PANAMA CITY, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BingX, the world’s leading multi-asset trading platform, today launched U.S. stock trading through an integration with Alpaca, a global provider of brokerage infrastructure and APIs. The new offering gives eligible users access to more than 7,000 U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), expanding the range of traditional financial assets available on BingX and advancing its multi-asset strategy.

Through Alpaca’s brokerage infrastructure, eligible BingX users can access U.S. stocks and ETFs directly through the platform, using their existing crypto assets to fund trades without the need for fiat deposits or a separate brokerage account managed directly by the user.

Unlike tokenized instruments that track stock prices, the offering provides access to U.S. securities through brokerage infrastructure, including the associated custody, clearing, and settlement processes. It marks another step in bringing digital assets and traditional financial markets together with a unified trading experience.

 Key features include:

Trade Stocks with USDT and USDC: Put your assets to work with no fiat, no wire transfers, and no additional brokerage accounts.Explore 7,000+ Stocks and ETFs: From established market leaders to companies shaping emerging market trends, diversify your portfolio on one unified platform.Get Started With Just $5: Access leading U.S. stocks and ETFs for as little as $5.Trade 24/5: Stay connected to the U.S. markets with trading access 24 hours a day, five days a week.Choose How You Trade: Place market or limit orders for greater flexibility in how you enter and exit positions.

“Expanding access to U.S. stocks is another step in making global market opportunities more accessible to BingX users,” said Kevin Lee, Chief Strategy Officer at BingX. “As markets become increasingly interconnected, developments across equities, commodities, currencies and digital assets can influence one another. By extending access to U.S. stocks through Alpaca’s brokerage infrastructure, we’re giving users more ways to engage with these markets within a unified multi-asset platform.”

“BingX has built a global community that is looking to access several markets and asset classes from one platform,” said Yoshi Yokokawa, Co-Founder and CEO of Alpaca. “Our infrastructure and APIs are designed so partners like BingX can add U.S. equities alongside their existing offerings through Alpaca. We’re pleased to support BingX as they bring U.S. stock trading to their users around the world.”

To celebrate the launch, BingX is hosting a limited-time $200,000 Stocks Mystery Box, running from October 9 to 23. Eligible users can receive $10 in Tesla (TSLA) stock upon completing their first U.S. stock trade. The launch reinforces BingX’s broader ambition to connect digital assets with traditional financial markets, giving traders more ways to navigate an increasingly interconnected global economy.

About BingX

Founded in 2018, BingX is the world’s leading multi-asset trading platform, serving more than 40 million users worldwide. From crypto to traditional markets, BingX connects users with a broad range of assets and opportunities across global markets through one unified platform.

With perpetual futures, TradFi offerings, spot trading and copy trading, alongside AI-powered innovations, BingX delivers a reliable, intelligent, and responsive trading experience designed to help traders navigate evolving markets and act on opportunities with greater confidence and efficiency.

BingX has been the Principal Partner of Chelsea FC since 2024 and became the Official Team Partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP in 2026.

For more information, please visit: https://bingx.com/

About Alpaca

Alpaca is a global agent-first brokerage and clearing infrastructure that powers access to traditional and on-chain asset classes. Today, Alpaca supports over 10 million brokerage accounts across hundreds of fintechs and institutions in more than 50 countries, backed by $400 million in funding. For more information, visit https://alpaca.markets/.

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STOCKHOLM, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sinch AB (publ) announces that Rich Communication Services (RCS) is now available as part of its native integration with SAP Engagement Cloud, expanding Sinch’s existing SAP partnership with a new messaging channel. The integration also creates new opportunities for AI-driven, conversational customer experiences, combining RCS with the broader omnichannel capabilities of SAP Engagement Cloud.

RCS is the next generation of mobile messaging, enabling businesses to create richer and more interactive experiences than traditional SMS, with features such as branded and verified senders, rich media and interactive buttons, all within the customer’s native messaging app on their mobile phone.

The addition of RCS helps businesses using SAP Engagement Cloud create and send RCS messages to customers globally, where supported, directly from the platform. RCS joins SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, LINE, Viber and KakaoTalk as messaging channels already available through the native Sinch integration.

By adding RCS as part of the integration with SAP Engagement Cloud, businesses can deliver more engaging customer experiences directly from their existing marketing environment while benefiting from Sinch’s proven messaging delivery capabilities.

“Businesses want to create more engaging and personalized customer experiences without adding complexity,” said Jonathan Bean, EVP EMEA & AI Partnerships at Sinch. “Adding RCS to our native integration with SAP Engagement Cloud is a natural next step in our partnership with SAP. It gives businesses another way to reach their customers with rich, branded experiences while managing their communications from the platform they already use and ultimately, delivering better outcomes such as revenue growth, customer lifetime value, and competitive differentiation.”

RCS helps businesses create richer, branded and interactive experiences. The advanced integrations turn basic automated chats into dynamic AI-powered conversations. Across marketing, sales and service use cases, businesses can turn customer interactions into completed sales, or seamlessly hand off to human service agents in SAP Service Cloud, all directly in customers’ native messaging apps, with SMS fallback for added reach and reliability.

The RCS integration is available in markets where RCS Business Messaging is supported.

For more information, please contact:

Fredrik Hallstan, Director Corporate Communications
Mobile: +46 761 15 38 30
E-mail: fredrik.hallstan@sinch.com

Mia Nordlander
SVP Investor Relations & Sustainability
Mobile: +46 735 11 53 95
E-mail: mia.nordlander@sinch.com

About Sinch

Sinch’s vision is to connect every business with every customer, everywhere in the world. With the industry’s most trusted foundation for intelligent customer communications, Sinch powers over 900 billion customer interactions annually for more than 200,000 customers across the globe. Leading global companies, including AI innovators, rely on Sinch to strengthen customer relationships and deliver seamless experiences across messaging, email and voice. Profitable since its founding in 2008, Sinch generated net sales of USD 3 billion (SEK 27 billion) in 2025 and has over 4,000 employees in more than 60 countries, with headquarters in Stockholm. Sinch is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (XSTO: SINCH). Visit us at group.sinch.com.

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The GFCI 40 results reflect the jurisdiction’s increasing global recognition and continued development as a specialised financial centre

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC) is currently ranked 44th out of 117 global financial centres in the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 40). The jurisdiction has made further improvement in its global standing, moving ahead by 11 places.

The latest ranking reflects Labuan IBFC’s upward trajectory across three consecutive editions of the index, advancing from 60th to 55th and now 44th. The jurisdiction has also moved from the “International Contender” category to the “Specialised Centre” category, which leverages on its recognised competencies in captive insurance, Islamic finance, digital financial services and wealth management.

These developments come as Labuan IBFC continues to strengthen its role within Malaysia’s financial ecosystem, supported by its specialised financial offerings, robust regulatory framework and unique positioning as a jurisdiction for cross-border business and investment activities.

Labuan IBFC Inc. Sdn Bhd, the official marketing and promotional arm for the jurisdiction, has focused its international outreach on the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions, promoting its value propositions, strengthening industry ties and developing opportunities in these key markets. This supports the jurisdiction’s broader goal of raising its global profile and connectivity with financial markets.

Strengthened Position as a Specialised Financial Centre

The GFCI 40 results provide a valuable indicator of competitiveness for Labuan IBFC as it continues to enhance its capabilities and global connectivity. The index assesses the competitiveness of financial centres worldwide and outlines factors impacting the global financial services landscape.

Labuan IBFC’s progress comes amid continued growth of its overall ecosystem. According to the Labuan IBFC Market Report 2025, total industry assets increased by 13% to USD94 billion, while industry capitalisation rose by 32.3% to USD22.5 billion. 41 new licenses were approved during the year, with new company incorporations and registrations growing by 5.1%.

The figures were buoyed by steady performance across key sectors, including banking, insurance, capital markets, Islamic finance and wealth management. Together, these advances continue to support the jurisdiction’s progress as a specialised financial centre offering both conventional and Shariah-compliant solutions.

Building on Industry Growth and Regulatory Development

Labuan IBFC’s continued development is underpinned by ongoing enhancements to its regulatory framework, initiatives that promote industry innovation, and a strong commitment to global compliance standards.

The jurisdiction’s performance in 2025 also coincided with Malaysia’s positive outcome in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Mutual Evaluation, in which Labuan IBFC was recognised for its contribution to the country’s overall assessment.

As businesses increasingly navigate complex cross-border requirements and evolving financial needs, Labuan IBFC continues to strengthen and develop solutions across its key sectors.

These capabilities serve to complement Malaysia’s broader financial services ecosystem while enabling businesses and investors to access opportunities both regionally and globally.

Looking Ahead

The GFCI 40 ranking provides a positive milestone as Labuan IBFC builds on its existing strengths and responds to evolving international market requirements. Moving forward, continued collaboration with industry participants and other stakeholders will remain important in supporting the jurisdiction’s competitiveness and long-term development.

For more information on Asia’s premier international financial hub, visit www.labuanibfc.com.

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