The GrowHub Innovations Company and Tangobar Announce Partnership for Sustainable Regional Community Development and ASEAN market penetration

SINGAPORE, Nov 21, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The GrowHub Innovations Company ("The GrowHub"), Asia Pacific's only Web 3-enabled plug-and-play ecosystem builder for food traceability and carbon credits, announced its strategic partnership with Kyoto's leading craft canning producer and food experience provider Tangobar LLC. ("tangobar"). Tangobar is committed to the development of canned foods using local agricultural and marine products as well as food promotion events. The GrowHub will be providing its proprietary Web-3 technology to Tangobar to support the sustainable development of the local community in Kyoto Prefecture (Kyoto by the Sea) and the penetration of its products in the ASEAN market.


Tangobar Food Education Program – Oyster

Kumihama Bay


With a goal of maximizing local food resources, knowledge, and techniques to promote the diversity of Kyoto's rich landscape, Tangobar seeks to create a harmonious relationship between food producers and consumers to develop a sustainable food culture that is beneficial for all. The GrowHub's mission of fostering sustainable and conscious trade and providing authentic food that consumers can trust via Web-3 technology aligns with Tangobar's efforts to contribute to the local environment and communities.

The GrowHub's unique blockchain solution, which enables direct two-way communication with consumers, will enable Tangobar to tell the rich story of its products and the local community in northern Kyoto while providing them the insights needed to expand and create demand for their product offerings among ASEAN consumers. By creating demand for food experience programs and local food processing, Tangobar hopes to contribute to new employment opportunities and sustainable economic growth in the region.

Dr. Daiki Nakaoka, the Country Head of The GrowHub Japan shared, "We are very pleased to partner with Tangobar, which contributes to the sustainable development of local communities. While many rural areas in Japan have wonderful food resources, they are faced with the challenges of increasing employment opportunities for locals and re-innovating food experience programs with environmental considerations. This partnership significantly enhances the opportunities for local communities to thrive in ASEAN in a sustainable manner."

According to the ASEAN Food and Nutrition Security Report 2021, the shift in food retailing is resulting in increased consumption of unhealthy foods and diminishing the often critical role of informal traders in meeting the food and nutrition needs of communities. It is crucial for food producers to showcase transparency and provide extensive background on ingredients/products to end food consumers. By scaling-up sustainable agricultural practices in ASEAN, The GrowHub supports the livelihoods of small-scale food producers, while helping curb carbon gas emissions to push back impending catastrophe.

Mr. Naoya Seki, Founder, and CEO of Tangobar mentioned, "The GrowHub is a key player in distributing products that contribute to the development of a sustainable environment and society in ASEAN. It is beyond challenging to scale local food resources to potential consumers beyond Japan. As such, The GrowHub comes in as a bridge to enable us to communicate directly with ASEAN consumers. Through this, we are better able to tailor our products according to the needs and demands of new audiences. We are looking forward to our strong partnership with The GrowHub and future roadmaps for consumers to visit our production facilities in Kyoto."

With the mission of "bringing consumers and producers closer together", Tangobar commits to utilise local food resources, food knowledge, and techniques to improve the holistic well-being of people and nature. Moving forward, The Growhub will continue to strengthen Tangobar's food offerings in the landscape and contribute to the sustainable development of local food communities in ASEAN.

About The GrowHub Innovations Company

The GrowHub Innovations Company (www.thegrowhub.co) is Asia Pacific's only Web 3-enabled technology plug-and-play ecosystem builder focusing on food traceability and carbon credits. The GrowHub has strong and exclusive relations with the government bodies in Western Australia and Singapore – Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia (FIPWA) and PEEL Development, Shire of Murray. Currently, in eight markets across Australia and Asia Pacific, The GrowHub offers access to trusted premium products at affordable rates through the development of new agri-food and blockchain technologies emerging from our innovation centre at FIPWA. With the capital, network, and expertise, we use technology to improve the experience of "farm-to-fork". From crunching data to enable producers to improve yields, to leveraging statistics to enable better transportation of produce, to the information on the quality of food you pay for at the table, our blockchain technology allows for full food traceability across the supply chain – so that you can trust in the food you eat. To find out more about GrowHub please visit: https://thegrowhub.co/

About Tangobar

Tangobar is a company engaged in the development of canned and other processed foods, and food experience programs, mainly in the Kyoto by the Sea area. With the MISSION of "bringing consumers and producers closer together", tangobar is engaged in the business of delivering the attractiveness of local foods by utilizing local food resources, food knowledge, and techniques. In rural areas such as the Kyoto by the Sea area, there is nature such as oceans and mountains that nurtures rich foods that are not found in urban areas. Many food producers in these areas benefit from that nature. What we want to convey is the story that nature and people mutually create by the time the food reaches our mouths. By communicating these stories, we aim to create a relationship between the people who produce the food and the people who eat it. We believe that this relationship will lead to a sustainable food environment that is healthy for both people and nature, where the people who eat the food, the people who produce the food, and nature all care for each other. To find out more about Tangobar please visit: https://www.tangobar.co.jp/

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Old Gold is the New Gold when Music Meets NFTs

Arizona, Nov 18, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – November 25th, 2022 sees the arrival exclusively in retail stores of a new generation of music distribution, the pairing of vinyl records and NFTs. The Gold Album for this year's Christmas "Must Have" is the "Old is Gold" vinyl Christmas Album. A priceless, timeless collection of the Christmas tunes we know and love.


Old Gold is the New Gold when Music Meets NFTs


This one-of-a-kind Christmas offering is derived from a catalog of historical remastered classics such as "The Christmas Song" performed by Bing Crosby, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Rosemary Clooney, "Winter Wonderland"' by, Faron Young, and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Bobby Sherman amongst other hits.

This Christmas "Must Have", includes a Album literally pressed in Gold vinyl. The lucky owner(s) have the exclusive rights to access through a QR Code embedded in the vinyl, their own limited edition NFT.

The "Old is Gold" NFT platform will allow the user to either utilize their existing NFT Wallet or create a wallet by following instructions at https://buyoldisgold.com/. All the NFTs are individually numbered and securely registered via Blockchain Technology to protect the exclusive property of the holder.

The Music NFT is a clone of the Vinyl album that will allow the owner of the NFT to listen to their favorite Holiday Music at their convenience.

Old is Gold is setting a new standard in the music industry by pairing its remastered "Gold Vinyls" with Music NFT versions of those vinyls. This is an industry first that will give music fans the ability to own both the physical vinyl and digital versions of their favorite artists' music creating a Blockchain driven collectible.

There is also an opportunity to purchase the Christmas album in NFT format only, known as the Old is Gold Collector Edition, which will include many benefits, such as the lifetime opportunity to make future purchases of vinyl records directly from the "Old is Gold" Website at a 20% discount. In addition, the NFT owner will also have immediate whitelist access to future Music NFT offerings.

In 2023 there will be a limited series of Music NFTs celebrating Black History Month in February. Artists such as The Jackson 5, Little Richard, Lionel Hampton, Al Jarreau, Sly and the Family Stone, Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry, and Duke Ellington, are just part of the shortlist of this exclusive offering.

Only a limited number of these Collector Edition NFTs will be available for purchase at https://scan.buyoldisgold.com/ for $5.99

There has never been a better time to purchase a little bit of "Christmas Cheer" whilst owning a little piece of "Christmas History" in addition to a lifetime discount on vinyl products.

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Go From Crypto Curious to Confident With Just One Book, Say Authors

NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov 17, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – As cryptocurrencies continue to dominate the news, more and more people are interested in hearing the 'real deal' from veteran insiders. However, many don't know where to start, especially when experts are using unfamiliar terms like "altcoin," "Web3," and other jargon.



Experienced investors in the crypto market want to level the playing field and pave the way for new investors. Such is the case for Mike Kimelman and Charlie Shrem, co-authors of the new book Mastering the Basics of Bitcoin and Crypto: Go from Crypto Curious to Crypto Confident With Just One Book.

The book promises to be a revolution in the way the typical reader sees and talks about cryptocurrencies. Both authors are highly respected minds in the crypto field with over a decade of experience. By sharing their knowledge, they aim to help the average consumer become more familiar with Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies, and the emerging world of Web3 as a whole.

This is a service that Kimelman and Shrem have been providing for years. Their company Dekryption provides consultations to elite level businesses about how they can implement blockchain technology into their business, and how they can use the crypto market to turn a profit. They've helped big names in the business world integrate crypto and other new tech into their business strategies, as well as healthcare companies and not-for-profit organizations.

As Dekryption assures visitors to their website, "With our team of ex-Wall Street and crypto experts, we help firms expertly navigate the Age of Disruption by providing cutting edge strategic advice, capital, marketing and other solutions." This includes consultations on digital assets like Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

Now, through their new book, they're sharing that knowledge with the rest of the world. Kimelman and Shrem want to eliminate the mystery that surrounds the world of crypto for outsiders. Their book is a plain English guide through all the jargon and complex terminology that plagues online conversations, cutting through the tech speak and delivering real results. As one reviewer noted, "This is the quintessential 'Bitcoin for Boomers' guide."

If you've ever wanted to take your first steps toward investing in crypto, or if you're a long-time investor who wants to learn more about the industry and how you can profit from it, Mastering the Basics promises to be an invaluable tool to add to your arsenal.

Mastering the Basics of Bitcoin and Crypto (ISBN: 9798509444623) can be purchased through retailers worldwide, including Barnes and Noble and Amazon. The paperback retails for $9.99 and the ebook retails for $6.99.

Learn more at www.getbitcoinbasics.com.

About the authors:

Mike Kimelman is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and expert on disruptive innovation. Formerly an M&A lawyer and the founder of a New York-based hedge fund, he currently is a co-founder at Dekryption Labs (www.dekryption.com/) – a Web3 consulting agency focused on blockchain architecture and development services. He also offers radical financial coaching on money, markets & investing through his Alpha360 (www.truealpha360.com) trainings.

Charlie Shrem is a well-known American entrepreneur and bitcoin advocate; he co-founded now-defunct start-up company BitInstant and is also a founding member of the Bitcoin Foundation. He is the host of the top-ranked crypto podcast, Untold Stories. Follow Charlie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CharlieShrem.

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Mintable Now Supports NFT Transactions and Minting on the XRP Ledger

NEW YORK, Nov 16, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Mintable, a top NFT marketplace and minting platform, has launched support for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), the fast and energy-efficient blockchain for the tokenization of assets. Users will now be able to buy, sell, and mint NFTs on the XRPL securely with ease and cost efficiency. Mintable will partner with Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, to bring creators and developers together to enable the creation of high-quality NFT projects and provide a no-code solution for independent creators on the XRPL.



While there are currently many blockchain alternatives to Ethereum within the ecosystem, creators and developers can benefit from the XRPL's long-standing reliability to enable settlement and liquidity of tokenized assets at scale. The XRPL is led by a global developer community that provides a solid and flexible open-source foundation for various use cases. With over a decade of uptime, the XRPL has been a reliable backbone for a variety of applications including payments, tokenization and now, NFTs.

"The XRPL is a valuable addition to the NFT ecosystem. It is a battle-tested and highly secure blockchain that will help overcome NFT adoption barriers related to security and environmental concerns," said Patrick Chin, CMO of Mintable. "Ripple works with some of the biggest companies in the world, and will be bringing a suite of valuable partnerships to the NFT ecosystem. We are excited to join their ranks as Ripple's NFT partner, to help with their NFT initiative and to introduce one of the most secure, sustainable and efficient blockchains to the NFT ecosystem."

"For over 10 years, the XRP Ledger has been a trusted blockchain of choice for developers due to its security, speed and scalability of tokenizing assets," said Emi Yoshikawa, VP of Strategy and Operations at Ripple. "We are excited to partner with Mintable to help bring in new creators and projects building innovative Web3 projects with real utility to the XRP Ledger."

As part of their partnership with Ripple, Mintable will also be supporting recipients from Ripple's Creator Fund to help bring their NFTs to market on the XRP Ledger.

About Mintable

Mintable is a utility-focused marketplace, with every feature dedicated to improving the NFT trading experience. As the top technology platform in the space, Mintable has pioneered gasless minting, batch minting and credit card purchases of NFTs. In 2021, Mintable announced the backing of a list of high-caliber investors including renowned venture capitalist and television personality Mark Cuban; Sound Ventures, a venture capital firm founded by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary; and TIME Ventures, the investment fund for Marc Benioff. To date, Mintable has sold and auctioned works by Grammy Award-winning artists, 20th-century avant-garde artists and various high-profile artists and celebrities.

In addition to the Marketplace, the Mintable ecosystem also includes Mintology, an NFT solutions provider for enterprises.

To learn more about XRPL NFTs on Mintable, visit https://editorial.mintable.com/xrpl/.

Links:
Website: https://mintable.app
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mintable_app
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/FB2br9Q
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpX0bACIfqMCuyXOSudx1mQ

About the XRP Ledger

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is an open source, public and decentralized Layer 1 blockchain led by a global developer community. It is fast, energy-efficient and reliable. For more than ten years, it has been the blockchain best suited to enable settlement and liquidity of tokenized assets at scale. With ease of development, low transaction costs and a knowledgeable community, it provides developers with a strong open-source foundation for executing on the most demanding projects – without impacting the XRPL's lean and efficient feature set. XRPL enables a wide variety of services and use cases including payments, decentralized finance and tokenization. Learn more at XRPL.org.

About Ripple

Ripple is a crypto solutions company that transforms how the world moves, manages and tokenizes value. Ripple's business solutions are faster, more transparent and more cost effective – solving inefficiencies that have long defined the status quo. Together with partners and the larger developer community, Ripple identifies use cases where crypto technology will inspire new business models and create opportunities for more people. With every solution, they realize a more sustainable global economy and planet – increasing access to inclusive and scalable financial systems, while leveraging carbon neutral blockchain technology and a green digital asset, XRP. This is how Ripple delivers on their mission to build crypto solutions for a world without economic borders.

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Crypto Oasis Joins Algorand’s “Decipher” Conference as Regional Partner

DUBAI, UAE, Nov 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Algorand Foundation, the organization dedicated to helping fulfill the promise of the leading carbon negative Layer-1 blockchain Algorand, has teamed up with the Crypto Oasis, the fastest growing crypto ecosystem in the world. The partnership will kick off with Crypto Oasis representing as the official regional partner for Algorand's annual flagship Decipher conference, which will take place in Dubai from the 28-30 of November at Madinat Jumeirah, and continue throughout 2023 with the Algorand Foundation as an official Crypto Oasis ecosystem partner.

Crypto Oasis is excited to bring its active and growing community to connect with the Algorand ecosystem at Decipher. The conference convenes the builders, founders, investors, and community deciphering the future on Algorand, creating a must-attend event for anyone interested in blockchain and the Web3 economy. This event reflects the overall development of the industry, as it brings together inspiring creators, skilled tech professionals, & seasoned experts with traditional industry backgrounds.

More than 120 speakers will participate in the conference across four stages and more than 60 sessions. Registrants will also be able to sign up for mentoring with blockchain leaders, learn to set up wallets and experience play-to-earn games, explore a high-end curated NFT art gallery, take part in hands-on workshops designed for developers and product leaders behind the Algorand protocol, and more.

On the morning of Nov. 30, there will be a special Women's Breakfast Club event from 8:30 am to 10:00 am, free and open to all women in the Web3 tech community.

"We are thrilled to be partnering with Algorand on this strategic level," commented Ralf Glabischnig, founder of Crypto Oasis. "Decipher will bring together Web3 communities to create an enabling environment for people looking to build and scale projects in the blockchain space. We expect this partnership to bring us one step closer to spreading blockchain adoption and awareness in the Middle East and beyond. As one of the first Layer-1 ecosystems to bring their flagship conference to Dubai, Algorand also gives testament to the growth and relevance of the community being built throughout the Middle East, which Crypto Oasis exists to support. The synergy is self-evident, and we are excited about all of the collaboration potential in the year ahead."

The partnership with Crypto Oasis will enable Algorand to gain exposure into the regional blockchain ecosystem – which is growing exponentially due in part to the welcoming spirit for innovation and disruption throughout the UAE and broader Middle East.

"We are excited to work with Crypto Oasis as our Regional Partner for Decipher, our Annual Algorand Summit, this 28-30 November. In addition, we will also be recognised as an Ecosystem Partner to Crypto Oasis for 2023 as we deepen our growth plans in the Middle East. We aslo recently hired our full-time Community Manager, Rayan Khalil, who will be our point of contact focused in developing the Algorand ecosystem in the region," said Jason Lee, Global Head of Community for the Algorand Foundation.

Learn more about Decipher and save your seat to attend at https://decipherevent.com/.
Learn more about Algorand and the Algorand Foundation at www.algorand.foundation/.
Learn more about Crypto Oasis at https://cryptooasis.ae/.

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Alexander Bojer is appointed new CEO of Inacta AG as of January 2023

ZUG, SWITZERLAND, Nov 8, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The Board of Directors of Inacta Group AG ("Inacta") has elected Alexander Bojer as a new member of Inacta's group management. He joins Ralf Glabischnig and Marco Bumbacher on the management team from 1 January 2023.


Alexander Bojer


As CEO of Inacta AG, Alexander will continue to drive forward Inacta's core operating businesses of consulting and product development. Ralf Glabischnig will focus on the further growth of Inacta Ventures and take care of the overall development of the group. Marco Bumbacher will continue to manage the corporate functions of the Inacta Group and act as COO of Inacta AG.

Founded in 2009 by Marco Bumbacher and Ralf Glabischnig, Inacta AG is an expert partner for digital transformation and innovation. Leading Swiss companies rely on Inacta's digitalisation know-how and products. For the past five years, Inacta has additionally focussed on blockchain and related areas of innovation, where it plays a pioneering role.

Inacta Ventures is the Inacta Group's own venture-building structure that identifies new business models, designs business models and transfers them into its own start-ups or joint ventures. At the end of 2021, Inacta included 15 majority-owned companies and more than 40 minority-owned companies. In addition, expansion into the Middle East was pursued and a new investment company, Crypto Oasis Sentio, was founded in Dubai, which has already made over 30 investments in start-ups.

From 2002 to 2013, Alexander Bojer held a number of roles, including as a management consultant at Accenture and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Since 2014, he has co-founded several technology start-ups and was most recently responsible for building the health start-up, Well Gesundheit, AG as its CEO.

Alexander Bojer says, "I am very much looking forward to shaping the great success story of Inacta together with the two founders, the board of directors, the management team and all employees."

Ralf Glabischnig says, "With these new structures we have the right people in key positions to continue to successfully drive the Inacta Group forward. Thanks to this new management organisation I have the opportunity to focus even more on strengthening and growing Inacta Ventures at home and abroad."

Daniel Sauter, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Inacta Group AG: "With Alexander, we have been able to gain a competent and experienced CEO. With his broad expertise as an entrepreneur and consultant, he will further advance our core business of consulting services and product development."

About Inacta Group

Inacta Group stands out from its peers with its innovative services and products related to digital transformation, blockchain-based business models and information management and is involved in the international venture business with offices in Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. The Inacta Group emerged from the fast-growing Inacta AG – an independent Swiss IT company founded in Zug in 2009. It owns stakes in international start-ups and service providers with a focus on blockchain, digital assets, fintech and artificial intelligence.

Press contact:
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Prontoblock and EPIC ESG Partner to Launch a DAO and Issue On-Chain Green Bonds to Finance Clean Energy Solutions

NEW YORK, Nov 8, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The on-chain tokenized green bonds issued by Prontoblock will be one of the first such offerings in the United States. Moody's forecasts that the issuance of green bonds could total $1 trillion in 2022.



New York, November 8, 2022 — Prontoblock, an innovative blockchain and Web3 company, will partner with EPIC ESG to utilize smart contracts in the form of Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs), and introduce utility tokens to support the structure of on-chain green bonds for large-scale projects. Prontoblock will issue approximately $300 million in notional value in the form of on-chain green bonds to support EPIC ESG's take out needs for the company's clean energy projects.

According to a 2022 report by McKinsey, capital spending on physical assets for energy and land-use systems required to decarbonize the global economy and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 are estimated to be $9.2 trillion annually, and $275 trillion in total.

EPIC ESG's clean energy, carbon sequestration and disruptive agricultural solutions address pressing green energy challenges within the United States. To fund and manage these solutions, Prontoblock will launch a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), an emerging corporate model that democratizes and automates governance utilizing logic embedded within smart contracts, to secure financing, streamline operations and improve reporting.

Powered by Prontoblock's platform, this partnership will generate highly secure tokenized green bonds to open up market access for a broad spectrum of investors with increased efficiencies, and fractionalized ownership. This will help increase liquidity and decrease the cost of capital for all participants.

By issuing NFTs on a distributed ledger, the ownership rights of these green bonds will be easily traded on multiple centralized and decentralized crypto exchanges globally – delivering new and superior functionality with digital assets over traditional ones.

"We are very excited to be working with Prontoblock, given their capital markets and blockchain expertise, to advance our ESG initiatives," says Kyle Barnett, CSO of EPIC ESG. "This partnership will democratize retail access to bonds and accelerate the rollout of critically needed clean energy projects."

"The opportunity for Prontoblock to support worthy projects in the ESG space is a deserving use case for our technology," says John Murphy, Co-founder and Chairman of Prontoblock. "The DAO and green bonds issued by our platform will significantly increase access to food supply, uninterrupted clean energy and the offsetting of carbon emissions. As the need for capital for climate-related investments in the coming decades will be immense, supporting EPIC ESG's endeavors is a moral imperative for Prontoblock."

About Prontoblock

Prontoblock provides innovative solutions to financial intermediaries and everyday investors. Our products open up both traditional and digital asset markets and streamline investment instrument operations using DeFi protocols. The Prontoblock platform enables clients to issue tokenized assets, and provides seamless and user-friendly on-ramps and off-ramps to web3 architecture. It powers a smart-contract solution that fully automates due diligence, establishes reliable records of current stakeholders and compliance, and significantly improves efficiency by reducing administrative friction. For more information, visit www.prontoblock.com.

About EPIC ESG

EPIC ESG harnesses the collaborative power of visionary clean energy innovation, values-driven investment, and sustainable, socially responsible impact to create clean energy solutions that transform our health, our economies, our environment, our planet, and the future of our children, and our children's children – for good. For more information, visit https://epicesg.com.

Media Contact:
Alex Gault
Prontoblock
alex@prontoblock.com
415-830-6739
www.prontoblock.com

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Society Pass Inc (Nasdaq: SOPA) Adds Cypto Currency Payments Capabilities by Partnering with Canada-based CoinSmart Financial Inc (NEO: SMRT) (FSE: IIR)

SINGAPORE, Nov 7, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Society Pass Incorporated ("SoPa") (Nasdaq: SOPA), Southeast Asia's (SEA") leading data-driven fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, today announces the establishment of a strategic crypto currency payment partnership with Canada-based CoinSmart Financial Inc ("CoinSmart") (NEO: SMRT) (FSE: IIR), a leading Toronto-headquartered crypto asset trading platform.

Under this paradigm shifting collaboration, SmartPay by CoinSmart provides transaction settlement services in crypto currency for consumers and merchants on SoPa's ecosystem. Leveraging CoinSmart's advanced technological solutions spanning crypto payments, invoicing, trading, auto-sell wallets and crypto withdrawals, SoPa now offers more diversified and cost-saving payment options. In particular, merchants on SoPa's loyalty platform are now enabled to enjoy new growth in customer base, low processing costs and quicker settlement processes.

Backed by the ever-increasing number of users worldwide, crypto has become the world's fastest-growing payment method. According to Allied Market Research, the global crypto currency market size was valued at US$1.03 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach US$4.94 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 12.8% from 2021 to 2030. Along with the continuous expansion of the global market, according to a new survey by Deloitte, nearly 75% of retailers plan to accept crypto payments in the next 24 months.

CoinSmart's user-friendly platform features instant verification, enterprise-grade security, cold wallet storage and reporting tools for tax and audit purposes in the meantime. Currently, CoinSmart supports popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Stellar, etc. as well as fiat currencies including CAD, USD, EUR and AUD.

Dennis Nguyen, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Society Pass, explained, "According to a report by White Star Capital, SEA is a hotbed for crypto adoption with over 23.5 million crypto owners alone or a 3.56% crypto ownership rate. In fact, Singapore has a higher percentage of crypto ownership than the United States. As a result, we see huge market potential and demand in crypto payments in the region and, combined with the synergistic effect created from the payment partnership with CoinSmart, SoPa's data-driven fintech and e-commerce ecosystem will drive crypto payment adoption in SEA even higher."

"We are beyond excited to extend our partnership landscape to Canada and to welcome CoinSmart to the SoPa family as it perfectly aligns with our expansion and partnership strategy. After incorporating CoinSmart's blockchain capabilities, our ecosystem is expected to see an increase in the number of customers, user viscosity and revenue growth," added Mr. Nguyen.

Started in 2018, CoinSmart has been a secure and intuitive platform for trading digital assets. As a FINTRAC restricted dealer and marketplace through the Canadian Securities Association (CSA), CoinSmart breaks down the barriers of complex cryptocurrency transactions with an emphasis on educating the crypto curious. CoinSmart, in addition, offers simple solutions, learning tools for all levels, and 24/7 omni-channel client support.

Justin Hartzman, CEO of CoinSmart, commented "The vision of CoinSmart is to build a democratised crypto trading platform where consumers can easily access payments via email, user's business website and in-person at a click of a button. As crypto is the fastest-growing payment method across the globe, our SmartPay services eliminate chargebacks and significantly reduce costs of processing fees compared to other processing options. By joining forces with SoPa's extensive ecosystem and large user base in SEA, we are thrilled about the combined marketing capabilities we now bring collectively to our partners and customers."

Society Pass has been leveraging cutting edge technology to tailor an unprecedented purchase experience for the next generation customers with an aim to ultimately transform the entire retail value chain in SEA. SoPa makes continuous efforts in diversifying the Company's ecosystem and capturing growing opportunities in the market under new meta economy, by means of strategic acquisitions of market-leading companies and partnerships with visionary entrepreneurs in six distinct B2C e-commerce verticals: loyalty, lifestyle, food & beverage delivery, telecoms, digital marketing, and travel.

About Society Pass Inc

Founded in 2018 as a data-driven loyalty, fintech and e-commerce ecosystem in the fast-growing markets of Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, which account for more than 80% of the SEA population, and with offices located in Angeles, Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Manila, and Singapore, Society Pass Incorporated (Nasdaq: SOPA) is an acquisition-focused holding company operating 6 interconnected verticals (loyalty, digital media, travel, telecoms, lifestyle, and F&B), which seamlessly connects millions of registered consumers and hundreds of thousands of registered merchants/brands across multiple product and service categories throughout SEA.

Society Pass completed an initial public offering and began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker SOPA in November 2021. SOPA shares were added to the Russell 2000 index in December 2021.

SoPa acquires fast growing e-commerce companies and expands its user base across a robust product and service ecosystem. SoPa integrates these complementary businesses through its signature Society Pass fintech platform and circulation of its universal loyalty points or Society Points, which has entered beta testing and is expected to launch broadly at the beginning of 2023. Society Pass loyalty program members earn and redeem Society Points and receive personalised promotions based on SoPa's data capabilities and understanding of consumer shopping behaviour. SoPa has amassed more than 3.3 million registered consumers and over 205,000 registered merchants and brands. It has invested 2+ years building proprietary IT architecture to effectively scale and support its consumers, merchants, and acquisitions.

Society Pass leverages technology to tailor a more personalised experience for customers in the purchase journey and to transform the entire retail value chain in SEA. SoPa operates Thoughtful Media Group, a Thailand-based, a social commerce-focused, premium digital video multi-platform network; NusaTrip, a leading Indonesia-based Online Travel Agency; Gorilla Networks, a Singapore-based, web3-enabled mobile blockchain network operator; Leflair.com, Vietnam's leading lifestyle e-commerce platform; Pushkart.ph, a popular grocery delivery company in Philippines; Handycart.vn, a leading online restaurant delivery service based in Vietnam; and Mangan, a leading local restaurant delivery service in Philippines.

For more information on Society Pass, please check out:
Website at https://www.thesocietypass.com or
LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/societypass or
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thesocietypass or
Twitter at https://twitter.com/society_pass or
Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/societypass/.

About CoinSmart

CoinSmart is a leading Canadian-headquartered crypto asset trading platform dedicated to providing customers with an intuitive way for buying and selling digital assets, like Bitcoin and Ethereum. CoinSmart is one of the few crypto asset trading platforms in Canada to be registered as a securities dealer and marketplace with the Ontario Securities Commission. CoinSmart is also one of the first Canadian headquartered trading platforms to have an international presence, accepting customers across 40+ countries at a time when the digital asset industry continues to rapidly expand. CoinSmart further builds on its mission to make cryptocurrency accessible by providing educational resources tailored to every level of cryptocurrency knowledge and unparalleled 24/7 omni-channel customer support. Offering instant verification, industry leading cold wallet storage, advanced charting with order book functionality and over-the-counter premium services, CoinSmart ensures every client's needs are met with the highest level of quality and care. For more information, please visit www.coinsmart.com or smartpay.coinsmart.com.

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Digital Nigeria 2022: NITDA Director General tasks Tech Innovators with Problem Solving

ABUJA, NG, Oct 31, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE has challenged Nigerian tech innovators and entrepreneurs to identify problems bedeviling the nation with the view to proffering solutions because the government has provided a level playing field for them to achieve just that.


NITDA Director General and conference host Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, challenged Nigerian tech innovators and entrepreneurs to identify the problems bedeviling the nation, …with a view to proffering solutions. [Image: NITDA]

Day Three of the Digital Nigeria 2022 International Conference, tagged "Start-Up and Innovation Ecosystem Day", four enlightening Panel Discussions before "The Future is Tech". [Image: NITDA]

Minister of Comms & Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, inaugurated the Digital Economy Industry Working Group (DEIWG) to accelerate the digital economy agenda in the country. [Image: NITDA]

Tech-drivers, the Digital Nigeria Family at the conclusion of the three-day Digital Nigeria 2022 International Conference & Exhibitions in a group photograph for the ages. [Image: NITDA]


Inuwa stated his challenge during Day 3 of the Digital Nigeria 2022 International Conference, held in Abuja. Inuwa noted that for Nigeria to succeed, the tech ecosystem needs every stakeholder on board to play their roles as required of them. "To build a very strong tech ecosystem, we need the government, the higher institutions, we need the entrepreneurs, the risk capitalists and corporate organisations, everybody has its own role to play."

He stated that the government is playing its role by creating a level playing ground by formulating policies, legal framework, regulations and intervening in providing infrastructure to the underserved and unserved communities, reiterating that the government is doing more than enough in these regards.

"The government needs you, needs your commitment the same way the government is committed. For the higher institutions, we need you to produce high quality education to the people because innovation, digital economy or knowledge-based economy are all human capital economy."

"Your greatest resources are not the mineral resources but it is what you have in your brain; we need higher institutions to produce the right skill, talents and people with entrepreneurial skills," Inuwa noted. He claimed that the government is doing more than enough in terms of building human capital and "this is beyond conventional educational systems."

The government has several initiatives to achieve the 90% digital literacy, which would go a long way in building the tech ecosystem. He said, "We need the numbers. We need people to have skills to use in the digital based technological environment, and that is why we are training people on high earned skills to build the digital service, because digital service is a product-based economy."

He listed part of government initiatives to include the partnership between the Nigerian government and Microsoft to train 5 million Nigerians, the partnership with COUSERA to train 24,000, and several others which aimed at positioning Nigeria to be the global talent factory.

"One of the digital prints we need in the ecosystem is the legal framework. Just last week the President signed the Nigeria Start up bill into law so all these are to level the playing field for you."

"For the entrepreneurs, now you have the playing field; it is left for you to take your ideas from invention to impact and in Nigeria and even Africa in general, we have a lot of problems awaiting solutions. And technology can serve as inspiration for you to solve these problems so all you need is to explore how you can solve the problems and impact lives," he said.

While decrying the imbalance in the distribution of global wealth and prosperity, Inuwa maintained that with the thriving tech ecosystem, the imbalance would be corrected. He added that successful countries have three things in common, namely innovation, entrepreneurship and a good ecosystem, as nobody succeeds in isolation.

"Even in Nigeria," said he, 'if you look at the ecosystem, Lagos alone is contributing almost one quarter of the Nigerian Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and when you talk about the tech ecosystem, Lagos attracts more than 50%; so why?"

He however sued for replication of the feat in all other parts of the country. "We can build this kind of ecosystem across the country because every part of the country has its strength and weakness. If we can leverage on the strength, we can build the same ecosystem to engender prosperity, because innovation is the only thing that can lead any nation to prosperity."

Day 3 of the Digital Nigeria 2022 International Conference, which was tagged "Start-Up and Innovation Ecosystem Day", witnessed various enthralling discussions with the lead speech on "Innovative Ecosystem and Investors' Perspectives" presented by Satesh Elwani, Managing Director, Melsons Group.

The panel sessions focused on: "Building a Thriving and Sustainable Start-up and Innovation Ecosystem for Nigeria's Digital Economy;" "A Tent Approach to Addressing the Talent Gap Issues;" "Exploring the Funding Opportunities for Nigerian Start-ups" and "Unlocking Nigeria's Innovation Potential for Economic Growth and Prosperity."

About Digital Nigeria
The Digital Nigeria International Conference & Exhibition is the flagship annual awareness program of the Digital Economy. Formerly eNigeria Conference & Exhibitions, the event was re-branded to expand in line with the National Digital Economy Policy & Strategy (NDEPS). It aims to brainstorm on contemporary issues of relevance from across the globe in order to address the Nigerian challenges for sustainable socioeconomic development. It is a platform for creating Information and Communications Technology (ICT) awareness, for associated framework development, and for charting best practices. Learn more at www.digitalnigeria.gov.ng.

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SMI Vantage Introduces AI-inspired F&B concept – Robochef

SINGAPORE, Oct 31, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – SMI Vantage Limited, an investment and management company listed on the mainboard of the SGX, today announced it has entered into a binding multi-year franchise agreement with Dutch Oriental Restaurant LLC, to open Robochef F&B outlets in Singapore.

This breakthrough AI-driven Robochef will feature machines that will prepare and cook meals that are freshly made on the spot, fast and hassle-free, and importantly, consistent in taste every single time. It will be introduced to malls and residential locations across Singapore and will feature 10-15 rice, noodles, meat and vegetarian dishes to cater to a wide variety of tastes. The menu will be constantly refreshed, depending on the availability of fresh local ingredients, responding to the needs and requirement of local consumers.

Artificial Intelligence plays a significant role in the way the dishes are prepared, providing precise cooking times, temperature control, ingredient selection and seasoning, all programmed to produce the perfect dish each time.

"I am delighted that we are moving forward with this powerful F&B concept, which I believe will excite the marketplace and is entirely consistent with the announcements made on SMI Vantage's new business direction," said Mark Bedingham, President and Chief Executive Officer. "This will be a platform, building on the extensive F&B knowledge and experience within SMI Vantage, and will offer the opportunity for us to grow this business from our Singapore base. In a high labour-cost environment such as Singapore, Robochef is able to keep running costs down and help alleviate manpower constraints and is thus an ideal solution for both customer-facing outlets as well as for central kitchen operations." he added.

"We are honoured to be in partnership with SMI for our AI Robochef. SMI's strong market and business network would enable our rapid expansion into key markets in Asia Pacific starting with Singapore. Robochef is the world's first Artificial Intelligence-enabled Cloud based system. It not only stores famous creations from global celebrity chefs; but learns, adapts and personalises different cooking styles for localisation. Simply, imagine digital music app store, download your favourite recipe anytime and anywhere to whip up a freshly cooked dish at a touch of a button in no time," said Sandy Tan, Vice President (Asia Pacific), Robochef AI Tech, Dutch Oriental Group of Companies.

About SMI Vantage

SMI Vantage Limited is an investment and management company focused on capitalising on strong trends in the new economy including technology-based SaaS services and other high-tech platforms. Listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Stock Exchange, SMI Vantage Limited has a highly capable and experienced management team with a proven track record in building strong business partnerships and alliances. https://www.smivantage.com/

About Dutch Oriental

Headquartered in Dubai, Dutch Oriental is focused on Robotics, AI Technology in hospitality and F&B. Dutch Oriental is also the Builder and Operator of the Largest & Most Luxurious Mega Yachts, Super Yachts and Cultural Boat Fleets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). https://dutchoriental.com/

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