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MATRIXX’s industry-leading 5G Digital Commerce platform is delivered through HPE GreenLake, the fast-growing cloud services platform from HPE

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-Tuesday 24 November 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MATRIXX Software, the global leader in 5G monetization solutions, has collaborated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to bring MATRIXX Digital Commerce to Communications Service Providers (CSPs) via HPE GreenLake, an elastic-as-a-service platform that can run on-premises, at the edge or in a colocation.

MATRIXX Digital Commerce provides a cloud native, real-time converged charging and commerce platform that enables CSPs to compete at web scale. Unique in its offering, MATRIXX makes it possible for CSPs to move quickly, engage digitally and operate more efficiently. Industry-leading service providers such as Dish, Swisscom, Orange, and Three have chosen MATRIXX as their future proof monetization solution as they evolve to cloud ... Read more »

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-Tuesday 24 November 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE), under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has opened registration for the 3rd Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award. The award, with total prizes worth USD 1 million, aims to find sustainable and innovative solutions for water scarcity. Suqia has upscaled the award to include new technologies to produce, distribute, store, monitor, desalinate and purify water using renewable energy.

Suqia has added the Innovative Crisis Solutions Award to the three existing categories: Innovative Projects Award, Innovative Individual Award, and Innovative Research and Development Award. This encourages a larger number of research institutions and individuals to participate in the Award.  

The Innovative Crisis Solutions Award is worth USD 20,000 and is allocated for small enterprises, research institutions and NGOs to innovate proje ... Read more »

 J.P. Morgan offers new service to clients

BASEL, Switzerland-Thursday 19 November 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces that J.P. Morgan has become the first Validation Agent in the Global LEI System.

The Validation Agent Framework, announced by GLEIF in September 2020, enables financial institutions to improve their customer experience, accelerate client lifecycle management and reduce costs by using ‘business-as-usual’ know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) onboarding procedures to facilitate LEI issuance for their clients.

J.P. Morgan and LEI issuer, Business Entity Data B.V. (BED), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), have together issued the first LEI under the new Validation Agent model, via BED’s GMEI Utility service.

J.P. Morgan’s Managing Director, Referen ... Read more »

• Veltassa® is a well-tolerated1 and effective2 oral calcium potassium binder for the treatment of hyperkalemia supported by 12 month clinical data

• Veltassa® will benefit from Fresenius Kabi’s market-leading nephrology patient access in China alongside Velphoro® and Venofer®

• China shows high prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and heart failure3

ST GALLEN, Switzerland & BAD HOMBURG, Germany-Thursday 19 November 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Regulatory News:

Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP) and Fresenius Kabi today announced an agreement to develop, register and distribute Veltassa® for the treatment of hyperkalemia in the People’s Republic of China. Under the agreement, Fresenius Kabi will have the exclusive right to distribute and sell Veltassa® across China.

Stefan Schulze, CEO of Vifor Pharma Group comments, “We are deli ... Read more »

With a long trajectory in sustainability, and having recently achieved carbon neutral farms, the company is honored at PR Daily’s 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards taking home the win for Green and Environmental Stewardship

Coral Gables, Florida-Monday 23 November 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

Fresh Del Monte Produce has been honored first place in the Green and Environmental Stewardship category at PR Daily’s 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Awards. The win is a reflection of the company’s sustainability commitment and recent achievements across its operations.

The highly respected PR Daily awards recognize global corporations that have executed the most successful and impactful CSR campaigns. The awards highlight both the communications surrounding sustainability and the initiative itself. For the Green and Environmental Stewardship category, Fresh Del Monte Produce presented its achievement on carbon neutrality in its tropical ... Read more »

Expands Real-time Payout into Billions of Bank Accounts to 100 Countries

DENVER-Monday 23 November 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Western Union (NYSE: WU), a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, announced it has expanded real-time digital payout capabilities into 100 countries reaching billions of bank accounts.i For decades, Western Union already paid out in minutes into 550,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories. The goal to expand real-time payout into bank accounts, wallets and cards was announced at the 2019 Investor Day where the company said it would reach the 100-country milestone in 2020.

Expanding real-time payout capabilityii is a key focus of the Company’s digital growth strategy which centers on growing its industry-leading digital services offered through westernunion.com and digital partnerships. Together, the two growth drivers grew digital revenue 45% year-over-year in t ... Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO-Monday 23 November 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Moody’s Analytics has won the Climate Risk category in the 2021 Chartis RiskTech100®, the first year this category has appeared. It’s one of 10 awards for Moody’s Analytics to go along with the #2 overall ranking.

The Moody’s Analytics offering helps customers first identify whether they have exposure to climate risk in their portfolios and then quantify the impact of exposure to various climate risk factors.

“Expanding our climate risk capabilities is a top priority and one we have invested significantly in achieving,” said Dr. Jing Zhang, Managing Director and Global Head of Quantitative Research at Moody’s Analytics. “Severe climate events throughout 2020 underscore the importance and urgency for market participants to understand how climate change is already affecting—and will continue to affect—the risk and return of the ... Read more »

RICHARDSON, Texas-Wednesday 18 November 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mavenir, the industry’s only end-to-end Network Software Provider for 4G/5G networks, announces the appointment Vishant Vora as President, Global Customer Operations and Managed Services, where he will lead Mavenir’s global end-to-end business operations including network design, rollout and deployments, solutions and systems integration services, managed services and related strategic initiatives.

“I am pleased to welcome Vishant to Mavenir. He has led the deployment and management of large-scale Mobile Networks. He will provide a strong focus in leading our Operations activities and will also be charged with leading and driving growth in our end to end O-RAN-based cloud native network deployments and Managed Services business.” said Pardeep Kohli, president and CEO of Mavenir.

"I am excited to join Mavenir at such an exciting time," said Vishant. ... Read more »

Techstars and Challenge Partners are looking for innovators committed to solving the toughest sustainability challenges in supply chains who want to collaborate to turn innovative ideas into proof-of-concepts and pilots

BOULDER, Colo.-Tuesday 17 November 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, is now accepting entries for the Techstars Sustainability Challenge from anyone with ideas for how to reduce the significant toll global supply chains have on the environment. Winners will be showcased at the first Techstars Sustainability Summit in April, and at least one will have the opportunity to develop a proof-of-concept with a Techstars Sustainability Challenge Program Partner. Techstars Pathfinder members and Challenge Partners for this effort are: ABN AMRO, Cargill, Comcast NBCUNIVERSAL LIFT LABS, EG, Endeavor, Equinor, Princeton University through Princeton Innovation and the Andlinger Center for Energy ... Read more »

BEIJING-Sunday 22 November 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- With the world and the Asia-Pacific region undergoing profound changes, China has called for joint efforts to build an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future featuring openness, inclusiveness, innovation-driven growth, greater connectivity, and mutually beneficial cooperation.

Read the original article here.

China highly values the role of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and will continue to support the development of the organization, President Xi Jinping said on Friday when addressing the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing via video link.

Established in 1989, APEC has become an important platform to facilitate economic cooperation among 21 economies in the Asia-Pacific region.

However, the region is currently facing challenges such as backlashes against economic globalization, rising unilateralism, and protectionism, as well as the fallout from the ... Read more »