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Tiger Brokers Clinches Best Retail Broker in Singapore at SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards 2026

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Recognised by the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) with the Best Retail Broker Award, following an evaluation of brokerage firms in Singapore, conducted alongside the Singapore Management UniversityThe award follows Tiger Brokers’ recognition as one of CNBC and Statista’s World’s Top Fintech Companies for the second consecutive year, Best Personal Investment Platform at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, and Singapore’s Top Fintech Company in the Wealth Technology category by Tech in Asia in 2025 and 2026

SINGAPORE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte Ltd (“Tiger Brokers Singapore”), an online brokerage licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has been named Best Retail Broker in Singapore at the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (“SIAS”) Investors’ Choice Awards 2026. Ian Leong, CEO, Tiger Brokers Singapore received the Best Retail Broker Award on behalf of the company at the awards ceremony held on 21 October at Orchard Hotel Singapore.

The SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards recognise companies, brokerages and individuals in Singapore that uphold high standards of governance, transparency and service to the investing community. The Best Retail Broker Award honours the brokerage that best serves retail investors in Singapore.

The recognition comes as Singapore places greater focus on retail participation in its capital markets. Measures from the MAS-led Equities Market Review Group, which released its final report in November 2025, include steps to widen access for retail investors, such as SGX’s plan to reduce board lot sizes from 100 to 10 units for securities priced above S$10.

Retail investors in Singapore have also been increasingly active on Tiger Brokers’ investment platform. In the second quarter of 2026, total trading volume in Singapore rose 92% year-on-year and orders rose 46%, while active trading accounts grew for a tenth consecutive quarter. These milestones reflect the growing demand for accessible investing among retail investors in Singapore.

How the Best Retail Broker in Singapore award is decided

SIAS, in collaboration with Singapore Management University (SMU), has developed a set of criteria to evaluate brokerage firms in Singapore. Through qualitative research, SMU assesses brokers across product offerings, disclosure and security, technology, investor education, customer service and recognition. Retail investors also take part in the Retail Brokerage Survey, which gauges the quality of, and satisfaction with, brokerage services available in Singapore.

Where Tiger Brokers Singapore stood out

Across the award criteria, Tiger Brokers Singapore’s platform reflects its commitment to accessible investing and financial inclusion for retail investors in Singapore:

Product offerings: Tiger Brokers Singapore’s product offerings are designed to lower the barriers to investing. In the second quarter of 2026, Tiger Brokers Singapore introduced one-step linking of CDP, SRS and CPF accounts. The Tiger BOSS Debit Card, launched in 2024 as Singapore’s first debit card to reward spending with fractional shares, also continued to gain traction, with card spending up 37% year-on-year and total cardholders up 22% in the second quarter of 2026.Disclosure and security: Tiger Brokers Singapore holds a Capital Markets Services (CMS) Licence from the MAS and is the Singapore entity of UP Fintech Holding Limited (NASDAQ: TIGR).Technology: TigerAI, Tiger Brokers’ built-in AI investment assistant, combines generative AI models from OpenAI and DeepSeek with Tiger’s proprietary financial data, live data feeds and trading infrastructure. As of end-March 2026, TigerAI had surpassed 10 million cumulative interactions globally, with conversation volume growing nearly 500% year-on-year and its user base growing 148% over the same period.Investor education: Tiger Brokers Singapore supports financial literacy through large-scale events, regular learning programmes and community outreach. These include the Tiger Trade Experience, its flagship investing carnival, which drew around 4,000 local users in 2025, and regular seminars and webinars for investors of all experience levels. Its “Where’s Your Next Step?” campaign also takes investor education offline, partnering run clubs and wellness communities to draw a parallel between sport and investing. These sessions create relaxed, social entry points for younger and first-time investors, introducing financial concepts in a familiar setting before participants explore investing in more depth. The initiative supports broader retail participation and financial literacy by meeting new investors where they already are.Customer service: Eligible clients have access to Tiger Investment Representatives, MAS-licensed professionals appointed by Tiger Brokers Singapore, who provide market guidance and product-related support to help investors navigate markets, understand investment products and use the Tiger Trade platform more effectively.

Leong said, “Being named Best Retail Broker in Singapore by SIAS is especially meaningful to us, because the award reflects the voices of retail investors themselves. Our mission has always been to make investing accessible to everyone, whether they are just starting out or have been investing for years. We will continue to build the best investment platform we can for retail investors in Singapore, while investing in financial literacy and community initiatives to advance financial inclusion and help more Singaporeans grow their wealth with confidence.”

A year of recognition

The award follows Tiger Brokers’ recent recognition as one of CNBC and Statista’s World’s Top Fintech Companies of 2026, the second consecutive year it has been named to the list. The ranking recognises fintech companies worldwide for their growth and innovation, and Tiger Brokers was cited for its technology-led approach, including the integration of its AI investment assistant, TigerAI, into users’ daily investing.

Tiger Brokers Singapore was also named Best Personal Investment Platform at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, which recognised a breakthrough year for the platform in Singapore and its growing appeal among self-directed investors. In addition, Tech in Asia recognised Tiger Brokers Singapore as Singapore’s Top Fintech Company in the Wealth Technology category for two consecutive years, in 2025 and 2026.

Together with its recognition as Best Retail Broker in Singapore, these accolades reflect Tiger Brokers Singapore’s focus on building an accessible investment platform for retail investors in Singapore.

About Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte Ltd.

Tiger Brokers (Singapore) Pte Ltd (“Tiger Brokers (Singapore)”) is a brokerage firm operating with a Capital Markets Services (CMS) Licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Its trading platform, Tiger Trade – available on both online and mobile apps (Apple App Store and Google Play Store) – offers complimentary real-time stock quotes, dedicated multilingual customer service during trading hours and 24/7 finance news updates.

Through Tiger Trade, Tiger Brokers (Singapore) offers retail investors in Singapore access to six global exchanges in the US (NYSE, NASDAQ), China (Shanghai/Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect), Hong Kong SAR (HKEX), Singapore (SGX) and Australia (ASX), with access to investment offerings such as Equities, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), Futures, Stock Options, Warrants, Callable Bull/Bear Contracts (CBBCs), Daily Leveraged Certificates (DLCs), and US-listed over the counter (OTC) equities, and Fund Mall.

Tiger Brokers (Singapore) is the Singapore entity of UP Fintech Holding Limited (NASDAQ: TIGR), known as “Tiger Brokers” in Asia, a leading online brokerage firm focusing on global investors. The group currently serves over 10 million users and close to 2.6 million account holders worldwide on its flagship platform “Tiger Trade”, owns 81 licences and qualifications in different markets, and has over 1,000 employees on the team in Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, the US, Australia, and Mainland China.

For its advanced digital capabilities and exemplary customer service, Tiger Brokers (Singapore) was conferred the Fintech – Financial Services at the 2023 SBR Technology Excellence Awards, and included for the second time in a row in the Singapore Best Customer Service Survey 2023/24 by The Straits Times and research firm Statista, in the sub-category of trading and brokerage services, under Real Estate and Banking. In recognition of the high quality of service and information provided to help retail investors to invest smartly, Tiger Brokers (Singapore) was selected as the “Winner” of the Best Retail Broker Award category, in the Securities Investors Association Singapore’s Investors’ Choice Awards 2023.

For more information, please visit https://www.tigerbrokers.com.sg

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tigerbrokers@wcommunications.sg

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Chelsea FC announces multi-year sleeve partnership with Sokin, the business payments and FX platform

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Chelsea FC name fast-growing fintech platform as Principal Partner

LONDON, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chelsea Football Club has today announced a multi-year partnership with Sokin, the embedded finance and payments company used by businesses worldwide. Sokin will be named a Principal Partner and Official Business Payments and FX Partner of Chelsea FC and Chelsea FC Women.

As a Principal Partner, Sokin will be represented on the sleeves of the Chelsea FC men’s, women’s and academy home, away, and third kits from the 2026/27 season.

The partnership brings together two ambitious London-headquartered organisations with worldwide reach – a club with millions of fans across the world and a fintech platform through which businesses move more than $11 billion a year. A club of Chelsea’s scale works in many currencies every day, with partners, competitions and supporters around the world, and needs a financial partner built to handle that.

Sokin gives finance teams business payments, multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, checkout and treasury in one place, so they spend less time juggling banks and providers and keep more of what they move.

As Official Business Payments and FX Partner, Sokin will simplify how Chelsea FC sends, receives and manages money in the currencies the club operates in.

The Sokin logo will feature on the sleeve of the Chelsea shirt for the first time [when the men’s team host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24th October.]

Jason Gannon, President at Chelsea FC said:

“At Chelsea, we seek to partner with organisations that share our ambition and innovative mindset. Sokin’s expertise in business payments, and their focus on making both simpler for the businesses they serve, makes them a natural fit for the Club. We are pleased to welcome Sokin to the Chelsea family and look forward to working together in the years ahead.”

Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder at Sokin said:

“Chelsea plays on the biggest stage in world football, and its business runs in dozens of currencies. Sokin was built for that with regulated, multi-currency payments and foreign exchange for organisations that operate internationally. We’re proud to be the platform behind the business payments and FX of one of the most iconic teams in football. Sokin’s platform serves businesses in more than 170 countries. We’re thrilled to be partners for the season ahead. An organisation as sophisticated as Chelsea doesn’t leave its finances to chance.”

About Sokin

Sokin is the financial layer global business runs on. Businesses can transact, convert and hold money in 70+ currencies across 170+ countries. Some businesses use Sokin to manage global finance in-house. Others build it into their products to power financial experiences for their customers. Businesses move more than $9 billion a year on licenses Sokin holds in 36+ countries and infrastructure Sokin owns. Founded in 2019, Sokin has raised over $100 million from investors including Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Prysm Capital.

About Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea Football Club is one of the biggest, most successful football clubs globally and our men’s team are reigning world champions, having won the four-yearly FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. Our women’s team, Chelsea Women, are also multiple trophy winners.

Founded in 1905, Chelsea is London’s most central football club, based at the iconic 40,000-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium. Nicknamed the Blues, the club lifted the Champions League for the first time in 2012 and domestically has won the Premier League five times, the FA Cup eight times, the Football League Cup five times and the Football League Championship once, in 1955.

The Chelsea Women’s team have enjoyed a huge amount of success and in 2025 won the FA Women’s Super League for a sixth consecutive year and the eighth time overall. The Women’s FA Cup has been won on six occasions. We have also captured the FA Women’s League Cup four times as well as reaching the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2021. In two seasons, 2020/21 and 2024/25, a domestic treble of trophies was secured.

The Chelsea Foundation boasts one of the most extensive community initiatives in sport, helping to improve the lives of children and young people all over the world.

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Amy Johnson Appointed President of GDIT

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RESTON, Va., Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) announced today that Amy Johnson has been appointed as president of GDIT, effective November 3.

Johnson is a 27-year veteran of General Dynamics Mission Systems, where she held increasingly senior roles in engineering, engineering management and business leadership across cybersecurity, defense electronics, space and intelligence systems, most recently as vice president and general manager for Space, Cyber and Intelligence. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and computer systems engineering. 

“Amy has a proven track record of leading teams to solve complex and highly technical challenges for our customers,” said Phebe Novakovic, CEO of General Dynamics. “I am confident that her dynamic leadership, operational rigor and deep commitment to our values and culture will deliver value to our customers, employees and shareholders.”

GDIT delivers digital modernization, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and software development solutions to the U.S. federal government, defense, intelligence agencies and other customers. It is a business unit of General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 120,000 people worldwide and generated $52.6 billion in revenue in 2025. More information is available at gd.com.

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Yazan Al Homsi Invests US$500,000 in Toronto Drone Maker Arcanus Aerial Systems

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Private investment comes as Arcanus builds out Canadian manufacturing capacity for autonomous aerial systems

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Yazan Al Homsi, a UAE-based investor and managing partner of Catalyst Communications DMCC, has invested US$500,000 in Arcanus Aerial Systems Inc., a Toronto-headquartered developer and manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems for defence, public safety and critical infrastructure customers. Al Homsi is an investor only and holds no operational, advisory or board role with the company. Other terms were not disclosed.

Arcanus is a Canadian-controlled company. It currently lists more than 15 platforms across heavy-lift, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), cargo, strike and counter-drone missions. According to the company, its published line-up includes:

AB 516e: a long-endurance vertical take-off fixed-wing aircraft rated for three hours of flight.AE 401: a counter-drone interceptor with a top speed of 300 km/h.AC 5250: a cargo platform with a 250 kg payload and a range of more than 2,300 km.

Alongside defence, Arcanus markets its systems for wildfire detection, search and rescue, Arctic sovereignty, border and maritime patrol, and pipeline and power line monitoring.

The company has spent 2026 assembling its domestic production base. In April, Arcanus signed a binding term sheet with Portugal-based Beyond Vision, granting it rights to manufacture, commercialize and support Beyond Vision’s unmanned aerial systems in Canada.

In June, Arcanus announced a five-year agreement appointing FeralX Systems Inc. as a non-exclusive Canadian contract manufacturer for several of its platforms.

“Canada has the engineering talent to build these systems at home, and recent years have shown how much depends on having that capacity domestically,” said Yazan Al Homsi. “What stood out to me about Arcanus was the manufacturing groundwork already in place: licensing, a production partner, and a range of aircraft that serves wildfire crews and search-and-rescue teams alongside defence customers.”

About Yazan Al Homsi

Yazan Al Homsi is a UAE-based investor and managing partner of Catalyst Communications DMCC, which he founded in Dubai in 2018. He was previously based in Vancouver, where he founded Founders Round Capital in 2017 and built a track record of investments in early-stage and small-cap companies. He earned a finance degree from McGill University in 2004 and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Before turning to investing, he spent more than a decade with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Middle East, rising to director and focusing on transaction due diligence and valuation.

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