SINGAPORE, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global advertising technology company Lacuna today introduced Lacuna Ads, its integrated programmatic advertising ecosystem. At its core is Lacuna’s exclusive owned-and-operated (O&O) inventory from its flagship utility app and a broader portfolio of utility and gaming products, which together have recorded more than 2.4 billion installs. Building on this foundation, Lacuna Ads aims to serve as a catalyst for programmatic growth by improving coordination, increasing transaction efficiency, and helping partners unlock more value from every impression.

As programmatic advertising continues to scale and mature, better coordination across the ecosystem can create new opportunities for growth. While fragmented data and capabilities, duplicated technology infrastructure, and inefficient matching can limit that potential, Lacuna Ads takes a more integrated approach to addressing these gaps.

That approach reflects Lacuna’s hands-on experience across programmatic advertising. Beginning with publisher operations, Lacuna expanded into ad exchange infrastructure and subsequently developed DSP capabilities, gaining practical insight into the priorities of publishers, advertisers, DSPs, supply-side platforms (SSPs), and platform teams.

That experience now underpins three complementary offerings. Lacuna Axis serves as the ad exchange and transaction foundation, connecting programmatic buyers and sellers at global scale. Lacuna Engine extends the company’s capabilities to the demand side through real-time bidding and media-buying optimization, while Lacuna Agent delivers proven exchange capabilities through a self-service SaaS platform for platform teams seeking to build and operate their own programmatic infrastructure. Across this ecosystem, Lacuna Ads applies data intelligence to traffic routing, inventory matching, bidding decisions, and dynamic yield optimization.

Michael Wang, CEO of Lacuna, commented: “Our capabilities have developed progressively as we addressed real challenges in publisher monetization, global marketplace connectivity, and demand-side performance. Productizing these capabilities allows us to bring what we’ve proven in our own operations to the broader ecosystem. That is how we define our role as a catalyst: connecting participants and capabilities so they can work together more effectively.”

This positioning is supported by Lacuna’s global operating scale. The company processes more than 200 billion daily requests and 180 million daily impressions worldwide. Its supply foundation combines exclusive O&O inventory with direct publisher relationships, giving buyers access to a broad range of differentiated media opportunities.

“Supply partners need effective access to relevant and diversified demand, while buyers need reliable media opportunities with clearer paths to quality inventory,” said Tammy Tan, Chief Business Officer of Lacuna. “Our team brings extensive experience across the advertising industry and a practical understanding of the priorities on both sides. By combining O&O and direct supply, diversified global demand, and real-time optimization, we can help partners improve matching efficiency and create more value from each impression.”

As programmatic advertising evolves, Lacuna Ads plans to extend its capabilities to more ecosystem participants, strengthen coordination between the supply and demand sides of the ecosystem, and help partners identify new growth opportunities through more efficient, data-driven decision-making.

About Lacuna Ads

Developed by Lacuna, a global advertising technology company founded in 2022, Lacuna Ads is an integrated programmatic advertising ecosystem that delivers an end-to-end suite of solutions comprising an ad exchange, an intelligent demand-side optimization platform, and a full-stack self-service SaaS platform. Powered by O&O traffic and proprietary data models refined over time, Lacuna Ads embeds data intelligence and AI optimization throughout the ecosystem, establishing a distinct edge across key markets in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

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Automotive electronics solutions company builds on smart key supply experience in Taiwan to expand overseas with AI-based around-view and pedal misapplication prevention technologies

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Automotive electronics solutions company AP MOBILITY is expanding into the global automotive aftermarket, leveraging its vehicle convenience and safety technologies. Building on the experience it has gained supplying smart key solutions in Taiwan, the company is broadening its overseas business by expanding its product lineup to include AI-based 360-degree around-view and pedal misapplication prevention solutions.

AP MOBILITY develops and supplies a range of mobility solutions based on automotive electronics technology, designed to enhance vehicle safety and convenience. Its flagship products include MAX PRO, an AI-based 360-degree around-view solution; S KEY, a smart key solution that adds a range of convenience features primarily for Hyundai and Kia vehicles; and AB LIGHT, a vehicle safety solution developed to prevent accidents caused by pedal misapplication.

MAX PRO allows drivers to view their surroundings through 360-degree video, helping them more easily identify blind spots and hazards to improve visibility while parking and driving. AP MOBILITY is advancing the technology by combining video technology with vehicle safety to supplement driver visibility.

S KEY is a solution that expands vehicle convenience features by building on the factory smart key systems of Hyundai and Kia vehicles. It is designed to add a variety of functions, including automatic door lock/unlock, lock-while-running, and remote control. Noting that Hyundai and Kia vehicles are also widely distributed overseas, the company is extending the vehicle-specific technology application experience it has accumulated domestically into international markets.

AP MOBILITY has been building its overseas business experience in Taiwan primarily through S KEY LITE. The company has supplied products to local Taiwanese distributors since 2025, shipping approximately 1,100 units to Taiwan between the second half of 2025 and August 2026. Through this experience, the company has confirmed the product’s applicability and competitiveness in overseas markets, and plans to further expand overseas supply of S KEY and other automotive electronics products.

Driver safety is another area AP MOBILITY is focusing on for future overseas expansion. Beyond expanding convenience features for existing vehicles, the company is broadening its business into electronics solutions that enhance the safety of both drivers and vehicles.

AB LIGHT reflects this strategy. The product was developed to address risks that can arise from pedal misapplication. It analyzes vehicle CAN data in real time to assess pedal operation and driving conditions, issuing visual and audible warnings when abnormal operation is detected. If dangerous acceleration continues, the system is designed to cut off the accelerator pedal signal. Notably, it is designed to be installed as an aftermarket solution without requiring modification of the vehicle’s ECU.

AP MOBILITY notes that pedal misapplication is not a risk confined to any particular age group, but one that can affect any driver. Building on AB LIGHT’s ability to be retrofitted onto existing vehicles, the company plans to identify new demand for safety solutions in the automotive aftermarket.

A notable aspect of AP MOBILITY’s global strategy is that while each product serves a different function, they share a common thread as aftermarket electronics solutions that complement the functionality and safety of existing vehicles. MAX PRO uses video technology to supplement visibility around the vehicle; S KEY builds on existing smart key systems to expand convenience features; and AB LIGHT uses vehicle CAN data to address risks from pedal misapplication.

In particular, AP MOBILITY plans to leverage its experience developing vehicle-specific technologies for Hyundai and Kia vehicles — which are also widely distributed overseas — as a competitive advantage in its global expansion. The company aims to apply the overseas business experience gained through S KEY’s supply in Taiwan to its other product lines, including MAX PRO and AB LIGHT, supplying products tailored to the vehicle environments and market characteristics of each country.

Going forward, AP MOBILITY plans to expand its cooperation with overseas distribution partners, building on the S KEY supply experience it has accumulated in the Taiwanese market. The company will continue to increase the range of applicable vehicle models and supply countries for S KEY, centered on Hyundai and Kia vehicles, drawing on its domestic experience applying technology across different vehicle models to meet the needs of each overseas market.

At the same time, the company is positioning MAX PRO and AB LIGHT as key products for further overseas expansion. MAX PRO will target the market as a video-based vehicle safety and parking solution, while AB LIGHT will do so as a driver safety solution for preventing pedal misapplication, with both products’ applicable vehicle models and supply scope to be expanded in stages according to the vehicle environment of each country.

“Building on our product supply experience in the Taiwanese market, we plan to expand cooperation with overseas distribution partners and broaden the supply of our automotive electronics products to a range of countries,” an AP MOBILITY representative said. “Over the long term, our goal is to grow into a comprehensive mobility solutions company that supplies a wide range of automotive electronics solutions to the global market — including MAX PRO’s video technology, S KEY’s vehicle convenience technology, and AB LIGHT’s driver safety technology.”

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Launch Advances SEI’s International Growth Strategy and Brings Leading Asset Servicing Capabilities to the Region

SINGAPORE and OAKS, Pa., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — SEI® (NASDAQ: SEIC) today announced the opening of its Singapore office, a strategic milestone that extends the company’s global operations into one of the region’s most important financial centers. SEI will initially offer services aligned with current client demand and market opportunities, including asset servicing, professional services, and the distribution of SEI’s UCITS funds. As client adoption accelerates, the company expects to expand its regional capabilities, introduce additional locally relevant products, and further expand its enterprise asset management, technology, operations, and professional services offerings across Asia-Pacific.

This expansion supports the continued growth and influence of the region’s asset management sector. Sitting at the intersection of technology, operations, fund administration, and asset management, SEI’s launch in Singapore comes at a time of strong growth in the industry. Assets under management (AUM) at Singapore-based firms grew by 10% from the previous year to reach S$6.7 trillion in 2025, their highest ever level.1 With a global outlook, Singapore-based asset managers source more than three-fifths of AUM outside Singapore and 88% is invested globally.2

SEI’s launch in Singapore follows a period of strong business momentum, with demand accelerating across its technology, operations, and investment capabilities. SEI provides asset servicing for 48 of the world’s 100 largest asset managers3 and is one of the top five largest administrators of private assets globally.4 The Singapore office will strengthen the company’s ability to support global clients with Asian operations or regional growth ambitions while creating a platform to build new relationships in one of the world’s leading asset management hubs.

Connall McGuckian has been named Managing Director, Head of Singapore, responsible for driving growth in Asia-Pacific through SEI’s integrated financial technology, operations, and asset management capabilities. McGuckian joins SEI from State Street Singapore, where he spent close to 14 years, most recently serving as Chief Operating Officer for the firm’s Alternatives Investment Solutions in Asia-Pacific. He joined State Street in 2012 following its acquisition of Goldman Sachs Administration Services. Prior to that, he spent nine years at Goldman Sachs, relocating to Singapore in 2011 to establish Goldman Sachs Administration Services in Asia.

Sanjay Sharma, CEO of SEI International and Global Head of SEI’s Private Banking business, commented:

“Singapore is a critical market for SEI’s growth in Asia-Pacific and an important milestone in the evolution of our international business. As part of our international growth strategy, we’re investing in markets where we believe we deliver the greatest value to clients.

“Singapore’s prominence as a global financial center, combined with the continued growth of the region’s asset management industry, makes it an ideal location to expand our presence. Clients are increasingly looking for scalable, connected solutions that help them operate more efficiently, navigate complexity, and pursue growth across markets and jurisdictions. Connall’s leadership and deep industry experience will be instrumental as we align SEI’s capabilities with the evolving needs of clients in Singapore and across the broader Asia-Pacific region.”

McGuckian added:

“As Asia-Pacific financial services firms look to expand across markets and asset classes, they need strategic partners that can help them navigate change, facilitate scale, simplify complexity, and position them for long-term growth. SEI brings the global infrastructure, operational expertise, technology capabilities, and professional services to enable clients to operate more efficiently. Establishing a presence in Singapore allows SEI to tap into exceptional local talent while supporting the continued growth and evolution of Asia’s asset management industry. I look forward to growing SEI’s client base and bringing the strength of its global platform to clients across the region.”

1,2Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore Asset Management Survey 2025.
3Pensions & Investments’ “Largest Money Managers” 2025 ranking, as of June 30, 2026
4Preqin, Private Assets Fund Administrator rankings, January 2026. Based on AUA.

About SEI®
SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC) is a leading global provider of financial technology, operations, and asset management services within the financial services industry. SEI tailors its solutions and services to help clients more effectively deploy their capital — whether that’s money, time, or talent — so they can better serve their clients and achieve their growth objectives. As of June 30, 2026, SEI manages, advises, or administers approximately $2.1 trillion in assets. For more information, visit seic.com.

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the potential benefits of the expansion of SEI’s capabilities, products, and services in Singapore and across the Asia-Pacific region;the potential benefits of SEI’s Singapore office, including its ability to support clients, build new relationships, and grow its regional client base; andSEI’s ability to execute its international growth strategy and respond to evolving market opportunities and client needs.

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