PU Prime Bridges the Gap Between Knowledge and Success with Launch of Interactive “PU Community” Platform

EBENE, Mauritius, April 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PU Prime, a global multi-licensed online brokerage, announced the launch of the PU Community, an all-in-one ecosystem designed to transform retail trading from a solitary, high-risk activity into a collaborative and guided professional journey. To celebrate the rollout, PU Prime is hosting a series of engagement initiatives throughout May and June, offering early-bird participants opportunities to earn exclusive rewards, branded merchandise, and trading vouchers as they begin their journey within the ecosystem.

In an era of information overload, most retail traders face a significant gap: not in access to data, but in the lack of structure, judgment, and guidance. The company's research indicates that a vast majority of retail traders struggle due to inconsistent mentorship and the absence of practical learning environments. The PU Community is built specifically to address these pain points by offering a transparent ecosystem that prioritizes risk management and disciplined growth over market hype.

“The most common challenge I see for traders today isn’t a lack of information, it’s the absence of a clear, actionable path through the noise,” said Ahmed Yousre, Global Market Strategist at PU Prime. “With the launch of PU Community, we are moving beyond static education into a space of active, guided mentorship. I’m excited to be personally involved in this initiative, where I can engage directly with members and help bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and disciplined market execution!”

Commenting on the launch, Daniel Bruce, Managing Director, said, “PU Community is where trading meets human connection. We are moving beyond the traditional brokerage model of simply acquiring customers to actively develop them." By combining human expertise with AI-driven efficiency, we aim to help users transition from reactive learners to confident, disciplined market participants, he added.

Some key highlights of the community:

- Dedicated Guided Courses: Through a series of 17 Progressive lessons, traders transition from passive spectators to active participants, equipped with their own judgment to navigate volatile markets.
- Direct Expert Access: Users gain seamless, real-time interaction with professionally certified analysts (CFA, CISI, and SCA level), allowing for direct feedback on trade ideas and market analysis.
- AI-Assisted Intelligence: The ecosystem utilizes AI to provide summaries of top news for high-interest assets, ensuring traders stay informed without being overwhelmed.
- Interactive Gamification: A dynamic leaderboard system allows users to progress from "New Trader" to "Market Legend," earning recognition and rewards based on their contributions to the community.

Looking ahead, the launch of the PU Community represents a fundamental shift in the brokerage landscape. By recognizing that market success is hindered not by a lack of information, but by an overwhelming volume of data without the structure to filter it, PU Prime is pivoting from a traditional acquisition led model to one focused on long-term client development.

About PU Prime

Founded in 2015, PU Prime is a leading global fintech company and trusted CFD broker. Today, it offers regulated financial products across forex, commodities, indices, shares, and bonds. Operating in over 190 countries with more than 40 million app downloads, PU Prime provides innovative trading platforms and an integrated copy trading feature, empowering traders worldwide to achieve financial success with confidence.

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Bitget Launches Blockchain4Youth Learning Hub to Strengthen the Future Web3 Workforce

VICTORIA, Seychelles, April 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has announced the launch of the Blockchain4Youth Learning Hub: Semester 1, a new education initiative designed to help young learners explore blockchain not only as a field of study, but as a viable career path in the digital economy.

As part of Bitget’s broader Blockchain4Youth initiative, the Learning Hub expands the program’s mission of making blockchain education more accessible and actionable for young people worldwide. Through recent initiatives such as the LALIGA Youth Tournament in Thailand, its partnership with Google Developer Group on Campus, and the Web3 Young Learners’ Encyclopedia, Blockchain4Youth has engaged more than 15,000 participants since launch, reflecting its ongoing commitment to youth development and the rising interest among students in finding clearer pathways into the Web3 industry.

The Blockchain4Youth Learning Hub combines structured learning with professional recognition and career-oriented support. Learners who complete the program and pass the assessments will receive a Certificate of Completion signed by Ignacio Aguirre Franco, Chief Marketing Officer of Bitget, giving them a credential they can present across their professional profiles.

The certificate is intended to serve as more than proof of participation. It offers verified recognition of Web3 competency and unlocks access to a broader network of opportunities. Certificate holders can benefit from priority review for opportunities at Bitget and gain entry to the Blockchain4Youth Talent Alliance, a core pillar of the program designed to connect certified learners with the wider Web3 industry. Through the alliance, participants can access priority opportunities, industry exposure, and networking channels, creating a clearer pathway between demonstrated knowledge and real-world professional roles.

As part of this effort, Bitget has confirmed a partnership with Bondex, the Web3 professional network behind web3.career, the largest job board in the industry. Through the partnership, Bitget and Bondex aim to make career entry points into Web3 more transparent and accessible for the next generation of builders and professionals

“Most young people trying to break into Web3 hit the same wall, they take a course, then have no network, no verified credentials, and no clear path to a job.” said Ignacio Palomera, Co-Founder of Bondex. “Blockchain4Youth and Bondex fix that. Finish the program, build a verified profile, be discovered in the Bondex trusted talent pool and apply directly to companies hiring on web3.career. It's the bridge the industry's been missing.

“A lot of young people are interested in Web3, but interest alone does not always show them where to begin,” said Ignacio Aguirre Franco, CMO of Bitget. “The Learning Hub is about making that first step feel more real by giving learners knowledge, recognition, and a better sense of where this path can lead. When young talent can see opportunity more clearly, they are more likely to believe they belong in the future of this industry.”

Ultimately, Blockchain4Youth Learning Hub reflects a broader commitment to building long-term infrastructure for Web3 education and talent development. More than a standalone campaign, the Learning Hub demonstrates how Blockchain4Youth is evolving into a sustained platform that supports learners as they move from discovery to skill-building, and from participation to contribution. Through this initiative, Bitget continues to position itself not only as a platform for digital assets, but also as an ecosystem builder helping shape the workforce that will define the next phase of Web3.

The B4Y Talent Alliance welcomes recruiting companies that want to connect with emerging talent, expand industry access, and create more pathways into Web3. Interested organizations can contact blockchain4youth@bitget.com.

About Bitget

Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 100+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI agent, which co-pilots trade execution. Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships with LALIGA and MotoGP™. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry's lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide.

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MASAN GROUP UNVEILS VIETNAM CONSUMER OPERATING SYSTEM AT 2026 AGM

 

The Annual General Meeting of Masan Group - Masan Consumer - Masan MEATLife, held on April 24, attracted thousands of shareholders and partners.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 (Bernama) -- Masan Group Corporation, together with its listed subsidiaries Masan Consumer and Masan MEATLife, held their 2026 Annual General Meeting in Ho Chi Minh City under the theme “The Great Connectivity – Đại Kết Nối”.

The theme reflects Masan’s multi-year transformation toward building Vietnam’s consumer operating system (cOS), an integrated platform designed to connect retail, brand, and digital ecosystems.

In a statement, the company said the initiative aims to address long-standing fragmentation in the consumer market and improve efficiency across the end-to-end retail value chain.

At the core of the strategy is WinCommerce (WCM), Masan’s retail platform, which has completed its turnaround and is targeting profitability in 2026. The company plans to expand its network to around 6,100 stores by end-2026, with a strong focus on rural areas, where modern trade penetration remains relatively low.

Masan also outlined a long-term target of reaching approximately 13,000 stores by 2030, supported by improving unit economics, faster store payback periods, and continued scale benefits from its retail footprint.

Beyond its owned retail network, Masan is expanding its reach through Retail Supreme, a platform designed to digitally integrate Vietnam’s traditional general trade ecosystem. The initiative enables direct territory-based engagement with retailers, improving distribution efficiency and strengthening brand presence in fragmented markets.

The company said Retail Supreme has significantly expanded its active retail coverage and improved ordering frequency and stock-keeping unit (SKU) penetration, with further scaling expected as it deepens engagement with general trade partners nationwide.

Masan also highlighted its Brand Engine strategy, which focuses on scaling branded consumer products across food and daily essentials. The company aims to expand its portfolio of mega brands and increase penetration of branded products in key categories, including protein, across Vietnam.

Supporting these initiatives is Masan’s Digital Engine, anchored by its WinX platform, which connects consumers, retailers, and brands through data-driven intelligence. The system enables real-time decision-making across store expansion, product assortment, pricing, and marketing execution, supported by its logistics platform Supra to enhance supply chain efficiency.

Masan Group chief executive officer, Danny Le said that “The Great Connectivity” reflects the company’s commitment to Vietnam, adding that integrating its brands, retail network and digital intelligence delivers benefits for consumers, employees and shareholders.

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HELICAL FUSION LAUNCHES INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK FOR COMMERCIAL FUSION ENERGY

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Helical Fusion Co Ltd, a Japan-based fusion energy company developing a Helical stellarator power plant, has launched the Helix Program Official Partners framework to bring together long-term industrial collaborators supporting its path toward commercial fusion power in the 2030s.

In a statement, its Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Takaya Taguchi said commercial fusion will require collaboration across industries, adding that the framework was created to bring together companies applying generational expertise to major industrial challenges.

The Helix Program is the company’s core initiative aimed at achieving commercially viable fusion energy by working backward from three key requirements, namely net electricity, continuous operation and high maintainability.

Based on this approach, Helical Fusion is developing the Helical Stellarator as its chosen reactor concept, building on decades of Japanese research in helical stellarator technology.

The first founding Official Partners are NICHIAS Corporation, Hasetora Spinning Co Ltd, and Seno Kisen Co Ltd, each with business histories spanning roughly a century or more.

Helical Fusion said the companies are joining not only as suppliers or investors, but also as long-term industrial partners supporting the development of the fusion energy sector.

Unlike a conventional sponsorship model, the Helix Program Official Partners integrates strategic alignment and capital commitment, and is intended to support manufacturing and construction for Helical Fusion’s demonstration device Helix HARUKA and its planned commercial plant Helix KANATA.

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AM BEST AFFIRMS TAIWAN’S SHINKONG INSURANCE RATINGS AT EXCELLENT

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) of Taiwan’s Shinkong Insurance Company Limited (Shinkong Insurance), with a stable outlook.

The credit ratings (ratings) reflect Shinkong Insurance’s very strong balance sheet strength, strong operating performance, neutral business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management, according to AM Best in a statement.

AM Best expects the insurer’s risk-adjusted capitalisation, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, to remain at the strongest level in 2025 and prospectively, supported by strong earnings generation, consistent capital management, prudent reserving, and a conservative investment strategy.

The insurer’s operating performance remained robust, underpinned by a five-year weighted average return-on-equity of 14.8 per cent and a net combined ratio of 87.5 per cent from 2021 to 2025. In 2025, the company posted favourable results with its net combined ratio edging down to a record low of 82.2 per cent, driven by solid underwriting profitability.

The global credit rating agency said stable investment returns, strict underwriting discipline and effective expense management are expected to continue supporting Shinkong Insurance’s performance over the intermediate term.

Shinkong Insurance is Taiwan’s third-largest non-life insurer by gross premiums written, with a moderately diversified underwriting portfolio led by motor insurance, while its developed risk management framework and stable distribution mix were also viewed as supporting factors in the ratings assessment.

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BIDGELY EMPOWER AI 2026 TO SPOTLIGHT SCALABLE UTILITY AI

This year's EmPOWER AI conference will demonstrate how utilities move from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide scalability with Bidgely's UtilityAI.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- Bidgely's premier energy intelligence conference, EmPOWER AI, will be held May 12 to 14 in New York City to unite utility leaders, energy researchers and technology experts around artificial intelligence (AI) in the energy sector.

Hosted by OG&E, the conference will focus on how utilities are moving beyond AI experimentation toward enterprise-wide deployment, with participation from major industry players, including Alabama Power, Eversource, NV Energy, PSEG Long Island, and Xcel Energy.

In a statement, Bidgely chief executive officer, Abhay Gupta said the company’s technologies have been developed in collaboration with utilities, with active deployments demonstrating that enterprise-wide AI can be both secure and scalable as grid pressures intensify.

Each year, Bidgely unveils the latest advancements in its AI and machine learning platform technology. The event will showcase new agentic AI capabilities designed to turn smart meter signals into personalised customer interactions at scale.

Conference sessions will examine practical deployment strategies, operational trade-offs and the requirements for scaling AI within regulated utility environments, covering topics such as affordability, grid intelligence, electrification planning and enterprise AI integration.

Speakers from utilities and research organisations, including International Data Corporation, will share insights on breaking down data silos, advancing data-driven innovation and building more resilient energy infrastructure.

According to Bidgely, the event reflects growing momentum behind purpose-built AI solutions as utilities address rising costs, regulatory complexity and energy transition demands.

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IceKredit’s CGO Kong Chinang Joins GrabX & AI Forward Summit in Jakarta, Advocates Tripartite Collaboration for Responsible AI in ASEAN

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the inaugural AI Forward: Southeast Asia Policy Summit hosted by Grab and ASEAN BAC in Jakarta, Mr. Kong Chinang, Chief Growth Officer of IceKredit, shared insights on Southeast Asia’s AI revolution and called for stronger regional alignment across policy, industry, and education to drive sustainable and responsible AI adoption.

The summit, held alongside Grab’s flagship GrabX product event at Shangri-La Jakarta on April 8, 2026, convened senior policymakers, global tech leaders, and industry experts to shape the future of AI development and deployment across ASEAN.

During the panel session Empowering the next phase of AI transformation in SEA, Mr. Kong Chinang joined distinguished speakers including Mr. Timothy Yap (McKinsey), Mr. Dau Anh Tuan (Vietnam Chamber of Industry and Trade), Mr. Gunish Chawla (Amazon), and Mr. Yann AitBachir (Google) to discuss the current state and future trajectory of AI adoption in Southeast Asia. He emphasized that while ASEAN holds massive potential to lead in the global AI landscape, the fast-paced evolution of AI requires coordinated action across sectors.

In his remarks, Mr. Kong stated:

“ASEAN stands at an exciting inflection point for AI. To fully realize its transformative potential, we need deeper regional engagement and alignment among the tripartite pillars of policy, industry, and education. Equally critical is embedding sustainability and responsibility into every stage of AI adoption—ensuring technology benefits people, businesses, and economies inclusively.”

The day-long event featured high-profile addresses by Grab Group CEO and Co-founder Anthony Tan, Indonesian government ministers, and sector leaders, alongside showcases of Grab’s latest AI-powered innovations including its autonomous delivery robot Carri, highlighting the shift toward intelligent, hype personalized digital services.

As AI moves from concept to large-scale implementation across Southeast Asia, cross-sector collaboration and responsible innovation have emerged as key priorities to unlock inclusive growth and strengthen the region’s global competitiveness.

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Media contact: Iris, wang_siyuan@icekredit.com 

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