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Digital Finance Forum of Global Digital Economy Conference 2026 Grandly Convenes at Beijing Banking & Insurance Business Park

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BEIJING, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On July 3, the Digital Finance Forum of Global Digital Economy Conference 2026 was grandly convened at the Beijing Banking & Insurance Business Park. Since its inception in Shijingshan in 2022, the Digital Finance Forum has been staged for five consecutive editions, evolving into an international, high‑end, and professional platform for digital finance exchange and cooperation. This forum, with the theme of “AI-Driving, Digital Symbiosis”, takes the new starting point of building a financial powerhouse during the 15th Five‑Year Plan period as its foundation, seeking to forge consensus and delineate a blueprint for the high‑quality development of global digital finance.

Wan Long, District Mayor of Shijingshan District People’s Government and Deputy Secretary of the CPC Shijingshan District Committee of Beijing Municipality delivered opening remarks at the conference, noting that digital finance is a key component of the financial sector’s “five major articles”. In the city’s drive toward becoming a global digital‑economy highland, Shijingshan has proactively aligned itself with the capital’s broader development agenda, iteratively upgrading a modern industrial system characterized by “leading + distinctive + future‑oriented” sectors. The insurance sector’s “small‑scale” reforms have achieved new breakthroughs, continuously unleashing the triple advantage of “insurance + technology + data”. Innovation in the application of digital yuan is steadily advancing, with full‑scene coverage gradually being realized in park construction, enterprise‑benefit services, and livelihood consumption. Consequently, Shijingshan’s digital finance construction is progressing swiftly and steadily.

Zhou Yanli, Former Vice Chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission, delivered an address. He noted that the Beijing Banking & Insurance Business Park, after 12 years of development, has evolved into a national-level financial innovation platform that is home to over 300 enterprises. Shijingshan District has taken the lead nationwide in launching the pilot program for long-term care insurance, with 77% of its permanent residents enrolled in the scheme. The district has also rolled out Beijing’s first “Credit + Healthcare” service model, which has served over 500,000 patient visits in total, and has been recognized as an outstanding case in the construction of Beijing’s “Two Zones” initiative. He pointed out that the industrial park has become a core carrier for the innovative development of digital finance in the capital. He expressed the hope that Shijingshan will leverage this forum to deepen financial exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and international institutions, and contribute the district’s strength to the building of a financial powerhouse.

Pooling Wisdom and Strength, Jointly Shaping the Future of Digital Finance

During the session of keynote speeches, Victor Gao, Vice President of CCG, delved into the ethical norms and governance boundaries of AI, framing his discussion around the proposition “AI for Good? Or AI for Evil?”. Former President of Bank of China Li Lihui shared forward-looking reflections on the concepts and approaches for financial innovation in the AI era.

In the subsequent keynote speeches, Tang Sei Kit, Chief Executive Officer of Wealth Division of Quam Plus International Financial Limited; Jing Linfeng, BOE SVP, and Chairman and CEO of UPTC; Zeng Shisong, Member of the Party Committee, China Minsheng Bank Beijing Branch; and Wu Lianfeng, Vice President & Chief Research Analyst IDC China, each shared their insights on cutting-edge topics in digital finance.

During the roundtable dialogue, heads of domestic and international financial institutions, industry experts and scholars engaged in in-depth exchanges centered on the topic of “Deepening Intelligent Applications and the Boundary of Financial Decision-Making”, jointly discussing the status quo and future trends of the global digital finance sector.

Brilliant Debuts of Premier Outcomes Jointly Forge New Paradigm for Finance Fueled by S&T Innovation

On the day of the event, the Beijing Banking & Insurance Business Park was transformed into a cutting‑edge showcase for digital finance, where a batch of innovative results and service solutions made a striking debut.

Liu Dongmin, Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow of the International Finance Research Center at the Institute of World Economy and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, delivered an in‑depth interpretation of the “Global Financial Competitiveness Report 2026”. The National FinTech Evaluation Center unveiled its evaluation toolkit for LLM and agent-based financial applications named “Li Zhu”. The China Justice Big Data Research Institute launched the BeiDou Star Financial Risk Ontology Insight Platform, while Ernst & Young Greater China presented its AI-native look-through risk management platform, offering a panoramic view of China’s latest fintech achievements.

What’s more, key financial institutions such as Sun Life Everbright Asset Management, China Life Capital, China Construction Capital, and BXRF participated in the forum, joining domestic and international guests in discussing the future development of the financial industry and accelerating the high‑level opening of China’s modern financial sector.

Innovation-Driven: Composing the Grand Chapter of Digital Finance

In recent years, Shijingshan District has thoroughly implemented the spirit of the Central Financial Work Conference and made a concerted effort to write the “digital finance” chapter. Taking the Beijing Banking & Insurance Business Park as its main base, Shijingshan is accelerating the formation of innovative outcomes in digital‑finance applications.

Shijingshan is actively promoting the aggregation of key fintech institutions. A number of national‑level financial infrastructures, including the National Banking and Insurance Industry Information Data Center, and the National FinTech Evaluation Center, have taken root in the district. Leading fintech firms such as Everbright Technology, Huayin Technology, and Bairong Inc. have also flocked to the area, continuously expanding Shijingshan’s digital‑finance participants.

The scenarios for digital yuan are being rolled out on an ongoing basis. The district has launched the city’s first “one card for culture, commerce, tourism and sports” solution, integrating bank digital yuan functions with Alipay PASS‑card capabilities; the product became a bestseller immediately upon launch. Shijingshan also processed the first central‑bank digital‑currency‑bridge payment from a public entity to a private entity, enabling cross‑border “outbound” use of digital yuan. In parallel, promotional campaigns such as “Digital Currency Benefits Daily Life” have offered a variety of consumption discounts, shifting the district’s digital yuan adoption from trial‑stage to daily use.

To further reinforce digital finance empowerment, Shijingshan District has rolled out the “Shijingshan Plan for Finance Fueled by S&T Innovation” and is developing the “Digital Finance Port” in West Beijing. By implementing the “one fund for one industry” mechanism, the district seeks to foster a virtuous cycle linking technology, industry and finance, and actively cultivate a new ecosystem for industrial development.

Looking ahead, Shijingshan District will continue to strengthen innovative application of digital finance, build a high-standard comprehensive pilot zone for digital yuan, enhance the quality and efficiency of financial services for the real economy, drive high-quality development of the financial sector through digital empowerment, and contribute Shijingshan’s strength to the building of a financial powerhouse.

District leaders Zhang Mingming and Yang Guibao attended the event.

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SSI SCHAEFER’s Four-Way Pallet Roaming Shuttle Is Expanding Warehouse Design Possibilities

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SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — For warehouse operators in South Korea, warehouse design is increasingly shaped by competing demands: making better use of available space, managing labor constraints and maintaining reliable operations without committing to automation that exceeds business needs.

The challenge is not simply to store more pallets, but to determine how storage capacity can be configured around the inventory characteristics and the movement the operation actually requires.

Rethinking the use of warehouse space

Warehouse capacity is often assessed by the number of pallet positions available. However, the same building footprint can support different storage configurations, each with its own implications for accessibility, material flow and operating requirements.

Four-way pallet roaming shuttles, such as the SSI Pallet Roaming Shuttle, use onboard multi-sensor navigation to determine their position, monitor their surroundings in real time, and accurately detect obstacles. This enables flexible pallet handling across multiple storage levels, opening up greater possibilities for high-density, single- or multi-deep pallet storage configurations.

For facilities where building expansion is restricted, the ability to use available space more effectively can be an important design consideration. With system heights of 24 metres and options for 40 metres subject to configuration, solutions like the shuttle allow warehouse planners to evaluate storage designs that make greater use of the space.

Matching movement capability to operational needs

The significance of four-way movement lies in the flexibility it introduces into storage design. This can be particularly relevant to manufacturing operations storing raw materials or finished goods, food and beverage distribution, and temperature-controlled warehouses where storage conditions and space utilisation are crucial design considerations.

The shuttle supports payloads of up to 3000 kg and uses RFID and photoelectric positioning, with a specified positioning accuracy of ±5 mm. Operating at a maximum aislewise speed of 1.5 m/s when loaded and 1.6 m/s when unloaded, it provides a technical basis for evaluating its suitability against a warehouse’s storage and movement requirement.

Automation solving the right challenges, at the right time

For South Korean warehouse operators facing a rapidly aging population and labor constraints, the question is whether automating pallet storage and movement will address a meaningful operational need. Suited to medium-to-low SKU ranges and lower-throughput applications, the SSI Pallet Roaming Shuttle is worth considering where frequent retrievals and reduced reliance on repetitive manual handling are priorities, rather than high-volume pallet retrieval.

“The value of warehouse automation lies in how well a system fits the operation it is designed to serve. More automation does not automatically mean a better warehouse.

The real measure of an effective solution is how well its storage density, retrieval capability and throughput match the operation’s needs. Investing in capacity or performance that the business cannot fully utilise—or sacrificing retrieval flexibility for density—misses the point of warehouse automation,” said Jeon Jae Beom, Head of Sales, SSI Schaefer Korea.

For South Korean businesses balancing space, labor and investment pressures, the key is to select systems according to its intended role in the wider operation, not on the assumption that greater automation will resolve every capacity or productivity challenge.

For more information, visit www.ssi-schaefer.com/ko-kr.

About SSI SCHAEFER

The SSI SCHAEFER Group is a leading global solution provider for all areas of intralogistics. With innovative technologies and software, the company empowers small to medium-sized enterprises as well as large companies to increase the efficiency and sustainability of their storage, picking, and transport processes. SSI SCHAEFER offers complete solutions ranging from fully automated warehouses with tailored service and maintenance packages to robotics and automated guided vehicles, as well as manual and semi-automated systems such as workstations, racks and containers.

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Heybike Launches V1 Pro, a 72V Power Beast with 8,000W Peak Power and Bigger Attitude

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ONTARIO, Calif., Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Heybike today announced the launch of the V1 Pro, a 72V electric dirt bike designed for riders who want bigger tires, bigger attitude, and ultimate off-road performance. With 8,000W peak power, 17-inch front and 14-inch rear tires, and Wheelie Boost Assist, the V1 Pro delivers powerful off-road performance while featuring hydraulic disc brakes and a magnetic emergency kill switch. Available now on Heybike’s official website, the V1 Pro is offered at an Early Bird price of $1,999, compared with its $2,199 MSRP.

The 72V Power Beast, Ready for Every Trail

With its oversized Big Foot tires, bold styling, and powerful 72V drive system, the Heybike V1 Pro is built to stand out. Delivering 8,000W peak power and 250 N•m of wheel torque, it reaches speeds of up to 50 MPH and tackles inclines of up to 45°, bringing serious power to demanding off-road adventures.

Its staggered 17-inch front and 14-inch rear Big Foot tires provide a larger rear contact patch for traction, while 285 mm of ground clearance helps the bike clear rocks, roots, and ruts. A 150 mm-travel front fork and rear hydraulic shock help absorb bumps on uneven terrain.

Powered by a 72V 27Ah battery with 1,944 Wh of capacity, the Heybike V1 Pro offers a range of up to 60 miles on a single charge, with charging taking approximately 5.5–6 hours using the included 84V 5A charger.

Smart Control. Your Ride, Your Way.

The Heybike app lets riders adjust speed limits and throttle response, choose from ECO, LINEAR, and SPORT riding modes, and configure regenerative braking to suit their riding preferences and terrain.

For added personalization, an optional Bluetooth speaker and horn accessory supports music playback and multiple simulated motorcycle engine sounds.

Enhanced Protection for Every Adventure

The Heybike V1 Pro combines performance with multiple safety-focused features. Its 220 mm front and 190 mm rear hydraulic disc brakes provide stopping power, while regenerative braking adds another layer of deceleration control.

A magnetic emergency kill switch is designed to cut power if the rider falls or steps away from the bike. A throttle-reset safety mechanism prevents power delivery until the throttle has returned to its reset position.

The Heybike V1 Pro features a UL 2849-certified battery system and an IPX6 waterproof rating, offering added protection for outdoor riding in changing weather conditions.

Together, these features complement the V1 Pro’s performance-focused design with added control and protection for off-road riding.

Wheelie Boost Assist: Unleash Your Wild Side

Experience wheelies like never before. With just a single mode control, Wheelie Boost™ lifts the front wheel to a fixed angle, safely turning a complex trick into an exciting riding experience. Less effort, more wild — unleash your bigger attitude and take your V1 Pro ride to the next level.

Bring the Family Together. Conquer Every Terrain.

More than an off-road ride, the Heybike V1 Pro opens the door to shared outdoor adventures and memorable family moments. Designed to bring riders together, it makes weekend trail rides and outdoor exploration opportunities for parents and teens to connect, build confidence, and discover new terrain side by side.

From family outings to challenging off-road adventures, the V1 Pro brings power, excitement, and the freedom to explore together.

A Step Up From the Original Heybike V1

Launched in the first half of 2026, the Heybike V1 quickly gained popularity among teens across the United States. Building on that success, the V1 Pro takes off-road performance to the next level with nearly 100% more peak power, 43.8% greater battery capacity, 11% higher top speed, 20% more range, and a 50% higher maximum climbing angle.

Beyond raw power, the V1 Pro delivers 31.5% more wheel torque and 14.5% greater ground clearance, along with stronger front and rear suspension system for a smoother ride. Its larger 17-inch front and 14-inch rear Big Foot tires further enhance off-road control and rear traction, while the full-size frame is designed to accommodate a broader range of riders.

Make Their Next Ride Unforgettable

The Heybike V1 Pro is available now for $1,999 (MSRP $2,199). Customers can also receive a limited-quantity launch gift box with their purchase, while supplies last. 

More riding challenges, giveaways, and community activities are on the way. Stay tuned for more ways to ride, connect, and share the adventure.

Shop the Heybike V1 Pro on its official website.

About Heybike

Heybike is a leading global e-bike brand making joy easy to reach for every age and every terrain, from city commutes to off-road adventures, blending accessible innovation, safety-first engineering, and design that connects. Every ride connects you to a worldwide community — to your family, to your city, and to the simple joy of moving. Learn more on Heybike’s official website.

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fileAI Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Accelerate Rollout of Outcome-Driven AI Agents for BFSI Leaders

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SINGAPORE, Oct. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — fileAI announced a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) to bring a new suite of AI agents to banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) leaders—built to complete critical operational workflows, not just assist with them.

fileAI’s data intelligence platform, fileForge, transforms enterprise files into trusted, governed intelligence for AI workflows, pairing repeatable skills with business context to carry complex business processes through to completion. Built on Amazon Bedrock and available through AWS Marketplace, it provides industry leaders across Asia and the US direct access to outcome-focused AI agents backed by AWS’s security, scale, and infrastructure.

Two of the company’s latest innovations underpin this philosophy: fileScout maps files ahead of extraction, optimising model routing and drastically reducing token consumption, whilst fileForensics surfaces actionable fraud signals directly into the processing pipeline. Together they ensure only clean, relevant, fraud-checked data ever reaches the workflow. For AWS customers, that means faster cycle times, fewer exceptions, and less manual rework, with the governance and traceability regulated organisations require.

The SCA follows a period of strong momentum for fileAI. On August 27, the company announced investment from SMBC Asia Rising Fund and Singtel Innov8, alongside the debut of fileScout. The funding supports fileAI’s expansion in Japan, building on its June 2026 partnership with JRE Ventures, and deeper investment in financial services capabilities.

“Enterprise AI has to be judged on outcomes, not activity,” said Christian Schneider, CEO of fileAI. “By building on Amazon Bedrock and deepening our collaboration with AWS, we’re giving finance and financial services leaders agents that take their most complex data and carry the work through to a completed, auditable result. With AWS and AWS Marketplace, we can bring that to customers across Asia and the US faster, and with the security and scale they expect.”

“Financial services customers consistently tell us that getting unstructured data ready for workflows they can trust is one of their biggest challenges,” said Jamie Simon, Director, Partner Sales & Development, Asia Pacific & Japan, AWS. “fileAI has built a strong approach to that problem on Amazon Bedrock—combining document intelligence with the governance regulated enterprises require. This collaboration makes it easier for customers to move from AI pilots to production with confidence, and we’re looking forward to scaling it across the region.”

About fileAI

fileAI is the enterprise intelligence company behind fileForge, the leading platform for complex business process automation. Where most AI falls short in production, fileForge provides the structure, validation, and traceability that makes agentic AI reliable by design. It unifies data capture, preparation, governance, and orchestration into auditable, SOP-driven workflows that transform unstructured and semi-structured data into trusted, reusable process intelligence.

Trusted by global enterprises including MS&AD, Toshiba, PwC, KPMG, Nippon Paint, and Keppel, fileAI has processed over 1 billion files across finance, insurance, supply chain, healthcare, and core business operations—delivering governed automation and contextual reuse for the world’s most complex workflows.

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