Caladan’s Dubai entity has received in-principle approval for Broker-Dealer Services to institutional clients under Dubai‘s virtual asset framework.

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Caladan, a digital asset market maker in Asia, today announced that its Dubai entity, CLDN Broker Dealer FZE, received In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for Broker-Dealer Services on September 15, 2026.

The Caladan group conducts principal trading and provides aggregated liquidity to hundreds of digital assets across 40+ exchanges and dozens of bilateral counterparties. Caladan aggregates these fragmented markets for digital assets into a single source of tailored liquidity, made available via the Caladan API with sub-10ms latency and FIX 4.4 and 5.0SP2 support.

“Dubai has one of the clearest regulatory frameworks for virtual assets in the world,” said Julia Zhou, President and Co-Founder of Caladan. “Our team has worked closely with VARA on governance, risk management, and compliance to reach this stage.”

The approval is part of Caladan’s ongoing strategy to build regulated operations in the financial centers where its clients trade.

“We are seeing growing global demand from institutional clients for the aggregated liquidity we offer,” Zhou continued. “These clients need to work with a regulated counterparty to commit capital, and this approval moves us closer to offering that in Dubai. We thank VARA for their engagement.”

CLDN Broker Dealer FZE has received In-Principle Approval from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for Broker-Dealer Services (reference IPA/26/09/004). In-Principle Approval is not a license. CLDN Broker Dealer FZE will not provide Broker-Dealer Services in or from the Emirate of Dubai until VARA issues a full license. If licensed, CLDN Broker Dealer FZE will serve institutional clients only and will not serve retail clients. A VARA approval or license is not an endorsement of CLDN Broker Dealer FZE or of any virtual asset.

About Caladan

Caladan is a digital asset market maker in Asia. The firm provides aggregated liquidity across 40+ exchanges and hundreds of tokens, with $170B in annual trading volume. Caladan serves token issuers, exchanges, and institutional clients through on-exchange market making, liquidity provisioning via the Caladan API, and options OTC. The market-making and liquidity services described in this release are provided by Caladan group entities outside Singapore and are not provided by CLDN SG Pte. Ltd.

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TAIPEI, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The global technology supply chain is moving faster than ever. From semiconductor capacity shifts and changes in the AI chip supply chain to export controls and geopolitical developments, enterprises face a challenge that goes beyond information overload: getting relevant intelligence into decision-making processes fast enough to act.

To help enterprises respond more effectively to these changes, DIGITIMES announced two major intelligence service upgrades: a redesigned DIGITIMES Intelligence hub and the new DIGITIMES News Feed API, an enterprise data service. Together, the two services address both how people access intelligence and how enterprise systems consume it, bringing more than two decades of DIGITIMES technology supply chain reporting directly into research, monitoring, and decision-making workflows.

“For more than two decades, DIGITIMES has built an extensive body of first-hand reporting and research on the global technology supply chain,” said Ethan Su,General Manager of DIGITIMES. “Our next step is to make that intelligence not only easier to find and understand, but also directly usable within enterprise systems. These two upgrades move DIGITIMES beyond content delivery toward intelligence that can support real business decisions.”

Redesigned Intelligence Hub: Faster Access to the Signals That Matter

The redesigned DIGITIMES Intelligence hub consolidates five research categories into four core insight areas: Semiconductor, Server & HPC, Physical AI, and Personal Computing. Together, they cover critical technology developments ranging from chip manufacturing and AI infrastructure to data centers, robotics, autonomous systems, and AI PCs.

Beyond the new content structure, the hub introduces a cleaner interface and streamlined navigation designed to help executives, researchers, and industry professionals identify relevant market intelligence more efficiently.

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News Feed API: Bringing Industry Intelligence Directly into Enterprise Workflows

The new DIGITIMES News Feed API makes more than two decades of technology supply chain reporting available as structured enterprise data for the first time, delivering licensed full-text content in JSON format.

Enterprises can define their intelligence scope by company, technology, industry topic, or Keyword Watchlist, and feed relevant content directly into dashboards, alerting systems, internal knowledge bases, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines. This turns reporting from a stream of articles waiting to be read into structured intelligence that enterprise systems can continuously ingest and use.

Three Core Enterprise Use Cases

For Competitive Intelligence teams, the API enables continuous monitoring of companies and technologies without requiring teams to manually scan individual articles.

For Supply Chain and Risk teams, signals such as capacity changes, export controls, and supply chain disruptions can be routed directly into existing monitoring workflows, helping shorten response times.

For Data and AI teams, tagged full-text DIGITIMES reporting can support internal knowledge bases, RAG applications, and trend analysis, providing industry-specific context for enterprise AI applications.

Enterprises can define their News Feed API coverage through broader Topics or a customized Keyword Watchlist. A two-week evaluation trial is available once the coverage scope has been confirmed.

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As AI and the global technology supply chain continue to evolve rapidly, DIGITIMES will continue transforming its long-standing industry reporting and first-hand intelligence into more searchable, integrable, and actionable Decision Intelligence—helping enterprises move from understanding change to making faster, better-informed decisions.

About DIGITIMES

DIGITIMES is a Decision Intelligence platform deeply rooted in the global technology industry. Through first-hand industry intelligence, forward-looking research, and AI-driven analysis, DIGITIMES helps global decisionmakers navigate change and formulate strategies. Its integrated Intelligence, Research, and Influence Marketing services support enterprises from insight to execution.

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UOB acts as sole arranger and dealer for the EMTN Programme, providingaplatformforBaiduriBanktostrengthenfundingresilience and expand its international investor base.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Baiduri Bank Sendirian Berhad (Baiduri Bank) has established its inaugural USD2 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme (EMTN Programme) on 5 October 2026, pursuant to which Baiduri Bank may issue notes (Notes) from time to time. The establishment of the EMTN Programme marks a significant milestone in Baiduri Bank’s funding strategy and enhances Brunei’s connectivity with international capital markets.

The EMTN Programme provides a platform for Baiduri Bank to access international debt capital markets and, subject to compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and directives, Baiduri Bank may issue Notes from time to time. United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) has been appointed by Baiduri Bank to act as the sole arranger and dealer for the EMTN Programme.

The establishment of the EMTN Programme strengthens Baiduri Bank’s funding flexibility and diversifies its sources of funding as it advances its long-term growth ambitions. It also broadens the Bank’s engagement with international institutional investors, supporting a more resilient and diversified funding profile.

Ti Eng Hui, Chief Executive Officer of Baiduri Bank, said: “Our EMTN Programme reflects Baiduri Bank’s commitment to maintaining a resilient and diversified funding profile. As we advance our growth strategy, the EMTN Programme provides a strong foundation to support our future funding needs while enhancing our engagement with the global investment community.”

The Programme represents an important step in Baiduri Bank’s development as it strengthens its access to international capital markets and reinforces its position as one of Brunei’s leading financial institutions. It is also expected to contribute to the continued development of Brunei’s financial sector by increasing the visibility of the country’s homegrown institutions among global fixed-income investors.

SamuelTan, HeadofGroupInvestmentBanking, UOB, said: “The establishment of Baiduri Bank’s inaugural EMTN Programme marks a significant milestone for both Baiduri Bank and the continued evolution of Brunei’s capital markets. As sole arranger and dealer, UOB will support Baiduri Bank in strengthening its funding flexibility and expanding its access to international investors. The EMTN Programme provides a strong platform to support Baiduri Bank’s long-term growth ambitions while reinforcing Brunei’s connectivity with global capital markets.”

Important notice

This press release is for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any invitation, offer, or solicitation to any person in any jurisdiction to acquire, purchase, or subscribe for any securities, nor should it form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or commitment whatsoever. You should not consider any information in this press release legal, financial, business or tax advice.

The Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any U.S. state securities laws or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The Notes may not be offered or sold in or into the United States or delivered within the United States unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available and in accordance with all applicable securities laws of any state of the United States and any other jurisdiction.

About Baiduri Bank Group

Established in Brunei Darussalam in 1994, Baiduri Bank Group is one of the country’s largest providers of financial products and services and one of Brunei Darussalam’s two systemic financial institutions. The Group comprises Baiduri Bank and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Baiduri Finance and Baiduri Capital, providing banking services to institutions and corporations, retail banking, consumer financing, securities trading and wealth management.

Combining a global outlook with extensive local knowledge and a strong commitment to the Brunei market, the Bank has a track record of financial innovation and pioneering initiatives. In 2025, the Bank established the Baiduri Bank Representative Office, Singapore, a Representative Office Registered in Singapore as part of its strategic initiative to grow its regional business. Baiduri Bank holds an ‘A-/A-2’ credit rating with a Stable Outlook from S&P Global Ratings.

Baiduri Bank was recognised in the inaugural Forbes World’s Top-Performing Banks 2026 ranking, placing 43rd among 149 banks globally in the USD3 billion to USD10 billion asset category. It was the only Brunei bank featured on the list. The Bank was also named Best Bank in Brunei 2026 by Euromoney for the fourth time and Best Retail Bank in Brunei 2026 at the TAB Global Excellence in Retail Finance Awards. In addition, Baiduri Bank was recognised as a 3-Star Lister on the ESG Select List 2025 by the United Nations Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB) and received the Brunei Employee Engagement of the Year – Banking award at the Asian Management Excellence Awards 2026 for the third consecutive year.

About UOB

UOB is a leading Asian bank with a global network in Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Operating through its head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, it has a global network of about 430 branches and offices in 19 markets.

Since its incorporation in 1935, UOB has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions. Today, UOB is rated among the world’s top banks: Aa1 by Moody’s Investors Service and AA- by both S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings.

For more than nine decades, UOB has adopted a customer-centric approach to create long-term value by staying relevant through its enterprising spirit and doing right by its customers. UOB is focused on building the future of ASEAN – for the people and businesses within, and connecting with, ASEAN.

UOB connects businesses to opportunities in the region with its unparalleled regional footprint and leverages data and insights to innovate and create personalised banking experiences and solutions catering to each customer’s unique needs and evolving preferences. UOB is also committed to help businesses forge a sustainable future, by fostering social inclusiveness, creating positive environmental impact and pursuing economic progress.

UOB believes in being a responsible financial services provider and is steadfast in its support of education, children and art, doing right by its communities and stakeholders.

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