Adding new payment services to banking apps quicker and easier with Connekt
LONDON-Wednesday, March 7th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Entersekt, an innovator in mobile-first fintech solutions, this week launched Connekt, a digital commerce enablement product. The company, known for its mobile app security and authentication technology, is offering Connekt to financial services providers to help them adapt to changing market conditions.
Tech giants and a host of start-ups have come to dominate digital payments, inserting their brands directly in front of consumers at the point of purchase. Regulations like Europe’s PSD2 are meanwhile forcing banks to provide third-party access to their customers’ accounts and data. Competitors of all kinds are lining up to leverage these assets, which they themselves do not own, to provide consumers with low-cost value-added services.
To reclaim their previously uncontested position in
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Call for Entries now open for the industry’s most influential awards
LONDON-Wednesday, March 7th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Now well established as the most influential, most prestigious awards in the media, entertainment and technology industry, the IBC Innovation Awards continue to reflect the very latest in the use of technology to engage and excite audiences.
“The IBC Innovation Awards are the awards that everyone in our industry wants to win,” said Michael Crimp, CEO of IBC. “We see projects from around the world, from the biggest players to exciting new providers, all competing to win one of our coveted awards. The quantity and quality of entries continues to grow each year, and this year we are sure that we will see an ever more diverse set of nominations, which means an even tougher task for our judges.”
The IBC Innovation Awards are unique, celebrating collaboration to achieve rea
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday, March 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, today introduces a new chapter to promote its 24/7 Connected Services. After giving a voice to machine conversations between elevators and the IBM Watson Internet of Things (IoT) platform, KONE now combines the voice of escalators with social media.
Machine Conversations demonstrated how elevators can chat with IoT servers to share details of performance or any potential issues. It showcased the company’s 24/7 Connected Services, which enables vast amounts of data from elevator sensors to be monitored, analyzed and displayed in real-time, improving equipment performance, reliability and safety.
KONE now brings a human touch to escalators, the workhorses of the world’s cities. Featuring the first ever escalator connected to Twitter, people will see in real time how these heavy-duty machines keep people moving. In addition
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STATS to provide live and in-season sports data to Microsoft
CHICAGO-Tuesday, March 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today, STATS, the worldwide leader in sports data and intelligence, announced the renewal and expansion of its relationship with Microsoft to power live and in-season sports data, including access to STATS Widgets.
With the partnership extension, STATS will continue to provide Microsoft with coverage across North American and international sports. In addition, STATS will now provide STATS Widgets for MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA football and basketball, golf, tennis, auto racing and cricket.
STATS leads the industry with the fastest and most accurate data feeds, validated independently by Northwestern University, allowing Microsoft to engage with billions of sports fans around the world through live scoring, player statistics and game information.
“STATS is honored and excited to expand our work with Microsoft&
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday, March 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
Leading multinational pump and water application systems manufacturer Grundfos has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE). Headquartered in Riyadh, the council operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Commerce.
The MoU was signed today between Eng. Sulaiman I. Al-Amoud, Secretary General of SCE and Abdulaziz Daghestani, Deputy General Manager of Grundfos Saudi Arabia. Under the agreement, Grundfos, the award-winning world leader in advanced pump solutions, will provide training to the councils’ members, who consist of over 240,000 engineers working in a wide range of operational engineering disciplines across Saudi Arabia.
Training will provide recent graduates with basic skills and knowledge of how pumps work, pump applications, technologies, pumps types and more; as well as the most sustainable solutions. The one-month courses, whi
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Wave of new award winners reflecting increased competition amongst airports
MONTREAL-Tuesday, March 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Airports Council International (ACI) World announces the winners of the prestigious 2017 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards.
This year an unprecedented sixteen airports are first time winners, challenging best- in-class airports in top-quality customer service. This phenomenon reflects the increasingly competitive air travel business, where continuous service improvement is a key ingredient to performance.
First-time winners this year are: Rome Fiumicino (FCO,) Newcastle (NCL), Athens (ATH), Zagreb (ZAG), Bandung (BDO), Indore (IDR), Ahmedabad (AMD), Casablanca (CMN), George (GRJ), Toronto Pearson (YYZ), San Jose (SJC), Cleveland (CLE), Los Cabos (SJD), Belo Horizonte (CNF) and Medina (MED).
Mumbai scoops first place for airports in Asia-Pacific serving over 40 million passengers a year
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NEW YORK-Saturday, March 3rd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Union Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LTN.U) (the “Company”) announced today the closing of its initial public offering of 11,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit including 1,500,000 units which were subject to the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Each unit consists of one ordinary share of the Company (“Ordinary Shares”), one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Ordinary Share upon consummation of an initial business combination, and one redeemable warrant entitling the holder to purchase one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per share. The units have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and trade under the ticker symbol “LTN.U.” Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the ordinary shares, rights and warrants are expected to be traded on the NYSE under the symbols “LTN,” “LTN RT” and “L
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INGELHEIM, Germany & INDIANAPOLIS, US-Tuesday, March 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
EMPERIAL clinical trials will evaluate the effect of empagliflozin on exercise ability and heart failure symptoms in people with chronic heart failure1,2
EMPERIAL is part of the most comprehensive clinical trial programme of an SGLT2 inhibitor in chronic heart failure3,4
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced plans to expand their clinical trial programme for empagliflozin in chronic heart failure with the EMPERIAL clinical trials. These trials will evaluate the effect of empagliflozin on exercise ability and heart failure symptoms in people with chronic heart failure independent of whether they have type 2 diabetes. EMPERIAL comprises two Phase III trials that will assess the effect of 12 weeks’ treatment with empagliflozin on the ability of people with heart failure t
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AMSTERDAM-Tuesday, March 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has been selected by Korea Telecom (KT) Corporation to provide its On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) solution and embedded SIM (eSIM) to deliver out-of-box connectivity to its Industrial IoT customers. This will enable the largest South Korean telecommunications provider to support all cars equipped with pre-embedded eSIM complete flexibility over subscription management, regardless of their country of origin.
Gemalto hosts and maintains the IOT connectivity solution in its certified data center. It is compliant with the GSMA Remote SIM Provisioning specifications and it integrates with KT’s connected car platform called GiGA drive.
By combining the Gemalto’s remote subscription management solution with its eSIM, KT will be able to allow automobile manufacturers to provide in-vehicle connected services through GiGA drive and a single SIM,
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