11th National Games concludes with success

Xieng Khuang, the host province of the 11th National Games held on Dec 22 a closing ceremony for the national sport competition in the presence of Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh, Governor of Xieng Khuang Bounchanh Sivongphanh, and representatives of relevant authorities.
Addressing the ceremony, Governor of Xieng Khuang Bounchanh Sivongphanh stated that the event was of great significance as it conveyed the great care and expectations of the Party, the State and the people for the future and the development of the country’s sports sector.
Xieng Khuang athletes topped the medal tally with 62 gold, 60 silvers and 95 bronze medals. They were followed by Vientiane with 58 gold, 51 silver and 97 bronze medals, while the athletes of the Ministry of National Defense finished third place with 51 gold, 49 silver and 36 bronze medals.
The national games featured 25 sports and more than 2,500 medals.
Delivering remarks at the closing event, Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh expressed his appreciation for all efforts made by sports organizations, committees, sports staff, coaches and relevant authorities to make the 11th National Games a great success.
During the ceremony, Mayor of Vientiane Artsaphangthong Siphandone representing the administration and people of Vientiane received the National Games Flag from Xieng Khuang to host the 12th National Game in 2025.

Source: Lao News Agency

Nyxoah Files Shelf Registration Statement and Announces At-the-Market Equity Offering Program

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Nyxoah Files Shelf Registration Statement and
Announces At-the-Market Equity Offering Program

Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium – December 22, 2022, 10:10pm CET / 4:10pm ET – Nyxoah SA (Euronext Brussels/Nasdaq: NYXH)(“Nyxoah” or the “Company”), a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), today announced that it has filed a $200 million shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (the “Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  Once declared effective by the SEC, the Registration Statement would permit the Company to sell, from time to time, up to $200 million in aggregate value of its common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, and/or units. The Registration Statement is intended to provide the Company with flexibility to access additional capital when market conditions are appropriate.

The Company also entered into a sales agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company may sell new ordinary shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $50 million (the “Offered Shares”) from time to time through an “at-the-market” offering (the “ATM”). The actual number of Offered Shares to be issued, if any, will depend on the Company’s determination, in its sole discretion, to make sales and the price per share of any such sales. However, the number of Offered Shares shall not exceed 6 million shares. The Offered Shares will be sold at a sales price per Offered Share equal to the then current USD market price of the Nyxoah ordinary share on the Nasdaq Global Market at the time of the relevant sale.

Cantor may sell Offered Shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at-the-market” offering as defined in Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including without limitation sales made directly on the Nasdaq Stock Market, on any other existing U.S. trading market for the ordinary shares, or to or through a market maker.  Since the Offered Shares will be sold at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale, sales prices may vary.  No sales of Offered Shares will be conducted in Belgium or through Euronext.

The ATM offering is being made only by means of a prospectus included within the Registration Statement.  The Registration Statement has not yet become effective.  These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy these securities be accepted prior to the time the Registration Statement becomes effective.  When available, copies of the prospectus relating to the ATM may be obtained from Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attn: Capital Markets, 499 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or by email: prospectus@cantor.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Nyxoah
Nyxoah is a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative solutions to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Nyxoah’s lead solution is the Genio® system, a patient-centered, leadless and battery-free hypoglossal neurostimulation therapy for OSA, the world’s most common sleep disordered breathing condition that is associated with increased mortality risk and cardiovascular comorbidities.

Following the successful completion of the BLAST OSA study, the Genio® system received its European CE Mark in 2019. Following the positive outcomes of the BETTER SLEEP study, Nyxoah received CE mark approval for the expansion of its therapeutic indications to Complete Concentric Collapse (CCC) patients, currently contraindicated in competitors’ therapy. Additionally, the Company is currently conducting the DREAM IDE pivotal study for FDA and US commercialization approval.

Caution – CE marked since 2019. Investigational device in the United States. Limited by U.S. federal law to investigational use in the United States.

Forward-looking statements 
Certain statements, beliefs and opinions in this press release are forward-looking, which reflect the Company’s current expectations regarding the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, performance, prospects, growth and strategies. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors could adversely affect the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described herein. Additionally, these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 24, 2022, and subsequent reports that the Company files with the SEC. A multitude of factors including, but not limited to, changes in demand, competition and technology, can cause actual events, performance or results to differ significantly from any anticipated development. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release regarding past trends or activities are not guarantees of future performance and should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will continue in the future. In addition, even if actual results or developments are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this press release, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in future periods. No representations and warranties are made as to the accuracy or fairness of such forward-looking statements. As a result, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements in this press release as a result of any change in expectations or any change in events, conditions, assumptions or circumstances on which these forward-looking statements are based, except if specifically required to do so by law or regulation. Neither the Company nor its advisers or representatives nor any of its subsidiary undertakings or any such person’s officers or employees guarantees that the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements are free from errors nor does either accept any responsibility for the future accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained in this press release or the actual occurrence of the forecasted developments. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

Contacts:
Nyxoah
Loic Moreau, Chief Financial Officer
corporate@nyxoah.com
+32 473 33 19 80

Jeremy Feffer, VP IR and Corporate Communications
jeremy.feffer@nyxoah.com
+1 917 749 1494

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Synchronoss ประกาศจำนวนผู้สมัครใช้บริการส่งข้อความบน RCS กว่า 30 ล้านคนในญี่ปุ่น

การใช้งานแพลตฟอร์ม Synchronoss Advanced Messaging ช่วยให้ NTT DOCOMO, KDDI และ SoftBank สามารถมอบบริการการส่งข้อความขั้นสูงระหว่างผู้ให้บริการโทรศัพท์ ซึ่งช่วยผู้ใช้และแบรนด์ต่าง ๆ สามารถสื่อสาร โต้ตอบ และทำธุรกรรมได้

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (“Synchronoss” หรือ “บริษัท”) (NASDAQ: SNCR) ผู้นำระดับโลกและผู้ริเริ่มผลิตภัณฑ์และแพลตฟอร์มระบบคลาวด์ การส่งข้อความ และระบบดิจิทัล ประกาศความสำเร็จครั้งใหม่ในญี่ปุ่นสำหรับแพลตฟอร์ม Synchronoss Advanced Messaging ด้วยความร่วมมือกับผู้ให้บริการโทรศัพท์มือถืออย่าง NTT DOCOMO, KDDI และ SoftBank กลุ่มบริษัทร่วมทุนสัญชาติญี่ปุ่นนี้รองรับการใช้งานสำหรับสมาชิก +Message ซึ่งเป็นบริการ RCS ระหว่างผู้ให้บริการที่ขับเคลื่อนโดย Synchronoss Advanced Messaging กว่า 32.5 ล้านรายในปัจจุบัน

เหตุการณ์สำคัญในปัจจุบันนี้แสดงให้เห็นถึงจำนวนสมาชิกที่เพิ่มขึ้นถึงร้อยละ 62 เนื่องจาก Synchronoss สังเกตเห็นความคืบหน้าของการปรับใช้มาตรฐานอุตสาหกรรมสำหรับการรับส่งข้อความ (RCS) ของกลุ่มบริษัทร่วมทุนญี่ปุ่นในเดือนพฤศจิกายน 2563

+Messaging นำเสนอระบบส่งข้อความที่มีคุณสมบัติหลากหลาย ซึ่งช่วยให้ผู้ใช้ภาษาญี่ปุ่นสามารถสื่อสารกับเพื่อน ๆ และครอบครัวได้ นอกจากนี้ยังมาพร้อมความสามารถในการโต้ตอบและมีส่วนร่วมกับแบรนด์และธุรกิจได้อย่างปลอดภัยและรัดกุม

บริการ +Messaging ของกลุ่มบริษัทร่วมทุนนี้ขับเคลื่อนโดย Synchronoss Advanced Messaging ซึ่งเป็นแพลตฟอร์มครบวงจรและผลิตภัณฑ์สำหรับโทรศัพท์มือถือที่ช่วยให้ผู้ให้บริการสามารถส่งมอบระบบนิเวศการส่งข้อความขั้นสูงได้ Synchronoss Advanced Messaging เชื่อมต่อแบรนด์และผู้ให้บริการเนื้อหากับสมาชิก โดยนำเสนอวิธีการใหม่ ๆ ในการสื่อสารและทำธุรกรรมเชิงพาณิชย์

Yosuke Morioka ผู้จัดการทั่วไปประจำประเทศญี่ปุ่นของ Synchronoss กล่าวว่า “บริการ +Messaging ที่ได้รับการยอมรับจากสมาชิกกว่า 30 ล้านรายในญี่ปุ่นเป็นเครื่องช่วยยืนยันถึงคุณค่าของ RCS และวิธีที่ผู้ให้บริการโทรศัพท์มือถือสามารถใช้ประโยชน์จาก RCS เพื่อนำเสนอบริการใหม่ ๆ ที่สร้างรายได้” “เราคาดหวังว่าจะได้ร่วมงานกับ NTT DOCOMO, KDDI และ SoftBank ในเร็ว ๆ นี้เพื่อสำรวจโอกาสทางการตลาดเพิ่มเติมสำหรับแพลตฟอร์มเทคโนโลยีที่เพียบพร้อมด้วยคุณสมบัตินี้”

ปัจจุบัน +Message มีให้บริการบนโทรศัพท์มือถือทุกแบรนด์ของผู้ให้บริการทั้ง 3 รายและ MVNO นอกจากนี้ยังรองรับการระบุตัวตนสาธารณะ (JPKI) ด้วยบัตร My Number ซึ่งช่วยให้ผู้ใช้สามารถเปิดบัญชีธนาคารหรือใช้บัตรเครดิตด้วยการยืนยันตัวตนที่ง่ายและปลอดภัยผ่าน +Message มอบประสบการณ์ที่น่าดึงดูดใจยิ่งขึ้นภายในระบบนิเวศบนโทรศัพท์มือถือ

เกี่ยวกับ Synchronoss

Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ: SNCR) สร้างซอฟต์แวร์ที่ช่วยให้บริษัทต่าง ๆ ทั่วโลกเชื่อมต่อกับสมาชิกด้วยวิธีที่น่าเชื่อถือและเต็มเปี่ยมไปด้วยความหมาย กลุ่มผลิตภัณฑ์ของบริษัทช่วยให้เครือข่ายมีความคล่องตัว ลดความซับซ้อนของการเริ่มใช้งาน และดึงดูดสมาชิกเพื่อสร้างเสริมแหล่งรายได้ใหม่ ลดต้นทุน และเพิ่มความเร็วสู่ตลาด สมาชิกหลายร้อยล้านคนไว้วางใจให้ผลิตภัณฑ์ Synchronoss เชื่อมต่อกับผู้คน บริการ และเนื้อหาที่ตนชื่นชอบ เรียนรู้เพิ่มเติมได้ที่ www.synchronoss.com

ติดต่อด้านสื่อมวลชนสัมพันธ์:
Domenick Cilea
Springboard
dcilea@springboardpr.com

ติดต่อด้านนักลงทุนสัมพันธ์:
Matt Glover / Tom Colton
Gateway Group, Inc.
SNCR@gatewayir.com

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Payment Card Fraud Losses Reach $32.34 Billion

The Nilson Report Releases Annual Issue on Fraud Statistics

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Payment card fraud losses worldwide exceeded $32 billion in 2021, of which nearly $12 billion was in the US, according to the Nilson Report, the leading trade publication covering the global payment card industry. Losses to fraud worldwide increased by 14% in 2021.

Over the next 10 years, the industry is projected to lose an accumulated $397 billion worldwide, with $165 billion coming from the US.

The US accounted for 37% of worldwide losses to card fraud in 2021 even though it only accounted for 23% of card spending at merchants and cash transactions at ATMs combined. Higher fraud losses in the US were attributable to a 25% increase in purchases made by credit cards after a 9% drop in 2020. Also impacting fraud in the US was the continued growth in card-not-present transactions such as those that occur when spending online. Online purchases leave merchants more vulnerable to fraud.

The $11.9 billion in fraud losses in the US in 2021 was up 18%. Fraud in the US was connected to card volume of $11.3 trillion. In 2020, the US total for fraud losses was $10.1 billion tied to $9.4 trillion in total card volume.

Among payment card industry executives, fraud is expressed in basis points (cents) per $100 in total volume. In 2021, it was 6.61¢ per $100 in total volume. This was an improvement from 2020 when the figure was 6.77¢ per $100.

The total for worldwide spending for goods and services, combined with cash advances against lines of credit and cash withdrawals from funds on deposit, equaled $48.955 trillion in 2021, an increase of 16.6% from 2020. This payment volume was generated by global brand, domestic-market-only and private label credit, debit and prepaid cards used at merchants in stores and online, along with cash obtained at ATMs.

“While fraud as a percentage of total card dollar volume declined, criminals saw 14% growth in the money they were able to steal from the system. Card fraud netted criminals nearly $4 billion more in 2021 than in 2020,” said David Robertson, Publisher of the Nilson Report.

Losses to fraud are incurred by card issuers, merchants, processors of card payments from merchants, and processors of card transactions from ATMs.

ABOUT THE NILSON REPORT
For more than 52 years, the Nilson Report has been the most respected provider of data and news about the payment card industry. Available worldwide by subscription only, the Nilson Report surveys over 2,000 financial institutions and other payment card businesses to produce statistics about card issuers, card networks, merchant acquirers and technology providers. This business intelligence is not available from any other source. The twice-monthly newsletter also includes informative feature articles, concise updates regarding new products and services, monthly listings of investments and acquisitions by companies in the payment industry, and news about executive appointments.

The Nilson Report does not accept advertising of any kind. No company can pay to be featured in the Nilson Report.

For more information on our publication, to start a free trial subscription, or to request an interview with David Robertson contact:

Lori Fulmer
lfulmer@nilsonreport.com

SOURCE: The Nilson Report, www.nilsonreport.com

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