May 11, 2023

[INVNT GROUP]™ achieves record global growth, accelerating history-making brand campaigns, strategic partnerships, and humanitarian work.

New York, NY, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — [INVNT GROUP] THE GLOBAL BRANDSTORY PROJECT and leading agency portfolio of complementary brand storytelling disciplines, continues its explosive growth trajectory and worldwide expansion, reporting a top line revenue of $142 Million in 2022, up over 132% year-over-year (YOY).

Led by Scott Cullather, President & CEO of [INVNT GROUP] and CEO of INVNT.ATOM, the group represents a growing portfolio of innovative complementary disciplines designed to help forward-thinking brands everywhere, impact the audiences that matter, anywhere.

Operating across 9 offices in 6 countries and counting on over 270 employees globally, the full-service group leads clients including Lamborghini, AWS, PepsiCo, Samsung, General Motors, Spotify, Merck, Meta, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Pfizer, SHRM and Netflix. Attributing its explosive growth to a unique formula of engagement-driven brand campaigns, production of disruptive events and experiences, launch of new vertical business units, strategic partnerships and acquisitions, and pro bono humanitarian initiatives.

Since 2008 [INVNT GROUP] has thoughtfully expanded its global service offerings through the launch of new divisions and initiatives: INVNT.ATOM the digital innovation and Web3 agency based in Singapore; Hypnogram the boutique OOH-focused creative multimedia studio; INVNT Higher Ed, events designed for colleges and universities; and BZAR the group’s proprietary, self-funded, decentralized content led metaverse; established as a marketplace for physical and digital transactions, NFTs, entertainment, social and gaming experiences.

The GROUP also bet big on live, with the newly formed ITP LIVE, strategically acquiring full-service production companies including: InSync Production Services Inc., Thunder Audio, Morpheus Lights, and Any Venue Video. For over 25 years, these production companies have supported the design and execution of experiential and live entertainment programs for many of the largest corporations, trade associations, sports franchises, governmental agencies (including the White House), and musical artists: Bruce Springsteen, Snoop Dog, Lady Gaga, Lionel Richie, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Metallica, Post Malone, Tyler Perry and more.

Prior to adding these offerings the group consisted of founding agencies including: modern brand strategy firm Folk Hero; creative-led culture consultancy, Meaning; production studio & digital creative agency, HEVĒ; and the original live brand storytelling agency, INVNT.

“Our growing global mission and our Group are powered by the future of BrandStory, engagement, and community. Working with many of the most dynamic brands and organizations across a multiverse of industries – each influencing their markets, audiences, the environment, and our collective society. We pride ourselves on being a big, small agency defined by a tapestry of creativity, innovation, diverse perspectives, and disciplines. Above all, we believe in doing great work, and work that does great things,” Scott Cullather, President & CEO of [INVNT GROUP] and CEO of INVNT.ATOM.

Named best-in-class for Marketing on Inc.’s Best in Business list, [INVNT GROUP] has delivered award-winning campaigns for a diverse roster of global brand partners and pro bono humanitarian causes, leading across creative, strategy, design, production, content, and marketing communications, including:

Back-to-back Lamborghini Campaigns: Launched the world’s first 1:1 NFT supercar auction attached to the last physical Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae Coupé, in collaboration with Steve Aoki, Krista Kim, and RM Sotheby’s. INVNT.ATOM led the campaign, and HEVĒ designed and produced digital content, along with Hypnogram. This collaboration generated 587 Million social media impressions, with the auction closing at $1.6 Million USD – landing it in the top 10 brand new Lamborghinis ever sold at auction. On the heels of that campaign, INVNT.ATOM launched Lamborghini’s 60^th anniversary celebration with ‘The Epic Road Trip’ an 8-month long NFT drop campaign. Collectively, the two campaigns garnered 1.8 Billion global media impressions.
Multiple Samsung Launches: In partnership with Cheil Worldwide, INVNT produced a takeover of Times Square (New York) and Piccadilly Square (London), featuring an exclusive world-premiere music video by K-pop group, BTS, followed by a 3-week local, interactive, and experiential popup in each city. The overall experience welcomed over 200,000 visitors across New York and London. Additionally, INVNT delivered Samsung’s Developer Conference (SDC) in San Francisco, and produced the most recent marquee Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event, back as an in-person live event after a 3-year hiatus.
General Motors: After producing GM’s CES 2022 Keynote, featuring Chair and CEO, Mary Barra, INVNT led the ‘Factory Zero’ launch, GM’s first all-electric vehicle facility in Detroit. U.S. President Joe Biden toured the facility and delivered a keynote to the press tied to his administration’s sustainability and worker policy plans. GM commemorated the milestone by ringing the NYSE bell directly from the production floor within the facility, alongside local unions, and the GM community.
Launching A New Era for Vanderbilt University: INVNT Higher Ed partnered with Vanderbilt University to celebrate its past and share bold visions for its future with a series of strategic engagements throughout 2021, 2022, and 2023. Producing a weekend of ceremonies and celebrations to mark the Investiture of Vanderbilt’s 9th Chancellor, Daniel Diermeier, in 2022, followed by kicking off the university’s 150th anniversary in 2023 with live events and a signature interactive online experience for Vanderbilt’s global community. INVNT produced The Clinton Global Initiative University, hosted by Vanderbilt in March of 2023, and then launched Vanderbilt’s ambitious “Dare to Grow” campaign in April – a $3.2 Billion effort to strengthen the university for the future.
Circles.Life ‘Be the Main Character’ Campaign: INVNT broke ground introducing Australia’s first-ever 3D, metaverse, out-of-home billboard merging technology and data; turning influencers and consumers into avatars to deliver messages of connection and humanity.

PepsiCo Expo 2020 Dubai: INVNT designed and built three one-of-a-kind, interactive, and educational pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai. Each pavilion was designed around core Expo themes of Mobility (The Bolt: Gatorade), Sustainability (The Drop: Aquafina), and Opportunity (The Plus: Pepsi Black + Lays). Open for 6 months, welcoming over 24 Million people physically and 50 Million virtually, the brand experience generated 246 Million global media impressions.
Captain Morgan x NFL ‘Fan of Year’ Campaign: HEVĒ partnered with Sports Illustrated to celebrate the 2023 Super Bowl LVII, putting Captain Morgan at the center of the NFL universe through a strategic digital content launch featuring former New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz. HEVĒ created talent-led hype videos, a web hub, and social content to incentive dedicated fans to submit their own content, which resulted in 32 Fan of the Year (FOTY) winners (one representing each team) – positioning Captain Morgan at the center of the NFL conversation and social matrix. The winners were featured on the Caption Morgan FOTY web hub on SI.com, as a faux SI print cover providing a few dynamic and fun facts on each of the 32 winners. The campaign garnered over 432K Owned Organic Social Impressions, 700 media placements, totaling 4.5 Billion in earned global media impressions.
Intimissimi: Folk Hero developed and reimagined the company’s BrandStory, ultimately leading to the launch of INTIMISSIMI’s new global platform and campaign ’The Art of Italian Lingerie’, featuring Heidi Klum and Lena Klum.

One Plus: Hypnogram was commissioned by OnePlus to create anamorphic video illusions on 3 different 3D billboards to promote the latest OnePlus flagship mobile device, Ovaltine across Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, and NYC. Hypnogram strategized to create a viral and shareable experience, something that had never done before with the ‘Naked Eye 3D’ billboard format. The NYC (Times Square) OnePlus billboard garnered over 538K overall impressions.

AESPA X Blake Kathryn NFT Collection: Aespa, the globally acclaimed female K-Pop group (and the first group in the metaverse with matching avatars) joined forces with visual and digital artist Blake Kathryn and INVNT.ATOM, to launch an exclusive NFT collection via Sotheby’s. The AEGirls collection marked the world’s first collaboration between a K-pop group and a global NFT artist.

Some of [INVNT GROUP]’s mission-focused Pro Bono work:

Championing ‘Freedom for All’ with Dr. Opal Lee the grandmother of Juneteenth – campaigning and delivering over 2 Million signatures to the White House, resulting in the historic federal passing of Juneteenth as a national holiday in the U.S., as well as talent representation with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, and strategic partnerships w/ Adidas, Smithsonian, NBC, Sephora, and more.

Alongside United Talent Agency (UTA), [INVNT GROUP] hosted the ‘Ukraine Solidarity to Action’ fundraising event by BlueCheck Ukraine, a humanitarian aid initiative co-founded by actor/director Liev Schreiber and UTA co-founder and CEO of Doctors Without Borders – USA executive director and BlueCheck Ukraine co-founder, Jason Cone. The event raised more than $250,000, with funds going directly towards supporting local Ukrainian NGOs and grassroots organizations providing on-the-ground humanitarian assistance to civilians severely impacted by the war.

[INVNT GROUP] partnered with Sunflower Network, a non-profit organization focused on providing direct and essential aid to Ukrainians in need, to present the Sonya exhibition on an online New York City pop-up charity art gallery and fundraising space exhibiting the work of Ukrainian artists and fundraising towards direct aid to Ukraine. The exhibit brought in over $200,000 in fundraising aid.

In partnership with the Deep Creek Lions Club, who since 1973 has been providing visually impaired youth with the opportunity to learn to downhill ski through the Blind Skiers Program, [INVNT GROUP] powered a fundraising gala highlighting achievements of program volunteers and participants, recruiting new members, and raising funds to grow the program into the future.

The Drum and [INVNT GROUP] hosted the second annual fundraiser of the traditional Scottish celebration raising funds for Brixton Finishing School in support of expanding diversity in our experiential, creative, and events industry for marginalized communities across all identities – raising over £18,500 for the effort.

“[INVNT GROUP]’s growth is a testament to not only our spectacular global team, but also the impact of our clients, partners, and causes. Since founding the GROUP’s original live brand storytelling business INVNT, we’ve helped industry leaders and organizations around the world activate at emerging frontiers of engagement – launching in new markets and connecting them to their most relevant audiences. Our geographic expansion around the world grants us unique operational opportunities to reach and build communities at scale, in more direct and creative ways,” Kristina McCoobery, CEO of INVNT and COO of [INVNT GROUP].

[INVNT GROUP] announced strategic business partnerships with MSM, the global talent and motorsport agency, and Trident3, the Web3 platform onboarding brands into the world of Web3, the metaverse, and NFTs. The partnerships aim to offer best-in-class marketing and commercial solutions across respective industries. HEVĒ, also announced a client partnership with SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management), the largest HR organization in the world, with HEVĒ as agency of record, leading SHRM’s brand messaging, creative design, and digital marketing strategies globally as the Human Resources organization celebrates its 75^th Anniversary.

“Our business model is rooted in investment-worthy experiential moments that create brand growth, build community, engagement, and drive revenue. We’re thrilled with [INVNT GROUP]’s trajectory as we continue broadening our business and partnership plans, cultivating the future of the experiential industry globally. Through ongoing strategic organic growth and acquisitions, we continue to provide more juice from the squeeze for our clients, key stakeholders, team members, and shareholders,” Wolf Karbe, CFO of [INVNT GROUP].

ABOUT [INVNT GROUP]

[INVNT GROUP] was established as an evolution of the founding global live brand storytelling agency INVNT in 2008, with a vision to provide consistent, meaningful, well-articulated BrandStory across all platforms. With offices in New York, Sydney, London, Singapore, Dubai, San Francisco, Stockholm, Detroit, and Washington D.C.; headed by President and CEO, Scott Cullather, [INVNT GROUP], THE GLOBAL BRANDSTORY PROJECT represents a growing portfolio of complementary disciplines designed to help forward-thinking organizations everywhere, impact the audiences that matter, anywhere. The GROUP consists of modern brand strategy firm, Folk Hero; creative-led culture consultancy, Meaning; production studio & creative agency, HEVĒ; events for colleges and universities, INVNT Higher Ed; digital innovation division, INVNT.ATOM; creative multimedia experience studio, Hypnogram; and the original live brand storytelling agency, INVNT. For more information visit www.invntgroup.com

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May 11, 2023

Quantexa fornece ao ING Solução para Fortalecer e Automatizar a Cobertura de Risco Global

O ING está utilizando a Plataforma de Inteligência de Decisão da Quantexa para obter uma visão de 360 graus dos dados dos clientes, identificar risco e continuar avançando em suas experiências de cliente de nível internacional

LONDRES, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Quantexa, líder global em soluções de Inteligência de Decisão (DI) para os setores público e privado, anunciou hoje que o ING está implantando a sua plataforma para fortalecer seus esforços de detecção de risco e investigação. Sendo um banco global que atende 37 milhões de clientes pessoa física, clientes corporativos e instituições financeiras em 40 países, o ING está determinado a proteger seus clientes e combater o crime financeiro.

Usando IA e recursos avançados de análise gráfica fornecidos pela plataforma da Quantexa, as equipes de investigação do ING estão focadas no desenvolvimento de medidas globais mais eficazes e eficientes do tipo “Conheça Seu Cliente” (KYC) e Antilavagem de dinheiro (AML). Ao conectar clientes e contrapartes, a plataforma cria contexto e descobre redes complexas. Isso automatiza ainda mais os processos de defesa de primeira linha.

O ING selecionou a plataforma da Quantexa por sua capacidade de ajudar na análise de dados de transações internas e incorporar dados externos, para completar uma visão de 360 graus do risco da base de clientes. No início de 2023, o ING e a Quantexa concluíram uma primeira implementação bem-sucedida para o Trade Finance em Hong Kong e Cingapura.

O ING e a Quantexa estão agora trabalhando em um lançamento global com esforços expandidos em Mercados Financeiros e Correspondentes Bancários.

Dan Higgins, Diretor de Produtos da Quantexa
“O método mais eficaz para prevenir a lavagem de dinheiro é entender o contexto subjacente e vincular como os criminosos se comportam. Estamos entusiasmados em desenvolver nosso histórico bem-sucedido de inovação com o ING e os apoiar em sua missão de aprimorar a cobertura de risco em áreas de prática globais significativas e seu esforço contínuo para ser líder na identificação e combate a ameaças criminosas no setor bancário”

Karim Tadjer, líder KYC global do ING Group
“No ING, estamos comprometidos com a luta contra a lavagem de dinheiro, o crime econômico e continuamente inovando para garantir a segurança e a conformidade do banco. Estamos entusiasmados por ter encontrado um parceiro com ambições compatíveis na Quantexa. Ao aproveitar os insights contextuais gerados por meio de sua plataforma, podemos fortalecer nossos modelos de detecção e automatizar processos-chave em nossas medidas de KYC e AML. Isso está levando a eficiências para nossas equipes de investigação e melhores experiências do cliente”

Sobre a Quantexa

A Quantexa é uma empresa global de software de dados e análise pioneira em Inteligência de Decisão que capacita as organizações a tomar decisões operacionais confiáveis, dando sentido aos dados. Usando os mais recentes avanços em big data e IA, a plataforma Decision Intelligence da Quantexa descobre riscos ocultos e novas oportunidades, fornecendo uma visão contextual e conectada de dados internos e externos em um único lugar. Ela soluciona os principais desafios em gestão de dados, KYC, inteligência do cliente, crime financeiro, risco, fraude e segurança, durante todo o ciclo de vida do cliente.

A Plataforma de Inteligência de Decisão Quantexa melhora o desempenho operacional com uma precisão 90% maior e uma resolução de modelo analítico sessenta vezes mais rápida do que as abordagens tradicionais. Fundada em 2016, a Quantexa agora tem mais de seiscentos funcionários e milhares de usuários trabalhando com bilhões de transações e pontos de dados em todo o mundo. A empresa tem escritórios em Londres, Nova Iorque, Boston, Toronto, Málaga, Bruxelas, Amsterdã, Luxemburgo, Singapura, Melbourne e Sidnei, e nos Emirados Árabes Unidos. Para mais informações, visite www.quantexa.comou siga-nos no LinkedIn.

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Quantexa fournit à ING une solution de renforcement et d’automatisation de la couverture globale des risques

ING utilise la plateforme d’intelligence décisionnelle de Quantexa pour obtenir une vision à 360 degrés des données clients, identifier les risques et continuer à faire progresser leurs expériences client de classe mondiale

LONDRES, 11 mai 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aujourd’hui, Quantexa, un leader mondial des solutions d’intelligence décisionnelle (ID) pour les secteurs public et privé, a annoncé qu’ING déployait la plateforme de Quantexa afin de renforcer ses efforts en matière de détection des risques et d’enquête. En tant que banque internationale au service de 37 millions de clients, d’entreprises et d’institutions financières dans 40 pays, ING est déterminée à protéger ses clients et à lutter contre la criminalité financière.

En utilisant l’IA et les capacités d’analyse graphique avancées fournies par la plateforme de Quantexa, les équipes d’enquête d’ING se concentrent sur le développement de mesures mondiales plus efficaces et efficientes en matière de connaissance du client (KYC) et de lutte contre le blanchiment d’argent (AML). En connectant les clients et les contreparties, la plateforme crée un contexte et met à jour des réseaux complexes. Cette démarche automatise davantage encore les processus de défense de première ligne.

ING a sélectionné la plateforme de Quantexa pour sa capacité à faciliter l’analyse des données de transaction internes et à intégrer des données externes, de manière à offrir une vision à 360 degrés du risque lié à la clientèle. Début 2023, ING et Quantexa ont achevé avec succès une première implémentation pour le financement des opérations commerciales à Hong Kong et Singapour.

ING et Quantexa travaillent actuellement sur un déploiement mondial avec des efforts accrus dans le domaine des marchés financiers et des activités de correspondant bancaire.

Dan Higgins, directeur des produits chez Quantexa
« La méthode la plus efficace pour prévenir le blanchiment d’argent consiste à comprendre le contexte qui sous-tend le comportement des criminels et établir des liens entre ces comportements. Nous sommes ravis de tirer parti de notre expérience réussie en matière d’innovation avec ING et de soutenir ING dans sa mission d’amélioration de la couverture des risques dans d’importants domaines d’intervention à l’échelle mondiale ainsi que dans les efforts qu’ING déploie constamment afin de se positionner en leader de l’identification et de la lutte contre les menaces criminelles dans le secteur bancaire.

Karim Tadjer, responsable mondial des procédures de KYC pour ING Group
« Chez ING, nous nous engageons à lutter contre le blanchiment d’argent et la criminalité économique, et à innover en permanence afin de garantir la sécurité et la conformité de la banque. Nous sommes ravis d’avoir trouvé en Quantexa un partenaire dont les ambitions sont compatibles avec les nôtres. En tirant parti des informations contextuelles générées via leur plateforme, nous pouvons renforcer nos modèles de détection et automatiser les processus clés de nos mesures de KYC et d’AML. Cela conduit à des gains d’efficacité pour nos équipes d’enquête et à une meilleure expérience client. »

À propos de Quantexa

Pionnière de l’intelligence décisionnelle, Quantexa est une société mondiale de logiciels de données et d’analyse qui permet aux organisations de prendre des décisions opérationnelles fiables en rendant les données significatives. En utilisant les dernières avancées en matière de Big Data et d’IA, la plateforme d’intelligence décisionnelle de Quantexa révèle les risques cachés et les nouvelles opportunités en fournissant une vision contextuelle et connectée des données internes et externes en un seul endroit. Elle résout des défis majeurs dans les domaines de la gestion des données, de la connaissance du client, de l’intelligence client, de la criminalité financière, des risques, de la fraude et de la sécurité, tout au long du cycle de vie client.

La plateforme d’intelligence décisionnelle de Quantexa améliore les performances opérationnelles avec plus de 90 % de précision en plus et une résolution de modèle analytique 60 fois plus rapide que les approches traditionnelles. Fondée en 2016, Quantexa compte aujourd’hui plus de 600 employés et des milliers d’utilisateurs travaillant avec des milliards de transactions et de points de données à travers le monde. La société possède des bureaux à Londres, New York, Boston, Toronto, Malaga, Bruxelles, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapour, Melbourne, Sydney et aux Émirats arabes unis. Pour tout complément d’information, rendez-vous sur www.quantexa.com ou suivez-nous sur LinkedIn.

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May 11, 2023

Floship Escolhida para o Leading 100 List 2023

A lista anual de pesquisa reconhece a abordagem inovadora da tecnologia da Floship para impulsionar o futuro da marca para o consumidor

HONG KONG e NOVA YORK, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Floship, fornecedora líder global de soluções de cadeia de suprimentos circular, tem o prazer de anunciar que foi escolhida para a The Leading 100 List — uma lista de pesquisa anual altamente antecipada da The Lead que reconhece startups de tecnologia inovadoras que estão impulsionando o futuro das empresas de marca para consumidor.

Empresas de toda a cadeia de valor – incluindo marketing, comércio eletrônico, logística de última milha e de terceiros, checkouts e pagamentos – foram nomeadas e consideradas.

Todas as empresas foram avaliadas e selecionadas por meio de uma metodologia rigorosa, incluindo entrevistas das empresas, formulários de indicação e dados das empresas. O processo de seleção incluiu uma avaliação detalhada dos negócios de cada empresa, com um critério de tomada de decisão que toma por base a Inovação, Impacto nos Negócios, Comercialização e Clientes, Equipes e experiência, Concorrência, Media Buzz e Criação de Valor para Investidores.

Falando sobre a seleção, o CEO da Floship, Joshua Tsui, disse: “A escolha da Floship para a The Leading 100 List é uma grande honra. A seleção ocorre em um momento emocionante da nossa jornada e esse reconhecimento destaca a capacidade inovadora da tecnologia inteligente da Floship e o valor excepcional que ela cria para nossos clientes e seus clientes. Na próxima fase do nosso crescimento a nossa tecnologia continuará a ser parte integrante do lançamento da nossa oferta de serviços modulares, incluindo soluções de marca branca para organizações empresariais, e este prêmio confere outro nível de segurança às nossas soluções.”

As empresas da lista The Leading 100 serão homenageadas em uma cerimônia de premiação no The Lead Innovation Summit entre 12 e 13 de julho em Nova York. A conferência anual reúne executivos de toda a comunidade da moda, beleza, CPG e inovação de varejo para engajar o futuro do modelo de negócios direto ao consumidor.

“Gostaria de agradecer ao comitê de seleção e parabenizar as outras empresas selecionadas para a The List. Estou pronto para me conectar com os colegas da indústria em Nova York”, concluiu Tsui.

Sobre a Floship

As soluções de ecossistema de cadeia de suprimentos circular global da Floship abrangem todos os aspectos da cadeia de suprimentos global, garantindo um esforço operacional mínimo para as empresas de comércio eletrônico e permitindo que os proprietários de empresas se concentrem em impulsionar o crescimento com a flexibilidade do investimento e, ao mesmo tempo, ter tranquilidade.

Saiba mais em www.floship.com ou siga-nos no LinkedIn,

Para mais informações sobre a Floship, contate:

James Linacre, Líder de Relações Públicas e Comunicações

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Floship est sélectionnée pour intégrer la liste The Leading 100 de l’année 2023

La liste de recherche annuelle reconnaît l’approche innovante de la technologie de Floship en matière d’influence sur l’avenir de l’engagement des marques avec les consommateurs

HONG KONG et NEW YORK, 11 mai 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Floship, fournisseur mondial de premier plan de solutions de chaîne d’approvisionnement circulaire, a le plaisir d’annoncer qu’il a été nommé dans la liste The Leading 100 — une liste de recherche annuelle très attendue de The Lead reconnaissant les startups technologiques innovantes qui influencent l’avenir des entreprises dédiées à l’engagement des marques avec les consommateurs.

Des entreprises de l’ensemble de la chaîne de valeur (y compris dans les domaines du marketing, de l’e-commerce, de la mobilité au dernier kilomètre, ainsi que de la logistique, des caisses et des paiements tiers) ont été nommées et envisagées.

Toutes ont été évaluées et sélectionnées en utilisant une méthodologie rigoureuse comprenant des entretiens, des formulaires de nomination et des données d’entreprise. Ce processus de sélection a inclus un examen détaillé des activités de chaque entreprise avec un critère décisionnel basé sur l’innovation, l’impact commercial, la commercialisation et les clients, les équipes et l’expérience, la concurrence, la présence dans les médias et la création de valeur pour les investisseurs.

S’exprimant à propos de la sélection, Joshua Tsui, PDG de Floship, a déclaré : « La nomination de Floship dans la liste The Leading 100 est un immense honneur. Cette sélection survient à un moment passionnant dans notre parcours et cette reconnaissance souligne les capacités innovantes de la technologie intelligente de Floship ainsi que la valeur exceptionnelle qu’elle crée pour nos clients et leur clientèle. Alors que nous envisageons la phase suivante de notre croissance, notre technologie continuera à jouer un rôle crucial dans le déploiement de notre offre de services modulaires comprenant des solutions de commercialisation en marque blanche pour les entreprises, et cette récompense confère un autre niveau d’assurabilité à nos solutions. »

Les entreprises figurant sur la liste The Leading 100 seront récompensées à l’occasion d’une cérémonie de remise de prix lors du The Lead Innovation Summit les 12 et 13 juillet à New York. Ce sommet annuel réunit des cadres de l’ensemble de la communauté de l’innovation dans les secteurs de la mode, de la beauté, des produits de consommation emballés et de la vente au détail, en vue d’influencer l’avenir du modèle commercial « direct-to-consumer ».

« J’aimerais remercier le comité de sélection et exprimer mes félicitations aux autres entreprises sélectionnées pour la liste The Leading 100. Je suis également impatient de rencontrer mes pairs du secteur à New York », a conclu M. Tsui.

À propos de Floship

Les solutions d’écosystème de chaîne d’approvisionnement circulaire mondiales de Floship couvrent tous les aspects de la chaîne d’approvisionnement mondiale, assurant des efforts opérationnels minimaux pour les entreprises d’e-commerce et permettant aux propriétaires d’entreprises de se concentrer sur la stimulation de la croissance avec de la flexibilité en termes d’investissements, tout en gagnant en tranquillité d’esprit.

Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur le site www.floship.com ou suivez-nous sur LinkedIn.

Pour tout complément d’information à propos de Floship, veuillez contacter :

James Linacre, Responsable des RP et communications

Tél. : (+852) 5333 9420

E-mail : pr@floship.com

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May 11, 2023

Duck Creek Technologies Recognizes Coforge as Formation ’23 Innovation Anywhere Hatch-a-Thon Champion

From 35 entrants, finalists Coforge, Value Momentum, and Xceedance engaged in a “battle of the bots” to demonstrate their innovation potential to the insurance industry

Boston, MA, May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duck Creek Technologies, the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, recognizes Coforge as the winner of the company’s Innovation Anywhere Hatch-a-Thon at Formation ’23. 2023 is the second year the company has opened the Hatch-a-Thon to external ecosystem participants.

Duck Creek’s Innovation Anywhere Hatch-a-Thon encourages the development of new and innovative ideas that advance on-demand, cloud, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology solutions to rapidly improve insurance carriers’ core technology systems, as well as unique concepts that address insurance carrier operational pain points. Designed as an innovation marathon, Duck Creek brings together its internal teams and its developer community to upskill, build amazing solutions, and hatch new ideas that will further advance technology for the insurance industry.

The 2023 Hatch-a-Thon call for entries challenged the developer community to keep insurance human, find untapped synergy between insurance operations, and integrate technologies that enhance customer experience to advance the P&C and general insurance industry globally. The Hatch-a-Thon innovation marathon drew 35 entries which were reviewed by Duck Creek’s Innovation Anywhere committee. Entries were judged based on innovation, product impact, business impact, and execution. Three finalists, representing Coforge, Value Momentum, and Xceedance, were chosen to present their ideas on stage for attendees to view and vote for their favorite innovation during Formation ’23.

Formation attendees voted Coforge as the Formation ’23 Innovation Anywhere Hatch-a-Thon champion. This year’s winning team from Coforge produced “document delivery using WhatsApp” to build connections and make it easier for policyholders to communicate directly across the Duck Creek Platform by using a policy number to retrieve documents.

“Duck Creek’s research points to the continued need to advance strategic innovation in tech with a specific focus on the insurance industry, enabling tools and technology that make policyholder connections and experiences better,” said Quinn Easterbrook, Chief Enterprise Architect at Duck Creek. “Duck Creek’s Innovation Anywhere Hatch-a-Thon provides an exciting forum to showcase new thinking in insurance technology and celebrate the contributions to cloud-based SaaS technology by our developer and partner community.”

About Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies is the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry. We are the platform upon which modern insurance systems are built, enabling the industry to capitalize on the power of the cloud to run agile, intelligent, and evergreen operations. Authenticity, purpose, and transparency are core to Duck Creek, and we believe insurance should be there for individuals and businesses when, where, and how they need it most. Our market-leading solutions are available on a standalone basis or as a full suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand.

Visit www.duckcreek.com to learn more. Follow Duck Creek on our social channels for the latest information – LinkedIn and Twitter.

Carley Bunch
Duck Creek Technologies
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Drake Manning
Duck Creek Technologies
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May 11, 2023

NMK Calls For The Promotion Of Swahili Language, Culture

The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) is gearing up for the world Kiswahili Language Day celebrations slated for 7th July 2023.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNSECO) set aside July 7 of each year as World Kiswahili Language Day.

Kiswahili, a Bantu language with Arabic influences, is the first African language to be recognized in such a manner by the United Nations (UN).

The language dates from the contacts of Arabian traders with the inhabitants of the east coast of Africa over many centuries.

NMK acting Director General (DG) Stanvas Ongalo has launched a series of curtain-raiser activities in the run-up to the Swahili Day celebrations at Swahili Pot Hub in Mombasa County.

Ongalo says Kiswahili language is one of the official languages of the African Union (AU), Southern African Development Community (SADC) and East African Community (EAC).

‘It is therefore an indispensable tool in achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and in facilitating regional integration,’ he said adding that the annual festival would be a stage to showcase the time-honored Swahili culture and heritage.

He said to commemorate this important day, NMK in collaboration with the local Community Based Organizations and the Mombasa Old Town community at large, would be organizing lavish celebrations on July 7, 2023 to be held at the NMK Heritage Training Institute (NMKHTI) formerly Swahili Culture Centre.

Ongalo says the aim is to highlight the importance of Kiswahili language globally and to revive dying traditional Swahili cuisine and handicrafts.

The NMK official says the mission of the annual celebration is to promote the use of Kiswahili language as a beacon for unity, peace and enhanced multiculturalism.

The NMK DG says Swahili is among the 10 most widely spoken languages in the world, with more than 200 million speakers mostly in Africa and the Middle East.

Over the centuries, this Bantu language has emerged as a common form of communication in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, in addition to the Middle East.

Swahili speakers are spread out in more than 14 countries: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Somalia, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and Comoros and as far as Oman and Yemen in the Middle East.

Southern African countries such as South Africa and Botswana have introduced it in schools, while Namibia and others are considering doing so. More than 100 universities, colleges and schools in the US, Asia and Europe offer Swahili as a course.

‘As the State Corporation that manages museums, sites and monuments, we are excited that Swahili has become the first African language to be honoured by the United Nations,’ said Ongalo.

He says the international day would be celebrated by all stakeholders, in recognition of the global relevance of Kiswahili as a language of global communication and one that is growing in stature.

He said the theme for this year’s event would be ‘Kiswahili for Peace, Cohesion and Integration’ by embracing, exploring and enjoying the cultural heritage of the Swahili speaking communities.

Ongalo urged Kenyans to embrace the Swahili language and unique culture noting that people are identified by their culture and language.

Swahili Heritage Training Institute Coordinator Khalid Kitito says the annual festival would be marked in a big way and would bring together Swahili speakers and enthusiasts.

Kitito says the Swahili community festival seeks to break diversity barriers, build a credible Swahili speaking people, and celebrate the Swahili culture and its authenticity around the globe.

‘The weeklong celebrations will showcase the richness of the Swahili language and culture,’ he said, adding that the event would be celebrating Swahili arts, cuisine, crafts, henna paintings, poetry, music, and literature.

Kitito says the festival provides an opportunity for Swahili speakers and enthusiasts to come together to network and celebrate their shared love for the language and culture.

A researcher with NMK Dr. Ahmed Yassin says the original dialects of Kiswahili are fast getting lost, hence they should be reclaimed and revived fast.

Dr. Yassin says there are three important dialects of Kiunguja, spoken in Zanzibar and in the mainland areas of Tanzania; Kimvita, spoken in Mombasa and other areas of Kenya; and Kiamu, spoken on the island of Lamu and adjoining parts of the coast.

‘But the standard Swahili is based on the Kiunguja dialect,’ he said and underscored the need to promote unity in diversity, understanding, tolerance and dialogue.

Source: Kenya News Agency

May 11, 2023

Detectives Questioned Self-Proclaimed ‘Jesus’ Of Tongaren

Eliud Wekesa alias ‘Yesu wa Tongaren’ on Wednesday honored police summons and reported to the police headquarters for interrogations in relation to his religious activities.

Speaking to the press at the county police headquarters, Wekesa maintained that his name was ‘Yesu wa Tongaren’ insisting that people should refer to him as such.

Wekesa further noted that his church has been operating smoothly and has never had issues with the authorities.

On May 5, President William Ruto appointed a taskforce to review the legal and regulatory framework governing religious organizations.

Explaining the decision to form the taskforce, the president indicated that the Shakahola mass death had opened a lid on the need to regulate religious institutions.

Wekesa condemned the Shakahola incident saying that’s what has made people question his ministry adding the incident was against the Ten Commandments.

‘If the people were fasting at the Shakahola forest to see Jesus, then they should have been brought to me because I am Jesus,’ he said.

Wekesa started his church when he was 30years. ‘My church has been in existence for 12 years now, I started it when I was 30 years old and now I am 42 years,’ he added.

He was accompanied by his inner circle of followers who believed that their alleged Yesu wa Tongaren was innocent and he was here to serve the ministry and save people from sin.

Wekesa was further asked if he had a team of lawyers to represent him in case he was arraigned in court he said he would be represented by the sun and the moon.

‘I do not need to have lawyers because I will be represented by the moon and the sun,’ he said.

Wekesa went in for interrogation for hours and when he came out, he maintained that what he was doing was a calling from God. He even went on to criticize journalists saying, ‘I was told that journalists are rich but when they come to my home they cannot even buy me soda.’

Bungoma County Police Commander Francis Kooli told the media that they had summoned Wekesa for investigation to see if his ministry was in compliance with the law.

He further said that they were ready to let Wekesa explain himself in order to exercise the freedom of expression.

When he was asked if the followers of Yesu wa Tongaren would be allowed in the interrogation chambers, he had the following to say, ‘We only summoned ‘Yesu Wa Tongaren’ for questioning and so his followers will have to wait for him outside.’

Kooli went on to say that they go by reports reaching the police desk and thus they have to carry out investigations first since it was a matter that involves the nation at large.

‘We will question him and if any law was broken, they will advise him according to the law but for now we cannot say any law was broken we are first carrying out investigations,’ the County Commander of Police said.

He said interrogations were ongoing and confirmed that Wekesa would be back for questioning Thursday.

Source: Kenya News Agency

May 11, 2023

Beehive Of Activity In Town As Schools Reopen

Chuka town has been a beehive of activity in the last two days as schools reopened for their second term.

Traffic snarl-ups were witnessed in Chuka town as school re-opening activities continued, causing congestion as students crowded the shops, supermarkets, and the matatu terminus as they rushed to shop and commute to their various schools.

It was a boom for traders since their sales in the past two days shot up, making them smile all the way to the bank.

Fridah Kawira, a trader at Chuka open-air market, explained that their sales have improved since students are buying essential things like socks and underwear for school purposes.

‘The students rarely bargain on commodity prices since they don’t use their hard-earned cash as they depend on their parents; some only said that the prices were not as they had left them previously,’ Kawira explained to KNA.

The fare, too, was not the same as on normal days. The fare drastically changed due to the school’s reopening.

Tony Abraham, a student, explained how his journey from Nairobi was quite expensive, lamenting that he was unfairly charged Sh1,000, Sh300 above the normal fare of Sh700.

Mary Gosheni, a parent who was shopping for her children on Tuesday, explained that it has been hectic for them to prepare for the re-opening of schools.

‘I have a secondary school student who needs to report to school with at least half of the school fees, and I also have a grade 6 student who I need to prepare because she will sit for an examination,’ she explained.

She further revealed that the CBC slot is not easy to manage because the children expect to be helped with some difficult assignments.

‘Imagine I arrive at home from work; I need to cook, prepare for the next day, and at the same time, I need to help my kid with their homework,’ she said, adding that now that the break is over, they are back to the same routine.

Source: Kenya News Agency

May 11, 2023

Officials Unearth Syndicate In Tea Buying Centres

Tea farmers in Githunguri, Kiambu County have raised concerns that they have been losing millions of shillings in a dubious tea swindling syndicate involving factory clerks and corrupt tea farmers.

Consequently, their pleas paid off after officials from Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) in collaboration with those from Weights and Measures ambushed tea buying centres during an impromptu inspection exercise where they confirmed the theft and manipulation of records to the disadvantage of the farmers.

Preliminary examinations on the weighing scales tested indicated that the farmers were indeed losing at least 1.4kg for every 10kgs they take to the buying centres.

During the exercise, the manipulated scales were confiscated as most clerks disappeared in the thicket after getting wind that the government officials were on the ground.

Samuel Njane, a Director TBK who led the exercise said the theft out of manipulated tea weighing scales has been reported in over 20 tea growing counties, with farmers losing millions of shillings through the syndicate.

Njane said several clerks found buying the tea using tampered weighing scales have also been arrested and their machines confiscated during their frequent raids.

He said clerks at the factories colluded with certain farmers at the buying centers to tamper with the scales and secretly transfer the stolen number of kilogrammes to them to be paid in return.

‘Farmers should be strict at the centres and ensure that before they start weighing their tea, the scales are well calibrated because this theft is demoralizing. It is well calculated to deny the farmer maximum returns of their produce,’ he said.

William Thuo Kamau, a tea farmer for over 20 years at K9 area in Githunguri, says that while they suspect the machines were tampered with, they did not have a concrete case of such theft.

‘Last year, I produced over 5,000kg of tea and from the revelations, it looks like I lost up to 800kg through such theft. This means as farmers, we have been losing millions of shillings annually through such syndicates,’ he said.

Cecilia Wairimu Chege, another tea farmer said she took close to 1,500kg last year and it seems more than 300kg was stolen from her, despite waking up during freezing morning hours to nurture and harvest the produce.

‘It’s quite discouraging that people have been stealing our hard-earned cash using such dubious means. These criminals should be arrested and prosecuted accordingly,’ she said.

Joseph Njaramba, an inspector from Weights and Measures, said they have seized the weighing machine to ascertain what caused the manipulations.

‘If the clerk is found culpable, action will be taken against him,’ he said.

Source: Kenya News Agency