Day: 12 June 2023

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Toast Selects FreedomPay as its Preferred Payments Partner for Global Enterprise Merchants

Toast will now enable enterprise merchants to combine FreedomPay’s best-in-class global Commerce Platform with its leading restaurant digital platform

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FreedomPay, the world’s leading independent commerce platform and Toast, the all-in-one digital platform built for the entire restaurant community, signed a partnership agreement making FreedomPay Toast’s preferred payments gateway partner for select enterprise brands.

Toast will be able to offer its cloud-based digital platform for restaurants to leading enterprise merchants in the U.S. and Canada who are on the award-winning FreedomPay Commerce Platform.

Kelly Esten, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise at Toast stated: “As the restaurant industry rapidly adapts to new service models, Toast continues to deliver the industry’s trusted digital platform to help restaurants of all sizes and types—including franchisees—drive profitability, create the streamlined dining experiences guests expect, and make managing food service operations across properties easier than ever. We look forward to partnering with FreedomPay as we drive our enterprise expansion.”

FreedomPay Senior Vice President, Sales & Digital Development Nate Ware added: “This exciting collaboration between FreedomPay and Toast delivers advanced capabilities to large merchants. We are quite simply ‘unleashing the power of pay’ to thousands more businesses to help support Toast’s growth across enterprise level merchant solutions.”

FreedomPay is one of the world’s fastest growing Fintechs, innovating and transforming commerce to Next Level™ payment solutions. FreedomPay is aggressively expanding in new markets including the Middle East, South America, Africa and APAC. FreedomPay has recently been named one of the Fastest Growing FinTechs to Watch in 2022 and is a finalist for the Best Payment System in the PayTech Awards, London 2023.

FreedomPay and Toast will be exhibiting together at HITEC in Toronto, June 26-29. Visit booth 516/518 to learn more.

About FreedomPay
FreedomPay’s Next Level Commerce™ platform transforms existing payment systems and processes from legacy to leading edge. As the premier choice for many of the largest companies across the globe in retail, hospitality, lodging, gaming, sports and entertainment, foodservice, education, healthcare and financial services, FreedomPay’s technology has been purposely built to deliver rock solid performance in the highly complex environment of global commerce. The company maintains a world-class security environment and was first to earn the coveted validation by the PCI Security Standards Council against Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE/EMV) standard in North America. FreedomPay’s robust solutions across payments, security, identity, and data analytics are available in-store, online and on-mobile and are supported by rapid API adoption. The award winning FreedomPay Commerce Platform operates on a single, unified technology stack across multiple continents allowing enterprises to deliver an innovative Next Level experience on a global scale. www.freedompay.com 

Jennifer Tayebi
Hill+Knowlton Strategies for FreedomPay
+1 734 395 0780
jennifer.tayebi@hkstrategies.com

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Dominica Ranks as Safest Country in the Caribbean in 2023 World Citizenship Report: CS Global Partners

London, June 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Commonwealth of Dominica has been crowned as the safest place in the Caribbean in the second annual World Citizenship Report published by the world’s leading government advisory and marketing firm, CS Global Partners.

Using data from the World Citizenship Index (WCI), the World Citizenship Report’s data-driven tool which measures 188 countries across five motivators most relevant to the mass affluent, the Nature Isle topped the Safety and Security pillar in the region with a score of 76.9, bringing it to the 38th safest place in the international arena.

In the Caribbean, Grenada (46), St Kitts and Nevis (48), Saint Lucia (50) and Antigua and Barbuda (52) followed Dominica’s safety and security rank of 38. Iceland (1), New Zealand (2) and Switzerland (3) kept their top rankings globally for the second year in a row, while economic giants like the US (65) and China (111) trailed much further behind Dominica.

Dominica continues to place emphasis on physical safety, rule of law, and political stability and ranks high in categories like voice and accountability, where citizens feel empowered to hold leaders accountable to their demands and needs.

The post-pandemic return to ‘normal’ has been marred by generational inflation, broader macroeconomic volatility as well as the geopolitical instability stemming from the crisis in Ukraine – which has threatened to upend the ‘Long Peace’ enjoyed since the end of WWII.

The resultant supply chain, energy, and political pressures have pushed the global economy closer to a recession and are forcing governments to enact monetary and fiscal policy changes that are pressurising households the world over. Perhaps more importantly, the upheaval of the last two years that has engendered both restrictions on local and international movement and increased economic headwinds have compelled the world’s citizens to reappraise their relationship with their own governments with respect to freedom, safety, and opportunity.

The mass affluent and high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) are looking for alternative destinations as a bolt-hole for future crises in countries that offer the freedoms that are lacking in their home nations.

With many parts of the world also experiencing an uptick in violent crime due to ineffective policies and rising inequality, smaller jurisdictions in particular are increasingly prioritising efforts to ensure the rule of law for all as part of efforts to boost tourism and attract digital nomads. In the Caribbean for example, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data shows that St Kitts and Nevis saw a 50 per cent reduction in its average crime statistics over the past five years resulting in it being ranked among the safest islands to visit in 2023 by well-known tourist guide “Travellers Worldwide”.

Caribbean nations that offer investment migration schemes such as Dominica, offer global citizens access to some of the best travel and economic markets in the world.

Dominica began welcoming foreign nationals to obtain citizenship in 1993. The island remains politically and economically stable, with a low crime rate and rich investment opportunities.

Chantal Mabanga
CS Global Partners
+44 (0) 207 318 4343
Chantal.Mabanga@csglobalpartners.com

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SCG International Partnered with Hassan Allam Unlocks Growth Potential in South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach – 12 June 2023 – SCG International Corporation Co., Ltd. is embarking on a global business expansion, with a strategic entry into South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa (SAMEA) region. Establishing the Dubai Hub in the United Arab Emirates, serving as a central hub for sourcing and transporting goods across the region. Moreover, the company is actively preparing to establish a new office in Saudi Arabia, aiming to capitalize on the monumental construction projects envisioned in Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious 2030 plan by diversifying investments across various sectors.

In its pursuit of growth and development, SCG International is committed to implementing a comprehensive supply chain solution strategy. With a diverse range of products, including construction, industrial supplies, home & living, paper & packaging, as well as energy products. To effectively execute this business strategy, SCG International has forged a strategic partnership with Hassan Allam Trading and Engineering, the leading construction and engineering company and aims to establish a formidable presence in the markets of Egypt, the Middle East, and Africa.

“As part of our journey, we have focused on SAMEA region. This region presents a fresh opportunity, building upon our well-established strengths and presence in the ASEAN market. We recognize the potential to develop an international supply chain network and have strategic plans to establish an office in Riyadh to cater to the growing number of government and private sector projects. We have been actively seeking a strong partner with extensive market access in the region. Our collaboration with Hassan Allam represents a significant milestone as we venture into Egypt, the Middle East, and Africa” said Abhijit Datta, the Managing Director of SCG International

SCG International is a subsidiary of Thailand’s leading conglomerate, SCG, with over 100 years of construction industry expertise. The company provides supply chain solutions for Energy, Industrial Supply, Building & Construction, Home & Living. With a global presence for 40 years, spanning 50 countries, it stimulates growth with a customer-centric approach. Offering tailored solutions for diverse needs, SCG International is recognized as a Trusted International Supply Chain Partner.

For more information
www.scginternational.com

Media Contact:

Khamonmas Jirakullapatra

Email: khamonmas.j@gmail.com

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Shawani: The approval of the financial budget will have a positive impact on the implementation of the programs of the Ministry of Justice

Minister of Justice Khaled Shawani affirmed that approving the financial budget will have a positive impact on the implementation of the Ministry of Justice’s programs in accordance with the ministerial curriculum.

Shawani said during his meeting with the Australian Ambassador to Iraq, Paula Ganley, and her accompanying delegation. The approval of the draft federal budget law for the Republic of Iraq in the House of Representatives will have a positive impact on the implementation of the programs of the Ministry of Justice in accordance with the ministerial curriculum, especially with regard to building justice complexes and correctional prisons, which will address the file of overcrowding in correctional departments in accordance with international human rights standards.

For her part, the Australian Ambassador expressed the Australian government’s support for the government program, expressing her country’s readiness for joint cooperation and coordination in the legal fields between the two countries.

A statement by the Ministry of Justice said that the two sides discussed cooperation and coordination at all levels, including the exchange of expertise in the legal and justice fields between the two countries.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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A foreigner arrested on charges of stealing $40,000 from a company in Baghdad

Detachments of the Baghdad Crime Control Directorate arrested a foreigner on charges of stealing 40,000 dollars from a company in Baghdad.

A statement by the Directorate stated: “The detachments of the Habibiya Office for Combating Crime arrested a Pakistani national on charges of stealing an amount of money amounting to (40 thousand US dollars) from inside an iron safe in one of the commercial companies he used to work in within the Habibiya area, east of Baghdad.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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On its ninth anniversary… Al-Araji: We are continuing to prosecute and hold accountable all those who planned, executed and incited the Speicher crime

The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, affirmed the pursuit and accountability of all those who planned, executed and incited the Speicher crime.

Al-Araji said on Twitter: “On its ninth anniversary … shame will follow all those who committed and incited the implementation of the horrific “Speaker crime”, and our martyrs will remain immortal and proud.”

He added: “We are continuing to prosecute and hold accountable all those who planned, executed and incited this horrific crime, in accordance with the law.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Arab League underlines media’s crucial influential role during election process

The Assistant Secretary General of the League of Arab States (LAS) Ambassador Hossam Zaki confirmed that the media is a fundamentally influential partner on the course of the election process through its various stages.

In a recorded speech before the opening session of the Fourth Forum of Arab Elections Administrations, Zaki said that the media is closely connected to the parties of the election process due to its contribution that establishes the transparency, credibility and integrity of the elections.

Media’s role in elections in the age of digital technology and artificial intelligence witnessed successive changes, not all of them positive, he pointed out.

Despite the opportunities provided by modern technology to develop the voting process, give transparency and provide more information to the voters about the candidates and their programs, some experiences in recent years indicate harmful roles, he explained.

It is possible to use technology, social media and artificial intelligence applications to play these roles in a way that discredits the election process, he added.

He stressed that this must be studied in an extensive manner, in a manner that protects voting experiences in countries from these emerging problems.

The forum deals with the topic of media and elections in this session, as a continuation of a successful cooperation in the field of election affairs between the Arab League and the UN during the past decade, Zaki mentioned.

Holding the forum comes within the framework of following up on the implementation of the decision of the Council of the Arab League at the ministerial level that was held in September 2015, which welcomed the holding of a forum on elections in cooperation with the UN, in which all Arab election bodies and administrations as well as leading regional and international organizations in the field of elections participated, he said.

He underscored that this pioneering forum in its field was able to lay a solid foundation for constructive cooperation and coordination between the parties concerned with the voting process in Arab countries.

This session is inseparable from the previous three sessions of the forum, which were held in the years 2016, 2018 and 2021 to discuss vital issues such as voter registration, he explained.

The focus of the forum this year deals with an influential and effective aspect of the voting process, which is the media and elections, he pointed out.

The three-day forum aims to enhance cooperation in the field of elections through exchanging experiences among election administrations in the Arab region.

Multiple heads and members of Arab election administrations and bodies will participate in the fourth forum, in addition to representatives of international organizations, to discuss various aspects of the media’s role.

The sessions of the forum will include presentations by member states and international organizations on the role of traditional and digital media in the elections, ways to enhance the capabilities of election administrations that deals with media during the voting processes will also be discussed.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

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Former Italian PM Berlusconi dies at 86 – press office

Former Italian Prime Minister and flamboyant self-made billionaire Silvio Berlusconi had died at 86 just days after being admitted to hospital with breathing problems, his press office reported on Monday.

Berlusconi, one of Italian politics’ most controversial and polarizing personalities, battled a history of health ailments and was recently diagnosed with leukemia, according to his personal physician. Born on September 29, 1936, Berlusconi, who was affectionately christened “The Knight,” by his proponents, had a stranglehold on Italian politics for decades and served as prime minister on three different occasions in the span of nine years.

He forayed into the world of football and took over Italian giants AC Milan in 1986 as the club stood on the precipice of bankruptcy, remaining at the helm of the “Rossoneri” until 2017 in a period which saw club clinch some 29 trophies.

His “Forza Italia” party paid tribute to their leader by hailing him as a “fighter” who never failed to stand up for his beliefs, describing him as one of the most influential men in the history of Italy.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

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KRCS stresses Kuwait’s humanitarian role

Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) underlined on Monday Kuwait’s humanitarian role to support those affected by natural or man-made disasters.

Director of the Public Relations and Media Department at KRCS Khaled Al-Zaid made the remark to KUNA on the sidelines of the Global Communications Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

He added that the three-day conference, which kick-started in Amman earlier today, aims to emphasize the future of media as well as qualify young people to face challenges, take responsibility and develop media.

He considered the conference, organized by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Jordanian Red Crescent, to be one of the most important platforms for global dialogue on media issues.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

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British Minister: London Tech Week is huge chance to show UK science superpower

British Minister for Investment Lord Johnson said that London Tech Week is a huge opportunity to show that the UK is a science and technology superpower, and the number one place to invest.

In a statement before the start of London Tech Week meetings Monday, the British minister affirmed that his country is seeing a huge interest from investors in the region, with millions of pounds being invested into world-leading British tech.

Creating closer ties with friends in the Asia Pacific region is creating enormous opportunities for inward investment, as the UK sits at the cutting edge of innovation in science and technology, he added.

Furthermore, a statement from Department of Business and Trade said, as part of the biggest Asia Pacific (APAC) delegation to ever visit London Tech Week, investors representing funds of over 100 bln pounds will meet with UK tech companies as they seek cash injections into innovative new projects, ranging from fintech and clean tech to life sciences and Artificial Intelligence.

As day one (Monday 12 June) of the UK’s largest technology event gets underway, business deals have already been secured with APAC investors and tech firms, it added.

Source: Kuwait News Agency