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• FinTechs in Europe first to take advantage of new fast-track Visa program

• Enables simple, rapid onboarding for start-ups in as little as four weeks

• $100m investment program will support development of European FinTech solutions

• Visa partnering with Europe-based innovators Contis, EVRY, Jaja, Revolut, Wirecard

 

AMSTERDAM-Tuesday, June 5th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Visa (NYSE: V) today announced two new programs designed to support European FinTechs who are developing the next generation of digital payment solutions.

Starting in July, FinTech start-ups based in Europe can onboard to Visa’s global network in as little as four weeks. The new FinTech fast-track program provides rapid onboarding and reduced fees to help early stage start-ups gain access to the capabilities that lie within Visa’s global network to power their own ideas.

Additionally, Visa has launched ... Read more »

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 • Over 20 government reports and independent, peer-reviewed studies already published on PMI’s smoke-free products.

• General trend of independent research is in line with PMI’s conclusions: our most advanced smoke-free product generates significantly lower levels of toxicants compared to cigarette smoke.
       


LAUSANNE, Switzerland-Wednesday, June 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) today released the latest Scientific Update for Smoke-Free Products, a regular publication on its research efforts to develop and assess a range of smoke-free alternatives to cigarettes.

We are focusing this issue on the growing body of independent research on our electrically heated tobacco product (EHTP, marketed as IQOS), the most advanced smoke-free alternative in our portfolio. The covered research comprises independent, peer-reviewed publi ... Read more »

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 New virtual appliance simplifies management and deployment while lowering cost of ownership to encrypt traffic across all network layers

 

AMSTERDAM-Wednesday, June 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the launch of a new virtualized network encryption platform, SafeNet Virtual Encryptor CV1000 as part of its continued investment to address the rapidly changing data security needs of organizations worldwide.

(Gemalto will host a webinar entitled, “Network Encryption at the Flip of a Switch: Implementing Virtualized Network Encryption to Secure SD-WANs”, on June 21st at 3 p.m. Central European Time. Click here to register.)

Today, enterprises and service providers are increasingly using network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) technologies to design, deploy and manage their networks and cloud-based services. These soft ... Read more »

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Executives from HBO, Nokia, Samsung Sprint and the LA Department of Transportation to Keynote; Sponsors, Additional Participating Companies, Exhibitors and Programs Announced

ATLANTA-Wednesday, June 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA announced the first confirmed speakers for the second Mobile World Congress Americas taking place September 12-14, 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The GSMA also released additional details for the Americas event today, including new programs, exhibitors and sponsors.

“For the first time in history, the leading entertainment city in the world will be the main stage for a mobile industry event of this magnitude – Mobile World Congress Americas will put the spotlight on the intersection of mobile with content, media and entertainment,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “There are now more than 5 billion mobile subscribers globally and mobile connects nearly e ... Read more »

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Gemalto technology enables Belgian itsme® app to hit one million transactions a month


AMSTERDAM-Tuesday, June 5th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has enabled Belgian mobile ID scheme itsme® to enroll 350,000 users and securely process one million transactions per month for both private and public online services – making it one of the most successful mobile ID applications in Europe within one year of launch. As well as bringing greater convenience to consumers, itsme® provides merchants, government, and financial institutions with strong, multi-factor authentication that is in line with PSD2, GDPR and is certified for eIDAS.

itsme® was developed by Belgian Mobile ID, a consortium of Belgium’s leading banks and mobile network operators, in close collaboration with Gemalto. It has been officially recognized by the Belgian government as a way for ... Read more »

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 Market leaders joining forces to accelerate innovation in the rapidly expanding market for health, medical and consumer devices

 

ROSKILDE, Denmark & Raleigh, N.C.-Wednesday, June 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sonion, the global leader in micro acoustic and micro mechanical technologies and solutions for hearing instruments and specialty earphones, and Valencell, the leading innovator in wearable biometric sensor technology, today announced a strategic partnership that will expand the boundaries for the use of biometric sensors in the ear. In the partnership Valencell provides the industry’s most advanced biometric sensor modules for hearables and wearables, which Sonion will optimize for size, power consumption and cost for in-ear and on-ear applications. The partnership focuses on designing, developing and manufacturing biometric sensing ear modules for the medical, hearing health, consumer and professional communications ma ... Read more »

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• State-of-the-art EPC project utilizing retort gas from oil shale

• Upgrade of CFB boiler to increase environmental benefits

ESPOO, Finland-Wednesday, June 6th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sumitomo SHI FW announces today that it has successfully completed the delivery of a CFB boiler technology upgrade project to increase the oil shale retort gas combustion in an existing circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boiler at the Enefit's Narva Power Plant in Estonia.

As a result of the successful project, Enefit will be able to burn the entire volume of shale oil gas in the modified boiler plant resulting in higher efficiency and improved environmental conditions.

For this engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, Sumitomo SHI FW provided the design, supply, construction and commissioning of modifications and equipment to the existing 100 MWe CFB boiler to increase its retort gas combustion capacity to 50% of heat ... Read more »

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