitX. “A small software team in Lagos or an independent developer in Manila deserves access to the exact same high-efficiency financial infrastructure as a company operating in Silicon Valley. Enabling direct QR payments at local counters is a major step toward equalizing financial access worldwide.”

Gaur added regarding retail execution: “By allowing stablecoins to settle instantly through regional QR rails, we are taking digital dollars out of isolated wallets and putting them to work in the real economy—from local pharmacies to neighborhood transit. This is how digital currency evolves into a functional, daily financial account.”

Onboarding & Availability

OrbitX QR payments are operational today across Vietnam and the Philippines, with 15+ additional countries coming online in subsequent weeks. Individual registration is instantaneous, while corporate account verification takes 3 to 4 business days. Detailed platform features, developer API documentation, and mobile access are hosted at orbitxpay.com

About OrbitX

OrbitX is an all-in-one, self-custodial borderless finance platform powered by stablecoin technology, available via app and API. Engineered for individuals and commercial entities across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, OrbitX delivers named multi-currency virtual accounts, self-custodial cryptographic wallet security, global payouts to 80+ countries, Visa debit cards, and localized QR code payments. Grounded in its operational charter, “Banking without borders. Custody without compromise,” OrbitX provides global financial tools to emerging market participants.

MUMBAI, INDIA — August 28th, 2026 — ZEX PR WIRE, a global press release distribution and media outreach platform, today announced its participation in Money Expo India 2026, taking place August 29–30 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.

The two-day financial industry event will bring together brokers, traders, investors, fintech companies, financial technology providers, market infrastructure businesses and other professionals from across the financial services ecosystem. ZEX PR WIRE’s team will be present at the event to engage with companies operating across the forex, trading, fintech, investment and financial services industries.

ZEX PR WIRE at Money Expo India 2026

ZEX PR WIRE’s participation reflects the company’s continued focus on supporting financial and fintech businesses looking to strengthen their brand visibility, media presence and communications strategies across India, the GCC, Asia, Europe and international markets.

During Money Expo India, the ZEX PR WIRE team will connect with businesses including forex brokers, liquidity providers, trading technology companies, fintech platforms, payment service providers, prop trading firms, introducing brokers, affiliates and other financial market businesses.

The company will use the event to better understand the communications and market expansion priorities of businesses operating within this rapidly evolving ecosystem.

“We are looking forward to being part of Money Expo India 2026 and meeting the companies shaping the next phase of the global financial services ecosystem,” said a spokesperson for ZEX PR WIRE. “Events such as Money Expo provide an opportunity to have direct conversations with businesses about their market expansion plans, brand positioning and the role of strategic media visibility in reaching customers and business partners.”

Supporting Financial Brands With Global Media Distribution

As financial and fintech companies expand into new markets, strategic public relations and media distribution can play an important role in building awareness and communicating business developments to relevant audiences.

ZEX PR WIRE provides press release distribution and media outreach services designed to help companies communicate announcements, product launches, partnerships, market expansions, corporate developments and other news across targeted media markets.

The company’s distribution network includes opportunities across local and regional media markets, GCC media and international publications, allowing businesses to select distribution based on their geographic and communications objectives.

For companies operating in the forex and financial services industry, media visibility can support a range of communications objectives, including:

• Building brand awareness in new geographic markets
• Communicating company announcements and milestones
• Supporting market-entry campaigns
• Promoting new products, platforms and services
• Announcing partnerships and strategic collaborations
• Strengthening thought leadership and corporate communications
• Reaching relevant business and financial audiences
• Supporting broader digital PR and SEO strategies

Connecting With the Forex and Fintech Ecosystem

Money Expo India represents an important meeting point for businesses across the broader forex, trading, investment and fintech ecosystem.

For forex brokers and financial technology companies, industry events can provide opportunities to meet potential customers, strategic partners, affiliates, technology providers and other businesses operating within the financial markets.

For ZEX PR WIRE, participating in the event also provides an opportunity to better understand how companies in these sectors are approaching brand building, international expansion, media relations and digital visibility.

The company expects to engage with businesses from India and international markets throughout the event and explore opportunities for collaboration around financial PR, fintech PR, forex PR, media distribution and international communications.

About ZEX PR WIRE

ZEX PR WIRE is a global press release distribution and media outreach company helping businesses communicate their news and announcements to relevant media audiences.

The company provides distribution solutions across multiple geographic markets, including India, the GCC, regional markets and international media, with distribution options designed around different campaign objectives and target audiences.

ZEX PR WIRE works with businesses across technology, fintech, financial services, Web3, blockchain, investment, trading and other industries seeking greater visibility for their corporate announcements and brand communications.

For more information about ZEX PR WIRE and its press release distribution services, visit the company’s official website.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 26th, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, Valetax, the leading global trading platform, celebrated its largest in-person gathering to date on 8 August 2026, as Valetax Gala 2026: V-World welcomed more than 7,000 staff, partners, and clients for a night of world-class entertainment and record-breaking giveaways, capped by the live launch of Valetax’s biggest campaign yet, Wondervault. 

Held under the theme ‘V-World: The Valetax Experience’, the gala brought Valetax’s global community together to mark a defining moment in the company’s growth story and to celebrate the relationships with staff, clients, and partners that made it possible. 

The turnout made V-World Valetax’s biggest event to date, with more than 7,000 attendees filling the venue for an evening of celebration and connection. The entertainment lineup delivered in full, with performances from acclaimed Malaysian vocalists Anuar Zain and Aina Abdul, legendary rock band Wings, and a headline set from international pop superstar Ellie Goulding, who took the stage alongside the night’s other performers to close out the show. 

The lucky draw segment was a highlight of the evening, with 50 prizes worth over RM2,000,000 awarded to guests, Valetax’s biggest giveaway in a single day yet. Winners walked away with prestigious prizes including cars, motorbikes, and the latest gadgets, turning the celebration into a night of real, tangible rewards for the community that made it possible. 

The night also marked the official launch of Wondervault, Valetax’s biggest trading contest yet, revealed live to the crowd for the first time. The doors to Wondervault are now open: for the next five months, participants’ journeys will run through league rounds, fast-track sprints, and lucky draws, with a USD 2 million prize pool and hundreds of winners to be crowned along the way. 

Reflecting on the night, Viktor Karpinski, CEO of Valetax, said the gala exceeded expectations. 

‘V-World was everything we set out to create and more. Seeing more than 7,000 members of our community come together in one room, to celebrate, to connect, and to share in the launch of Wondervault, was a truly special moment for Valetax. This event reflects the strength of the relationships we’ve built with our staff, clients, and partners, and our long-term commitment to their continued success.’ 

John Taylor, Chief Commercial Officer at Valetax, echoed that sentiment, highlighting what the turnout meant for the company’s global community. 

‘Our staff, partners and clients are the foundation of Valetax’s success, and V-World was our way of celebrating that shared journey. Bringing together more than 7,000 members of our community, and launching Wondervault in front of them, is a milestone we’re incredibly proud of. We’re excited for everyone to now take part in Wondervault and see where the next five months take them.’ 

As Valetax’s biggest gala to date, V-World marks a defining moment in the company’s growth strategy. With Wondervault now live and open to participants, Valetax continues to strengthen its position as a trusted, trading platform dedicated to building lasting relationships and delivering exceptional value to its global community. 

About Valetax 

Valetax is a multi-award-winning global trading platform, serving over 1 million clients across global markets. Providing traders with advanced trading technology, competitive conditions, and reliable execution across global financial markets, Valetax is backed by dedicated regional teams that combine local expertise with international reach to deliver transparent, client-focused trading solutions. Valetax remains committed to building lasting partnerships with clients, partners, and communities worldwide. 

Singapore, August 25th, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, Singapore regularly hosts hundreds of international meetings, conventions, and trade exhibitions each year. A single trade week at Marina Bay Sands alone can generate thousands of introductions, and the humble name card has long been the default handshake of Singaporean business. That default is now being reconsidered, and not by individual professionals but by the companies employing them.

One Good Card, a Singapore-based digital name card platform, says enterprise adoption has become the fastest-moving part of its business, as sales-driven organisations look for a way to standardise how their teams represent the company and to capture what happens after the handshake.

The blind spot behind the name card

For most companies, a printed card is a one-way transaction. It leaves the building and disappears. There is no record of who received it, when, or whether the exchange went anywhere.

Choong Chao Dong, Founder of One Good Card. “Ask them how many people they’ve actually met in person, and what came out of those conversations. Most of the time, they’ll give you a rough number and point to a pile of business cards sitting in a drawer somewhere.”

Digital business cards close that gap. Every share, whether by NFC tap, QR scan, or profile link, becomes a timestamped touchpoint that sits alongside the rest of a company’s pipeline data. For sales operations teams, that turns networking from an unmeasured activity into a top-of-funnel input.

Provisioning, not printing

The second driver is administrative. Enterprise customers cite three recurring pain points: brand inconsistency across teams, the cost and lead time of reprints, and the awkward reality that departing employees walk out with branded cards still in circulation.

A centrally managed platform addresses all three. Cards are issued when someone joins and deactivates the day they leave. A rebrand, a new office address, or an updated tagline propagates across every card in the organisation at once, with no reprint cycle, no version drift, and no boxes of obsolete stock.

For a 50-person sales team, that removes what companies describe as a recurring, unbudgeted line item that reappears with every hire, promotion, and address change.

A sustainability line that procurement notices

The environmental argument has also moved from nice-to-have to RFP checkbox. With Singapore’s Green Plan 2030 pushing organisations to document their sustainability commitments, eliminating a printed consumable is a small but concrete and easily reported win, one that increasingly appears in supplier questionnaires and annual reports.

Local roots, regional reach

One Good Card is headquartered in Singapore, serving companies across the region from a market where high event density, dense professional networks, and strong digital infrastructure make the shift unusually natural.

“Singapore was always going to be the proving ground for this,” said Choong. “The card is just the front door. What companies are really buying is visibility into what their teams are actually doing out in the market.”

 

About One Good Card

One Good Card is a Singapore-based digital business card and sales platform that helps teams share their details, capture leads, and manage what happens next. Beyond NFC business cards, QR codes, and custom profile links, the platform includes an OCR business card scanner, contact management, deal pipeline tracking, invoicing, and integrations with the tools sales teams already use. Companies across the region use One Good Card to keep branding consistent, provision and deactivate cards centrally, and turn face-to-face networking into a measurable pipeline. Learn more at onegoodcard.com.

New self-service platform enables payment providers and B2B software companies to offer cross-border payment capabilities under their own brands.

San Francisco, California, August 24th, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE, For years, the cross-border payments industry has competed on faster settlement, broader payment coverage and lower transaction costs.

Mesta believes the next phase of competition will look very different.

Today the company announced its white-labeled self-service customer portal that enables payment providers, fintech companies and B2B software platforms to deliver cross-border payment services entirely under their own brands while relying on Mesta’s underlying financial infrastructure.

The launch builds on Mesta’s broader vision of helping businesses manage the entire lifecycle of money through a single operating system. Instead of stitching together multiple financial providers, businesses can access Mesta’s Store, Grow, and Pay capabilities from one unified platform.

The launch reflects a broader shift taking place across financial services. Rather than sending customers to third-party payment platforms, businesses increasingly want payment capabilities to exist natively inside their own products. Mesta now gives them two ways to achieve that. Enterprises building deeply embedded financial experiences can integrate directly through Mesta’s APIs, while growing payment providers and software companies can launch through the White-Labeled Customer Portal. Both provide access to the same underlying infrastructure, allowing businesses to choose the path that best fits their growth stage.

Customers of fintech platforms, using this Customer Portal, can onboard themselves, complete KYB, manage beneficiaries and initiate international payments through a fully branded interface, while transactions continue to move through Mesta’s global payment infrastructure.

Since launching in November 2024, Mesta has processed more than $2 billion in transaction volume across 100+ countries, supporting payments in more than 40 currencies while combining treasury infrastructure, traditional fiat rails and stablecoin networks into a single operating platform that enables businesses to store, grow and pay from one infrastructure layer.

“Payments are increasingly becoming infrastructure rather than destination products,” said Sandeep Pyapali, Founder and CEO of Mesta. “Businesses want to own the customer relationship while relying on proven infrastructure underneath. The White-Labeled Customer Portal is our answer to that shift. Whether customers integrate through our APIs or launch quickly with their branded Customer Portal, the goal is the same: make global payments feel native to their own products.”

Unlike traditional merchant portals that require businesses to manage customer onboarding and payment initiation themselves, the White-Labeled Customer Portal allows end customers to complete these workflows independently, reducing operational overhead while improving scalability.

The launch extends Mesta’s broader platform strategy of enabling businesses to store, grow and move money through a single operating layer spanning both fiat and stablecoin ecosystems.

As embedded finance continues to mature, Mesta believes invisible infrastructure – rather than customer-facing payment brands – will become the defining characteristic of the next generation of financial services.

About Mesta

Mesta is a global fiat and stablecoin operating system that enables businesses to store, grow and pay money through a single infrastructure layer. Its platform combines local payment rails, global banking networks and stablecoin infrastructure to help payment providers, fintechs and global businesses build modern cross-border financial products. Today, Mesta supports payments across 100+ countries and 40+ payout currencies and has processed more than $2 billion in transaction volume in 21 months since launch through 30,000+ cross-border transactions.

Founded by Sandeep Pyapali, formerly of Uber, PayPal and BILL, Mesta is led by a team with deep experience in global payments, banking infrastructure and financial technology. The company is backed by leading venture capital firms and strategic fintech investors, including Village Global, Circle Ventures, Paxos, Garuda Ventures, Canonical Crypto, Everywhere Ventures and Inventum Ventures, reflecting strong confidence in its vision for the future of global money movement.

Rise debuts in MENA and LATAM, an app built to get a trader from idea to position in as few steps as possible. New clients keep the profit if their first trade wins, and Rise refunds the loss automatically, up to $100, if it doesn’t go as planned. More features follow through the year ahead.

Dubai, UAE, 20th August 2026, INGOT Group, the multi-licensed brokerage group founded in 2006, celebrates its 20th anniversary with the launch of Rise, a trading app built from the ground up for a new generation of traders.

A different kind of trading app

This generation reads the markets through the same channels that drive culture, and knows what it wants to trade before it opens a trading app. Rise is built to close the distance between that and a position, with every screen, every action, and every line of copy judged on whether it helps the trader get there.

“Every screen in Rise had to answer one question before it shipped: does this get a trader closer to the position they came to take, or does it get in the way? A lot of what people expect to find in a trading app did not survive that question,” said Ahmad Khawanky, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Rise.

That thinking shows up in what a new client meets on the first day. They keep the profit if their first trade wins. If it loses, Rise refunds the loss automatically, up to $100 and within ten minutes, with no claim to file and nothing to wait for. Onboarding runs from registration to a funded account in a coffee break. And from the first session, a trader can take a position across eight global markets and more than 1,000 CFD instruments, from oil and gold to stocks, indices, and crypto.

“Twenty years in this industry taught us that traders trust what they can verify. A new trader’s first losing trade refunded in ten minutes, with nothing to claim, says more about who we are than any campaign could,” said George Stylianou, Group Chief Commercial Officer at INGOT Group.

Twenty years of INGOT

INGOT’s existing services continue for the brokerage’s established clients, with the same teams and the same standard of personal service that have defined INGOT Group for two decades. Rise runs as its own app and brand with its own product team.

“The first question a trader asks about a new app is who stands behind it. Rise is new, and the group operating it has been regulated across multiple jurisdictions for twenty years. That is the part a new brand cannot manufacture, and it is why we can be ambitious about what comes next. What launched today is the smallest version of Rise anyone will see,” said Nidal Abdel Hadi, Chief Executive Officer of Rise.

About INGOT Group

Founded in 2006, INGOT Group is a multi-licensed brokerage group operating across five offices in Cyprus, Dubai, Jordan, Kenya, and Sydney, regulated through six licences and operating two brands. The group has built its reputation on personal service from specialists who know clients by name, paired with the technology and execution standards serious traders demand. INGOT Group’s brands, Ingot.io and Rise, are the official LALIGA regional partners in MENA. INGOT Group’s education programs have supported more than 2,500 students through university partnerships, market simulations, and internships.

Rise is operated by INGOT SC Ltd, registered in the Seychelles and authorised by the Financial Services Authority of the Seychelles under Securities Dealer Licence number SD117. For more information, visit traderise.com.