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Ctrl Alt Appoints Amanda Staveley as Board Director and Strategic Advisor

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September 23, 2026

Amanda Staveley, Founder and CEO of PCP Capital Partners, joins Ctrl Alt’s board of directors and will act as a strategic advisorThe appointment underscores Ctrl Alt’s commitment to growing its commercial and partnership network across the UK and the Middle East

LONDON, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Leading tokenization infrastructure provider, Ctrl Alt, today announced that Amanda Staveley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PCP Capital Partners, has joined its Board of Directors and will act as a strategic advisor to the company.

Staveley is one of the UK’s most prominent dealmakers and founder of PCP Capital Partners, the private equity and advisory group she established in 2005. PCP has led a number of landmark transactions, including the £3.25 billion recapitalisation of Barclays in 2008, which allowed the bank to raise private capital rather than accept a government bail-out, and the acquisitions of Manchester City F.C. in 2008 and Newcastle United in 2021, where Staveley served as a director until 2024. Investors Chronicle identified her as one of the 150 people most likely to influence the financial world.

Her appointment reflects the direction of Ctrl Alt’s business. The company operates regulated entities across the UK, EU and GCC, holding licences and authorisations from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) and the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC). It has tokenized more than $1.8 billion in alternative assets to date. The UK and the Middle East are the two markets where Ctrl Alt’s operations are centred. They are also the markets in which Staveley built her career, raising capital and closing transactions for major financial institutions and sovereign investors.

Amanda Staveley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at PCP Capital Partners, said: “I’ve spent my career closing deals where access to capital was the binding constraint. Tokenization is the first real structural fix to that problem, and Ctrl Alt has done the hard part first – building the regulated infrastructure that institutions and governments actually need before scaling the market around it. I’ve watched this team turn a genuinely difficult, multi-jurisdictional regulatory challenge into a working product, in the UK, UAE and beyond. I’m looking forward to helping this extraordinary team take Ctrl Alt to the next exciting stage.”

Matt Ong, Founder and CEO at Ctrl Alt, said: “From our first conversations with Amanda, it was clear we shared the same conviction about how this technology can fundamentally change the way we transact in alternative assets. The opportunity is enormous, but access to these assets still runs on infrastructure built for a different era, and our mission is to change that. Few people know the UK and Middle Eastern markets as deeply as Amanda does, from how capital moves in each to what it takes to close complex transactions. We’re proud to have her on the board and looking forward to building together.”

The appointment follows a period of sustained growth for Ctrl Alt. Tokenized assets have more than tripled to $1.8bn over the past 12 months, with headcount doubling over the same period. Staveley joins the board as Ctrl Alt enters its next phase of growth, focused on expanding partnerships across the UK and the Middle East.

About Ctrl Alt

Ctrl Alt is a leading infrastructure provider and operator in digital capital markets, combining blockchain technology with expert financial engineering to deliver compliant, end-to-end tokenization for alternative assets. Founded in 2022, the firm works with regulated financial institutions, governments and enterprise partners across the UK, Europe and the Middle East, supporting the end-to-end asset lifecycle from origination and structuring through to issuance and distribution. As of September 2026, Ctrl Alt has tokenized over $1.8 billion in assets, spanning real estate, private credit, funds, commodities and more.

For more information, visit ctrl-alt.co.

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Valmet supplies a complete board making line for efficient premium-quality coated board production in Asia

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33 minutes ago

September 23, 2026

Valmet Oyj’s press release on September 23, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. EEST

ESPOO, Finland, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Valmet has been selected to supply a coated board making line, automation, and lifecycle services to a customer in Asia. The new line will produce premium-quality coated board grades and support the customer’s targets to strengthen their position as a leading producer in their field. The delivery will support the customer’s unique know-how and enable them to reach new levels of combined quality and production efficiency. The start-up of the machine is scheduled for 2028.

“Customers are increasingly looking for solutions that combine high product quality, production efficiency, and long-term performance. By combining advanced board making technologies, automation, and lifecycle services into one integrated delivery, we can support reliable operations and efficient production of premium-quality coated board while ensuring sustainable performance throughout the lifecycle of their investment. Valmet’s earlier deliveries of similar production lines to Asia region rank among the highest productivity and quality benchmarks in the area,” says Markus Veikkola, Sales Director, China and Asia Pacific, Packaging and Paper Machines, Valmet.

The extensive board line order includes stock preparation and a complete board machine from headboxes to reel and winders. The consistent lifecycle performance of the machine is secured with automation, digital services, and paper machine clothing and spare parts packages.

The order is included in Valmet’s orders received for the third quarter of 2026. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

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Further information:
Petri Paukkunen, Vice President, Packaging and Paper Machines, Packaging and Paper Business Area, Valmet, tel. +358 40 744 8182
Petri Rasinmäki, Executive Vice President, Packaging and Paper Business Area, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0000 (switchboard)

Valmet is a global technology leader in serving process industries. We work with our customers throughout the lifecycle, delivering cutting-edge technologies and services, as well as mission-critical automation and flow control solutions. Backed by more than 225 years of industrial experience and a global team of 18,500 professionals close to customers, we are uniquely positioned to transform industries toward a regenerative tomorrow.In 2025, Valmet’s net sales totaled approximately EUR 5.2 billion. Our head office is in Espoo, Finland, and we have experts in approximately 40 countries around the world. Valmet’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.

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Temu Expands Seller Education with Bureau Veritas, QIMA and TÜV SÜD

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September 23, 2026

DUBLIN, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Temu is expanding its seller education programs in collaboration with eight global product testing and certification organizations, including Bureau Veritas, QIMA and TÜV SÜD. The courses help sellers on Temu understand the product safety and certification requirements that apply to their products and markets.

The training courses give sellers direct access to independent specialists who explain how regulatory requirements apply to their products. Sellers also have testing and certification support available to them on the platform.

The courses are livestreamed through the Temu Seller Academy. Sessions held in August recorded more than 4,000 views by sellers in total and over 2,000 interactions. For example:

Bureau Veritas provided an overview of European toy safety requirements, including regulatory updates, labeling rules and physical and chemical risks.TÜV SÜD covered testing and certification requirements for children’s toys in Europe and the United States, focusing on risk mitigation through product design and material selection.

The August program also included a session led by SPEAC, an EU-funded product safety project, on the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and practical requirements for online sellers.

Upcoming sessions will cover electronics, textiles, footwear, cosmetics and food-contact materials.

“Every new market brings fresh obligations, from product safety rules to testing and certification,” said a Temu spokesperson. “By organizing these training sessions with industry leaders, we give sellers direct access to specialists and practical information they can apply to their own operations and products.”

Temu held more than 100 meetings with trade associations, chambers of commerce and start-up networks in Europe in the first half of 2026 to understand the difficulties small businesses face in selling online. The practical demands of selling in multiple markets came up consistently, and that feedback informs Temu’s broader support for sellers.

The seller education programs form part of this support, alongside dedicated onboarding teams that provide continued guidance through Temu’s Local Seller Program. Sellers can also connect their existing business software to Temu through more than 200 ERP integrations and access a network of more than 150 delivery providers across Europe, including DHL Group and La Poste.

Temu is deepening its engagement with Europe’s business communities, and has signed memorandums of understanding with Start:up Slovenia, Portugal’s APDC, Cyprus’s CITEA and Switzerland’s SKV to contribute to knowledge-sharing. Temu has also joined Cross-Border Commerce Europe to participate in EU dialogue on cross-border e-commerce.

About Temu

Temu is a global e-commerce platform connecting consumers with millions of manufacturers, brands and business partners. Operating in more than 90 markets worldwide, Temu is committed to providing affordable, high-quality products that enable customers to live better lives.

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TK Elevator Launches MAX in Vietnam to Maximize Elevator and Escalator Uptime

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33 minutes ago

September 23, 2026

TK Elevator Vietnam announces the launch of MAX cloud-based IoT building operations platform to improve operational efficiency and support smarter building management.MAX is designed to streamline operations and increase uptime through analyzing real-time data from connected elevators, escalators and moving walks MAX enables actionable insights and predictive maintenance that can reduce downtime by up to 50%.

HANOI, Vietnam, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TK Elevator, one of the market and innovation leaders in the elevator industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its flagship building operations platform MAX in Vietnam. MAX is an IoT platform that harnesses cloud computing, big data and machine learning to improve operational efficiency and support smarter building management. MAX brings cloud-based maintenance data and insights to building operations enabling actions such as monitoring, control and predictive maintenance. In turn this creates additional value for building owners, property managers and maintenance personnel by offering more streamlined operations and increased availability of vertical mobility systems.

TK Elevator’s all-encompassing digital solutions consist of MAX and AGILE platforms, catering for the needs of building operations and people experience respectively. Digital Maintenance will be launched in the Asia Pacific region as the flagship product of the MAX range. As economic growth and infrastructural development continue in Vietnam, MAX enables optimal customer service for building operators and managers by analyzing real-time data from connected elevators, escalators and moving walks. Leveraging the availability of real-time status of elevators and escalators, property managers and maintenance personnel can easily manage the entire property through one comprehensive platform, taking full advantage of predictive and digital maintenance brought by MAX.

“With MAX, our innovative cloud-based predictive maintenance solution, TK Elevator is advancing the digitization of vertical mobility systems. Together with AGILE, our digital passenger experience platform that enables intelligent destination control and optimized passenger flow, MAX helps customers leverage real-time insights to improve reliability, transparency and operational efficiency. As Vietnam accelerates its digital transformation, our ambition is to set a new benchmark for service excellence and digital building operations,” said Diem Huynh, Managing Director, Vietnam & Cambodia, TK Elevator.

MAX is the ideal building operations solution for elevator and escalator operators of all scales, proven to reduce downtime by up to 50%. From standalone TKE elevators in residential buildings to hundreds of units newly installed or modernized by TKE in commercial facilities or infrastructure projects, adding MAX new or as retrofits provide property owners and managers with additional operation and maintenance insights through its MAX premium package.

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