Thuraya helps Nature Iraq conservationists stay connected as they document their journey down the Tigris River

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Monday, September 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services operator, is supporting Nature Iraq to raise awareness of the conservation of natural resources and cultural heritage of the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley. Thuraya will be sponsoring the team with the Thuraya IP+ broadband terminal as well as airtime to help them stay connected as they embark on their inaugural journey down the river.

Commencing from September 15 to November 8, 2013, Nature Iraq together with the Nature Iraq Foundation, and the Waterkeepers Iraq, will recreate a journey down the Tigris River, starting in Southeastern Turkey, travelling through Iraq to the South. The team will be using traditional boats and vessels to document and generate awareness towards the threats facing the waters of the ... Read more »

Sealys secure software and e-document puts France on the road to the pan-European driving license scheme

AMSTERDAM - Monday, September 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regulatory News:

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that it is delivering its Sealys electronic driving license to Imprimerie Nationale, the French public printing office, as part of a multi-year contract. Gemalto’s secure embedded software will allow the polycarbonate driving license incorporating a microprocessor to be read and verified via a contactless reader. Imprimerie Nationale also selected Gemalto’s Coesys Issuance solution to personalize the new eDocument in-house. Gemalto has been entrusted by Imprimerie Nationale to implement secure personalization solutions since 2008, supporting Imprimerie Nationale with the issuance of ePassports and eResident permits to its citizens and residents.

The new French electronic driving lice ... Read more »

FreedomPay teams with Microsoft to transform the banking industry with mobile payments, powerful incentives, loyalty and business intelligence leveraging Microsoft Azure, Big Data and a variety of Windows-based technologies

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates & RADNOR, Pa - Monday, September 16th 2013 [ME NewsWire]

Sibos 2013

(BUSINESS WIRE) FreedomPay®, creators of the world’s most innovative commerce platform, joins Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) at SIBOS 2013 to introduce Payments Platform as a Service. This cloud-based payments and incentives solution takes advantage of the FreedomPay Commerce Platform™ to deliver mobile payments, offers, digital wallet and commerce solutions with banking-grade security through an alliance with Microsoft.

"Our banks have become virtually faceless to us. Just a logo on a card. FreedomPay brings a solution to the table that can not only give banks a face to their customers, but also one that the customer sees as a true va ... Read more »