Vietnam’s Society Pass announces inclusion in Russell 2000 Index
(ASEAN Startups) Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa), the Vietnam-based data-driven loyalty platform, announced Tuesday that the company has been added to the Russell 2000 Index, effective at the open of U.S. markets on December 20, 2021, and according to the preliminary list of initial public offering (IPO) additions to the Russell indexes.
“Building on the momentum of our successful IPO, the inclusion of Society Pass to these highly regarded and widely used indexes will increase the visibility of our stock to the wider global investment community and attract new classes of investors to our register,” SoPA Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Nguyen said in a statement.
Membership in the Russell 2000 Index, which remains in place until the next reconstitution, is based on membership in the broad-market Russell 3000 Index. The Russell US Indexes are commonly used as performance benchmarks, or as the basis for index-linked products including index-tracking funds, derivatives, and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
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SoPa recently announced its ambition to accelerate its growth in Southeast Asia through the launch of its regional headquarters in Singapore on December 16, 2021.
Located at Raffles Place in the heart of the Singapore central business district, the new office acts as the company’s designated Asia Pacific hub for regional business and expansion opportunities, in particular, the acquisition and acceleration of high growth eCommerce businesses in the key focus markets of Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines
SoPa which is listed on Nasdaq is a loyalty and data marketing ecosystem that operates multiple e-commerce and lifestyle platforms across its key markets. Its business model focuses on collecting user data through the expected circulation of its universal loyalty points. It seamlessly connects consumers and merchants across multiple product and service categories fostering organic loyalty.
From its launch in 2019, SoPa has amassed over 1.5 million registered users and over 3,500 registered merchants and brands. It has since invested 2+ years building proprietary information technology (IT) architecture with cutting edge components to effectively scale and support its Platform’s consumers, merchants, and acquisitions.
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