Month: September 2026

WUHU, China, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In April, LEPAS made its European debut during Milan Design Week. Now, the LEPAS L8 PHEV has been preparing to enter the UK, Italy, Spain and other European markets, with brand launches, product pre-orders and service networks progressing in parallel. Following its European debut, LEPAS is now expanding its presence across the region.

Adapting to Real-World Driving: Meeting Diverse Needs Across Europe

Europe is a major automotive market and a key region in the transition to new energy mobility. With mature automotive markets and diverse mobility needs, European customers place importance on factors including energy efficiency, safety, design quality, interior space and driving experience. Road and climate conditions also vary widely across Europe, from narrow urban streets and congested traffic to long-distance travel, mountainous roads, coastal areas and changing weather conditions. These diverse environments place greater demands on a vehicle’s adaptability, reliability and everyday usability.

From January to July this year, Chery Group recorded cumulative sales of more than 208,000 units across 24 European countries, up 201% year on year. NEV sales reached 102,000 units, up 332.47% year on year. In August, Chery Group topped the UK monthly new-car brand sales chart, ahead of Volkswagen, Ford, BMW and other automakers, becoming the first Chinese automaker to rank first in monthly new-car brand sales in the UK.¹ NEVs now account for around half of Chery Group’s European sales. Chery Auto is also expanding its NEV presence in markets with stringent regulatory requirements, gaining broader market recognition. Building on this foundation, LEPAS is introducing its first NEV for Europe, the LEPAS L8 PHEV. Positioned as an Elegant All-round Premium SUV, the model uses the 2026 Euro NCAP safety protocols as a development benchmark, with chassis tuning refined by a professional European team for diverse road conditions. It supports both daily urban commuting and long-distance cross-border travel.

From Product to Lifestyle: Making Elegance a Shared Experience

As the LEPAS L8 PHEV is preparing to roll out across Europe, LEPAS is expanding its presence across the region with local partners on product adaptation, distribution networks and customer services, while becoming part of local life through design, art and sports. From Milan Design Week to the Venice International Film Festival, LEPAS is connecting with local customers through shared experiences, making elegance something people can experience, participate in and embrace.

The European leg of the LEPAS Global Journey of Elegant Driving is set to begin soon. The event will take the LEPAS L8 PHEV across multiple countries, showcasing its refined driving experience, range capability and intelligent features in a variety of real-world driving environments, demonstrating how elegance and performance can come together in everyday mobility.

LEPAS’s focus on real-world mobility has also earned professional recognition in Europe. During the Turin Auto Show in Italy, the LEPAS L6 was presented with the Best Interior Design Award｜City Car at the 2026 Torino Automotive Design Award. The jury stated: “The LEPAS L6 stands out for its spacious, refined and thoughtfully designed cabin. Generous passenger space, premium materials and flexible storage solutions create a comfortable and highly practical environment. Advanced technologies are integrated naturally throughout the interior, contributing to a cohesive and well-balanced overall experience.” The award recognizes LEPAS’s design maturity and understanding of European lifestyles and aesthetic preferences, strengthening its connection with local culture.

Global System Support: Expanding User Engagement and Co-Creation

LEPAS’s engagement with Europe is supported by Chery Auto’s global capabilities and its role in advancing the global automotive industry. By the end of August, Chery Group’s cumulative exports had surpassed 7 million vehicles, making it the first Chinese automaker to reach this milestone. Its global performance reflects the strength of its global capabilities, supporting LEPAS in local product adaptation, distribution and service development, and user engagement.

With Chery Auto’s global capabilities spanning the full value chain, LEPAS can engage more closely with local markets, listen to customer feedback and explore new expressions of elegance together with users. The inaugural LEPAS Global Elegant Lifestyle Week will extend this co-creation worldwide. Themed “TOGETHER IN ELEGANCE,” the event will run in October during the 2026 Chery International User Summit, inviting friends of LEPAS around the world to experience and shape “Elegant Mobility Life” across cultures.

About LEPAS

LEPAS is Chery Auto’s Premium NEV brand, dedicated to creating elegant mobility experiences for users worldwide. Committed to becoming the Preferred Brand for Elegant Mobility Life, LEPAS brings together Leopard Aesthetics, Elegant Technology, and Exquisite Space – transforming elegance into a driving experience you can see, feel, and trust. Supported by a growing global dealer network of more than 500 sales and service outlets, LEPAS is expanding its international footprint through localized operations, delivering products and experiences tailored to users across global markets.

About Chery Auto

Founded in 1997, Chery Auto is a global automotive manufacturer specializing in vehicle development, intelligent technologies, and new energy solutions. The company operates in more than 130 countries and regions, supported by a strong international network of research, production, and strategic partnerships. Chery Auto has remained China’s No. 1 passenger vehicle exporter among Chinese brands for 23 consecutive years. Guided by its global philosophy of “In somewhere, For somewhere, Be somewhere,” Chery Auto is committed to advancing sustainable mobility through continuous innovation and global collaboration.

Peiwen Tan

Email: tanpeiwen@mychery.com

Website: lepasinternational.com

¹ Source: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

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Businesses incorporated in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States can now be onboarded and acquired directly by YeahPay, on infrastructure built on Stripe

SINGAPORE, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Yeahka Limited (9923.HK) today announced that YeahPay, its international payment business, is working with Stripe to expand merchant services to seven markets. Businesses incorporated in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States can now be onboarded by YeahPay for online acquiring in their own market, supporting merchants and platforms operating across markets with integrated online and in-store payment capabilities.

The expansion further strengthens YeahPay’s online payment infrastructure across key global markets.

Alongside expanding its international market coverage and payment capabilities, YeahPay is also preparing for the next evolution of commerce. The company is prioritizing capabilities around agentic payments, exploring applications across online retail, dining, and gaming, and has begun proof-of-concept collaborations with international financial institutions.

“The number of ways to pay is growing faster than any business can integrate them, and the gap only widens from here. New rails, new currencies, and buyers who are not always human,” said David Tay, Global Vice President, YeahPay. “Our clients should not have to predict any of it. YeahPay is the single integration a business needs to accept any form of payment, and when the next way to pay arrives, they will already be able to accept it.”

YeahPay already provides in-store acceptance in Hong Kong and Singapore. Today’s expansion is bringing the two together. The group has spent more than a decade building payment acceptance for small and medium merchants in mainland China, the majority of it across a counter. YeahPay is taking that experience international, and putting it on the same integration for online payments for the first time.

As intelligent agents increasingly participate in transactions, YeahPay continues to expand its payment capabilities and help merchants prepare for the next generation of commerce.

About Yeahka

Yeahka Limited is a leading payment-based technology platform, dedicated to creating value for merchants and consumers. The company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2020 under stock code 9923.HK. Yeahka serves approximately 9.2 million merchants and nearly 1 billion consumers.

YeahPay is the international payment brand of Yeahka, offering secure, seamless, and efficient digital financial services to global clients, spanning global acquiring, global collection, foreign exchange, global remittance, and beyond. It onboards and acquires for merchants across seven markets, supporting multi-currency processing, local payment methods, and integration options from payment links to ecommerce plugins and platform onboarding.

CONTACT: Contact email: isabelliu@yeahka.com

Walrus Pump Debuts at 2026 TAIWAN EXPO USA: From Pumps to Liquid Cooling System Integration

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With the rapid growth of high-performance computing (HPC) and AI applications, data center thermal management has become a key requirement for next-generation computing infrastructure. Walrus Pump, a Taiwan-based pump specialist, will exhibit at the 2026 TAIWAN EXPO USA from September 24 to 26, with cooling solutions as its main theme. The company will showcase three high-tech pump series: TPMS, CMP, and TPHK-S. These products support applications including in-row and in-rack coolant distribution units (CDUs) and immersion cooling, demonstrating Walrus Pump’s ability to integrate pump technology into cooling systems.

As AI Computing Density Rises, Stable Cooling Becomes Critical
As AI servers move toward greater computing power and higher power consumption, data centers also need cooling systems that are more efficient, more stable, and more flexible in space utilization. As the core fluid control equipment in any liquid cooling system, pumps directly affect how well the whole system runs through their performance, reliability, and size.

Walrus Pump has long specialized in fluid control technology. Year after year, it has invested substantially in AI liquid cooling applications and has built a proven track record with major global companies and leading Taiwanese makers of cooling modules and systems. Walrus Pump is now extending its existing pump manufacturing expertise into modular customization, product configuration, and system integration, making the pump not just a single component but a piece of core fluid equipment for data center liquid cooling.

Three Featured Products Built for Different Configurations, Making It Easier to Select, Deploy, and Integrate
1. TPMS Horizontal Centrifugal Pump | In-Row CDU
The pump adopts exclusive Japanese technology featuring an ultra-slim IE5 permanent magnet motor, making the overall size two-thirds smaller.
It is equipped with patented leak detection, with sensors that monitor the pump in real time.

2. CMP DC Sealless Pump | In-Rack CDU
Its structural design can be optimized for either 4U or 6U configurations, with an adjustable outlet angle.
In a standard 4U rack setup, it delivers 20% higher performance than comparable products.

3. TPHK-S Submersible Centrifugal Pump | Immersion Cooling System
It features a patented return-flow design that prevents coolant leaks and environmental contamination. Targeting a wide range of liquid applications, Walrus Pump offers a choice of materials for the pump body and shaft seal, and these pumps have already been adopted in the data center supply chain serving the global AI-related and semiconductor industries.

From Selling a Single Pump to Providing a Complete Solution
For customers, every liquid cooling setup is different, with its own requirements for space, flow rate, efficiency, fluid compatibility, and safety monitoring. Choosing the right pump means matching these varied needs precisely. Walrus Pump not only focuses on single pump products but also provides corresponding pump specs and integrated supporting components based on each system’s structure, helping customers streamline communication throughout product adoption.

Walrus Pump continues to position itself for future microchannel lid cooling requirements and is driving the development of brushless DC (BLDC) motor technology, enabling its pump products to evolve to meet the growing demands for efficiency, flexibility, intelligence, and energy savings.

For Walrus Pump, data center liquid cooling is more than just a new product application. It is a key direction for extending its pump technology into the high-end technology market. As global AI infrastructure continues to expand, the company will use its high-tech pump capabilities in modular customization and system integration to deepen cooperation with upstream and downstream partners across the data center supply chain and will leverage Taiwan’s manufacturing and R&D capabilities to compete for the global high-end pump application market.

Press Contact: 
Walrus Pump　Chester Wu +88676983666 Ext.350 

ALK today announced the appointment of Tina Abild Olesen as Executive Vice President for Corporate, Portfolio and Product Strategy (CPPS), effective 1 October 2026. Tina succeeds Jacob Glenting, who headed CPPS before being appointed Executive Vice President for Research & Development at ALK on 1 September 2026.

In this role, Tina Abild Olesen will be instrumental in driving ALK’s corporate as well as therapeutic area strategy, establishing end-to-end therapeutic area leadership, and ensuring robust global commercial execution and portfolio prioritisation. She brings nearly 30 years of commercial leadership experience from GlaxoSmithKline and Novo Nordisk. She began her career at GlaxoSmithKline in commercial, marketing and corporate affairs roles, establishing a strong foundation in consumer insights, brand building and affiliate operations. She subsequently joined Novo Nordisk, where she held several senior leadership positions.

Having managed businesses from both local and global headquarters perspectives, Tina’s leadership experience spans diverse markets. She previously served as General Manager and Corporate Vice President in Germany. Most recently, she established and led Novo Nordisk’s Global Commercial Diabetes Franchise, working closely with affiliates, executive management and the Board of Directors.

President and CEO Peter Halling said: “I’m very pleased to welcome Tina to ALK and the Executive Leadership Team. She has successfully driven large-scale business and organisational transformations, and her leadership has consistently delivered robust portfolio and therapeutic area strategies, as well as major product launches across multiple therapeutic areas and geographies. Her background from both GSK and Novo and her experience from a market as well as a global perspective will be greatly appreciated.”

Tina Abild Olesen said: “I’m excited to join ALK at this crucial moment as its ambitious therapeutic area strategy takes shape. I’m honoured to become part of a company that has stood by people with allergy for more than 100 years, and I look forward to contributing with my experience to support the CPPS team, the strategy and helping reach more people with allergy across multiple therapy areas.”

For further information, please contact:

Media: Maiken Riise Andersen, tel. +45 5054 1434
Investor Relations: Per Plotnikof, tel. +45 4574 7527, mobile +45 2261 2525

About ALK
ALK is a global specialty pharmaceutical company focused on allergy and allergic asthma. ALK manufactures and markets allergy immunotherapy (‘AIT’) treatments, acute anaphylaxis treatments, and other products and services for doctors and people with allergy. Headquartered in Hørsholm, Denmark, ALK employs around 2,800 people worldwide and is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen. Find more information at www.alk.net.

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