Day: October 29, 2021

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Ibanera Expands FinTech Services in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Oct. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ibanera, a global digital banking platform and financial services provider, announced that it will offer fintech services to customers in Singapore with a focus on domestic and cross-border money transfer services.

The company offers a robust suite of compliance programs for transaction monitoring and has partnered with Jumio, Refinitiv and Comply Advantage to assist with KYC/AML management, and transaction monitoring. Ibanera conducts multiple tiers of investigation and cross-checking through advanced document analysis, address validation via Proof of Address together with Geolocation check, forensic analysis, AML/OFAC/PEP and other database screening.

“Growing our presence in Singapore allows us to expand our network in the Southeast Asia region,” said Bjorn Snorrason, General Manager of Ibanera. “Our tailored fintech solutions combined with robust compliance procedures ensure a seamless customer experience.”

Ibanera is a licensed financial institution in the United States, Canada, Europe and Singapore. Ibanera holds a Major Payment Institution license regulated by the Monetary Authority Service under the 2019 Payment Services Act.

About Ibanera

Ibanera is a global digital banking platform and financial services provider. We develop tailored fintech solutions for banks, corporations and entrepreneurs worldwide. We specialize in cross-border payments, currency conversion, mobile banking, and merchant services. Ibanera has leveraged strategic partnerships with ComplyAdvantage and Refinitiv to expand Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance programs. Regulated in the United States, Canada, Europe and Singapore, Ibanera positions itself as a competitive fintech leader with a credible global footprint. For more information, visit ibanera.com.

Contact: Media@ibanera.com

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JT Medical Announces the Company is Accepting New MOUs in Addition to Its Current Two

MAYFIELD, Pa., Oct. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via InvestorWire — JT Medical (the “Company”), JT Medical announces that it is now accepting memorandums of understanding (MOUs) from researchers wishing to secure high quality, repeatable batch, plant-based medical products derived from regulated plants, including but not limited to, cannabis, psilocybin mushroom, and peyote. These products will be grown in the Company’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration (DEA) licensed facility in Mayfield, Pennsylvania, in the U.S.

JT Medical currently has two MOUs to cultivate medical cannabis and psilocybin mushroom. As supply capacity is limited, subsequent MOUs will be prioritized on a “first-come” basis. Additional capacity will be provided based on the number and size of MOUs that proceed to a definitive agreement.

Scott Noerr, co-founder and CFO of JT Medical, notes, “We anticipate strong interest as many companies are now becoming eligible for research and development (R&D) tax credits.”

Cultivation equipment will be provided by Sprout AI Inc, a publicly traded company (CSE: SPRT) (www.sproutai.solutions). Sprout AI provides self-contained habitats that enable high-quality, repeatable batches, through the control of variables that are known to impact crop duplication. Sprout AI habitats are used to ensure the replication of active medicinal plant ingredients as well as terpene, flavonoids and other desired components. This enables both short-, mid-, and long-term studies are derived from the “same” product for medical research and efficacy reports.

The Sprout AI habitats will be operated using the enterprise resource planning and compliance (ERPc) software provided by One System One Solution (OS2) that will also permit researchers to track their batches from inception from seed, clone, or tissue sample, through to the final use/product. This access will include monitoring data of each batch while in production and tracing each batch through harvest, production and delivery. OS2 has been approved in seven countries for use under medical licensed projects.

Production, process, and distribution of plant-based products will be under license from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (DEA) to be granted to JT Medical.

About JT Medical

To learn more about JT Medical Visit https://www.jtmedicalgroup.com/.

Co-Founder – CFO
Scott N Noerr
JT Medical, LLC
Phone: 717-437-0437

E-mail: scott@jtmedical.net

About Sprout AI

To learn more about Sprout AI visit https://www.sproutai.solutions.

Investor Relations Contact
Colleen McKay
Sprout AI Inc.
Tel: + 1 (289) 231-9026
E-mail: cmckay@sproutai.solutions

Forward-Looking Statements

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FDA Clears Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized on Friday the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children 5-11 years old.

The FDA approved for children doses that are one-third the amount that teens and adults receive.

“With this vaccine kids can go back to something that’s better than being locked at home on remote schooling, not being able to see their friends,” Dr. Kawsar Talaat of Johns Hopkins University said, according to The Associated Press. “The vaccine will protect them and also protect our communities.”

On Tuesday, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will make detailed recommendations, and the CDC director will have the final say.

Approval by the regulatory agencies would make the vaccine available in the coming days to 28 million American children, many of whom are back in school for in-person learning. Only a few other countries, including China, Cuba and the United Arab Emirates, have so far cleared COVID-19 vaccines for children in this age group and younger.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe on Friday called for schools to stay open, provided appropriate prevention and response measures are in place.

The recommendation comes after WHO reported the European region has now seen four consecutive weeks of growing COVID-19 transmission, the only WHO region to do so. The agency said Europe’s rising numbers accounted for 57% of new cases worldwide in the third week of October.

In a statement from the agency’s website, WHO/Europe says instead of closing educational institutions in response to this latest surge, it recommends a “whole-of-society approach” to reducing transmission through mitigation measures such as maintaining physical distancing, cleaning hands frequently, wearing masks and ensuring adequate ventilation.

The WHO regional director for Europe, Dr. Hans Henri Kluge, said, “Last year’s widespread school closures, disrupting the education of millions of children and adolescents, did more harm than good, especially to children’s mental and social well-being. We can’t repeat the same mistakes.”

Kluge said that in the coming months, decisions by governments and the public to reduce the impact of COVID-19 should be based on data and evidence, “with the understanding that the epidemiological situation can change, and that our behavior must change with it. Science must trump politics.”

Source: Voice of America

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Laos posts 447 new Covid-19 cases, two new deaths

Laos has confirmed 447 new Covid-19 cases and two new deaths over the previous 24 hours, bringing the total caseload to 38,728 including 6,769 active cases and 61 deaths, according to the National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

Of the new confirmed cases, 432 were classified as domestic infections and 15 as imported cases.

The new deaths were reported in Vientiane and Vientiane (province).

Some 639 patients were discharged from hospital yesterday, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Laboratory and Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, Dr Buaphanh Khamphaphongphan told a press conference today.

The domestic infections included 253 in Vientiane, 54 in Luang Prabang, 52 in Bokeo, 23 in Vientiane (province), 18 in Savannakhet, ten each in Champassak and Saravan, seven in Khammuan, two in Oudomxay and one each in Xieng Khuang, Borikhamxay and Xekong.

The imported cases were recorded in Xayabury eight, Champassak five and Savannakhet two.

Source: Lao News Agency

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Tonga’s First COVID-19 Case Detected, May Face Lockdown

Tongan Prime Minister Pohiva Tuionetoa warned Saturday that residents on the country’s main island Tongatapu faced a possible lockdown next week after recording its first case of COVID-19.

The tiny Pacific kingdom had been among only a handful of countries to escape the virus so far, and the infection was detected in a person in managed isolation after returning to Tonga on a repatriation flight from New Zealand.

“The reason the lockdown won’t happen this weekend is because I have been advised that the virus will take more than three days to develop in someone who catches it before they become contagious,” Tuionetoa said.

“We should use this time to get ready in case more people are confirmed they have the virus.”

Most of Tonga’s population of 106,000 live on Tongatapu, and fewer than a third have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

Health officials said the person who tested positive had received their second jab in mid-October.

The repatriation flight included members of Tonga’s Olympic team, who had been stranded in Christchurch since the Tokyo Games. The athletes were double vaccinated before they left for the Olympics.

New Zealand’s health ministry confirmed the infected person had tested negative before the flight left Christchurch, where there are only four known cases of COVID-19, all of them in the same household

Source: Voice of America

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2nd Season of Popular Early Childhood Development TV Series Launched

The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICT) and UNICEF, alongside partners including the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), the European Union (EU) and USAID, on Oct 29 officially launched the 2nd season of the popular Early Childhood Development (ECD) TV series “My House”, which aims to promote young Lao children’s physical, cognitive, social and emotional development, as well as their learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The hybrid launch event, held at the MoES ICT Centre with the majority of participants attending virtually, was co-chaired by Vice Minister of Education and Sports Sisouk Vongvichit, Vice Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Vanhsy Kouamoua, and UNICEF Representative to the Lao PDR Pia Rebello Britto.

“The arrival of the series’ 2nd season is timely as families and children in the Lao PDR continue to experience disruption in their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including school closures. It is my hope that My House will act as an important tool for parents to help facilitate their children’s learning during this challenging time and raise their awareness on hygiene practices that can help keep them safe from COVID-19,” said Vice Minister of Education and Sports Sisouk Vongvichit.

This new season of the ECD TV series contains a total of 12 episodes with sign language interpretation and integrates messages around COVID-19 prevention and control, including hygiene practices, alongside fun learning activities that provide basic knowledge for children, such alphabets, numbers, colours, shapes and other similar topics to help facilitate their school readiness. The series also contains a component targeting caregivers on how they can promote children’s learning through play.

My House 2 will be broadcasted through Lao National TV Channel 3, Lao Star channel, and the MoES ESTV (LaoSat Channel 8). In addition, it will also be disseminated on social media, YouTube and the MoES Khang Panya Lao.

“The second season of My House is the result of the great collaboration between MoES, MICT, Lao Star TV and UNICEF, with the support from the EU, GPE and USAID. MICT is very happy with the result of this collaboration and we hope that the second season will contribute towards providing quality media that is specifically catered towards the experience of young children in the Lao PDR,” said Vice Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Vanhsy Kouamoua.

The ECD TV series My House is noted for its uniquely Lao story context, characters and music. It contains a mix of animation and its development has brought together some of the most talented, open-minded and creative media in the country.

“A child’s ability to think, form relationships, and live up to his or her full potential is directly related to the synergistic effect of good health, good nutrition, and appropriate stimulation and care from parents. This combination of nature and nurture establishes the foundation of a child’s future and it is my sincerest hope that My House, both its first and second seasons, will prove to be an important contribution to this equation that will help realise the potential of all Lao children,” stated UNICEF Representative to Lao PDR Pia Rebello Britto.

In addition to the TV series, 12 storybooks based on My House 1 have been developed under the leadership of the Ministry of Education and Sports. The storybooks have been printed and disseminated to early childhood education centres, pre-primary classes and Grades 1 and 2 classes around the country with the support of UNICEF and partners. Storybooks based on Season 2 will also be developed, contributing to the availability of Lao language learning materials for children.

Episodes of My House alongside the storybooks are also available on the online MoES teaching and learning platform Khang Panya Lao (https://laos.learningpassport.unicef.org), which can be downloaded as an App allowing for offline access.

Source: Lao News Agency