Day: June 22, 2023

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Deriv’s philanthropic venture: Driving social change through sponsorship of 4L Trophy

The 6,000 km rally over 10 days took place in February this year, starting in France and concluding in Morocco, with the aim of helping underprivileged children in Africa.

Deriv sponsored 2 drivers for the 2023 edition of the 4L Trophy rally.

Deriv sponsored team in action during the 4L Trophy rally.

PARIS, June 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Deriv, one of the leading online brokers, has been actively participating in humanitarian efforts that are aligned with its core values of being reliable, fair, transparent, and responsible. Earlier this year, Deriv sponsored a team of two young professionals who successfully completed the 4L Trophy rally, an annual humanitarian car rally that raises funds for the cause of underprivileged children in Africa.

The 4L Trophy rally started in France and ended in Morocco, covering a 6,000 km journey over 10 days. It required participants to drive through challenging terrain, navigating their way through various checkpoints. A long journey for a noble cause: deliver stationery and textbooks for underprivileged children along the way.

Deriv humanitarian ride through the desert in Morocco.

Deriv humanitarian ride through the desert in Morocco.

“The challenges of navigating unfamiliar terrain, camping in the middle of nowhere, and crossing the finish line were thrilling and rewarding,” Clement David, one of the drivers sponsored by Deriv, said. “But what made the experience truly special was the opportunity to make a difference in children’s lives by delivering much-needed school supplies.”

Deriv supports humanitarian drive in Morocco during the 4L Trophy rally.

Deriv-sponsored team interacts with children in need in Morocco during the course of the 4L Trophy rally.

Jean-Yves Sireau, founder and CEO of Deriv, said: “Deriv’s participation in the 4L Trophy rally is a testament to our commitment to making a positive impact on the communities we serve. We believe in supporting causes that empower individuals and communities to thrive, and education is a critical component of that.”

“We believe that businesses have a responsibility to give back to society,” added Sireau. “Through our philanthropic efforts, we hope to inspire other organisations to do their part in making the world a better place.”

Deriv-sponsored team distributed humanitarian aid to children in need in Morocco.

Deriv supports humanitarian drive in Morocco during the 4L Trophy rally.

The 4L Trophy rally is just one example of Deriv’s involvement in humanitarian initiatives. Earlier this year, the company had also donated 11 boxes of clothes to Fundacion Unidos por Cristo (Asunción, Paraguay), a residential home that provides comprehensive care to children and adolescents at risk.

To learn more about Deriv and its humanitarian initiatives, follow Derivlife and the company’s Instagram account.

About Deriv

Deriv started its journey in 1999. Its mission since has been to make online trading accessible to anyone, anywhere. Deriv’s product offering includes intuitive trading platforms, over 200 tradable assets (in markets such as forex, stocks, and cryptocurrencies), unique trade types, and more. Deriv embraces its commitment to the community, elevating its humanitarian initiatives to new heights across its network of 20 offices spanning 16 countries.

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SAP Fioneer launches tailored SME banking offering

WALLDORF, Germany, June 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SAP Fioneer, a leading global provider of financial services software solutions and platforms, has announced the launch of its Fioneer SME Banking Edition. The solution will enable banks and neobanks to offer banking capabilities in a digital-first and data-driven approach, tailored to the financial needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – a historically underserved market segment.

The SME sector is a vital component of the global economy, accounting for 99% of UK and EU businesses and employing approximately 16.4 million and 84 million people respectively.* Despite making up a significant proportion of GDP and the workforce, SMEs have traditionally struggled to access financial services that meet their unique needs, as the perceived risks and costs associated are deemed too high.

Fioneer SME Banking Edition addresses these challenges by connecting banks to external data sources such as Open Banking, central company registry, e-commerce and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) data, to form actionable insights that significantly help SMEs to stay ahead. This will give SMEs clear transparency about cashflow and provide insight to the banks and enable e.g. smart funding options, offering more variety and increasing the number of businesses banks can serve.

As a unique end-to-end solution, Fioneer SME Banking Edition covers front-to-back capabilities and seamlessly integrates with any core banking system. It enables banks to offer services that go beyond traditional banking products such as loans and deposits. Banks will be able to broaden their offering with embedded services and stronger financial advice directly for SMEs. The solution can also be easily integrated and connect to ecosystems via pre-configured APIs.

Charlie Platt, Managing Director of Banking at SAP Fioneer, comments on the launch: “SMEs represent the lifeblood of the economy, and it is critical that they are able to access the financial services they deserve. Through our SME Banking Edition, banks will be able to create commercially viable, unique and better banking experiences for SMEs that will help them to stay ahead in a challenging economic environment.”

“The introduction of our Fioneer SME Banking Edition significantly strengthens how banks interact with SMEs. Utilizing our proven technology, we’re facilitating banks to better serve SMEs in a dynamic economic landscape. Drawing inspiration from the B2C market, we’re empowering banks to elevate their service offerings for SMEs,” adds Dirk Kruse, CEO of SAP Fioneer.

*Business population estimates for the UK and regions 2022 (UK Government), Statista 2022

About SAP Fioneer

SAP Fioneer was launched in 2021 as a joint venture between global technology leader SAP and entrepreneurial investor Dediq to become the world’s leading provider of financial services software solutions and platforms.  With a broad ecosystem of partners, over 800 financial services customers and more than 1,000 employees, SAP Fioneer is a global business present in 17 countries across Europe, North and Latin America, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

By combining the speed and agility of a start-up with the proven capabilities of a best-in-class software company, SAP Fioneer enables banks, insurance companies and challengers to run, transform and grow while meeting their need for speed, scalability, and cost-efficiency through digital business innovation, cloud technology, and solutions that cover banking and insurance processes end-to-end.

For more information, visit www.sapfioneer.com. Follow SAP Fioneer on Twitter and on LinkedIn.

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FCB and adidas Win Grand Prix at Cannes Lions Festival

Runner 321 Campaign Pushes Inclusivity in Mainstream Sports

CANNES, France, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FCB received their second Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity today for adidas and FCB Canada’s campaign “Runner 321.” The campaign received recognition in the Direct category, which celebrates targeted and response-driven creativity.

The campaign enlisted Chris Nikic: triathlete, marathon runner and the first adidas-sponsored athlete with Down syndrome. He was also the first person with Down syndrome to finish an Ironman triathlon. Growing up, Nikic never saw anyone who looked like him represented in mainstream sports. With help from adidas—and this campaign—he hopes to change that.

Nikic ran the Boston Marathon for the first time in 2022 as Runner 321. The Boston Marathon was the first race to reserve bib 321 for a neurodivergent athlete, bringing national media attention to the 321 movement. Now, all six of the world’s major marathons — Berlin, Boston, Chicago, London, New York, Tokyo — have reserved bib 321 for their 2023 races.

The number 321 refers to trisomy 21 (tri-21), the medical identifier for Down syndrome. Consequently, this is an important number within the Down syndrome community and the reason behind World Down Syndrome Day on March 21 each year.

The Grand Prix brings the FCB network’s awards total to 36 Lions won to date at this year’s Festival, including two Grand Prix and five Gold.

About FCB
FCB (Foote, Cone & Belding) is a global, award-winning integrated marketing communications company with a heritage of creativity and success dating from 1873. Named Cannes Lions 2022 #2 Global Network, 2022 Ad Age A-List, 2022 Fast Company Most Innovative, Cannes Lions 2020/2021 Global Network of the Year, Adweek 2020 Global Agency of the Year and the #1 Global Network on The Good Report, FCB focuses on creating Never Finished campaign ideas that have the power to transform brands, businesses and communities. With more than 8,000 people in 109 operations in 80 countries, the company is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG). Visit fcb.com or follow @FCBglobal on Instagram and Twitter and FCB Global on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Khanh Hoa strives to fully tap maritime tourism potential

The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has taken a wide range of solutions to promote the development of cruise ship tourism – seen as potential and an advantage of the locality.

According to Director of the provincial Department of Tourism Nguyen Thi Le Thanh, Khanh Hoa has become an attractive destination in the itinerary of international cruise ships.

Since March this year, the province has welcomed five cruise ships which carried nearly 4,000 passengers.

The strong rebound in number of high-spending cruise ship tourists from many countries around the world to the locality shows a positive sign, affirming the attraction of Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa, Thanh said. Tour operators for cruise ship visiting Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa often tours to popular destinations such as Long Son pagoda, Ponagar tower, Truong Son craft village; and those to explore Cai river and the countryside around Nha Trang. Travelers can also learn to cook local dishes.

Experts said cruise ship tourism in Khanh Hoa has not developed to a level matching the locality’s potential and existing advantages.

According to the Nha Trang Port JSC, Nha Trang is expecting to serve over 30 cruise ships in 2023, including many carrying 2,000 – 4,000 passengers each.

The local tourism sector has focused on developing new tourism products, building and upgrading infrastructure facilities, and improving the quality of tourism services as well as labour force serving tourism.

The province has proposed the Government to have mechanisms to attract investment to transport infrastructure development serving the tourism development in three key areas in Khanh Hoa, namely Cam Ranh, Nha Trang, and Van Phong.

The locality has paid attention to accelerating the administrative reform to make it easier for cruise ships to enter or leave international ports.

This year, the Khanh Hoa tourism sector targets to welcome about 4 million tourists, including 1.5 million international ones, and get a revenue of 21 trillion VND (885.5 million USD).

In the first two months of the year, the province welcomed more than 573,000 visitors, earning nearly 3.3 trillion VND, more than 3 times the amount the same period last year./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Vinamilk’s Super Nut wins Best Dairy Alternative 2023 award

Vinamilk’s Super Nut, a plant-based milk alternative, has won the Best Dairy Alternative 2023 award – one of the most competitive categories – with 10 nominations at the 16th Global Dairy Congress held in London from June 21-22.

Super Nut is a nut milk that combines nine types of nuts to meet the growing demand for vegan products. Introduced to the market about a year ago, it has become popular and bestseller in Vinamilk’s plant-based milk category. The product also won the Gold Award of Monde Selection and the Superior Taste Award – three-star rating at the International Taste Institute in Belgium.

Themed “Reimagining Dairy”, the congress gathered over 200 delegates from the world dairy units who discussed the trends, opportunities and prospects of the global dairy market, sustainable and green development, innovation in the dairy industry for a healthy future worldwide, developing new dairy products, new technologies, and innovative nutritional solutions.

It is the third time Vinamilk has joined the event.

In his speech, Vinamilk’s Executive Director of Marketing Nguyen Quang Tri shared the story of Vinamilk Dielac powdered milk as a symbol of its development journey. Introduced 34 years ago, Dielac was Vietnam’s first powdered milk product for children. After 25 years of export to the Middle East, it has become a familiar brand there and is now available in nearly 60 countries.

Vinamilk is also listed among the top 40 largest dairy companies globally in terms of revenue and ranks sixth in the world’s top 10 most valuable global dairy brands.

This year, all of Vinamilk’s powdered milk products for children achieved the “Purity Award” – a prestigious award for strict standards of purity and food safety, with over 400 important criteria.

CEO of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) Piercristiano Brazzale hailed Vinamilk as a large, dynamic, innovative and efficient company in Vietnam.

He affirmed that the IDF, which represents over 40 countries working together to develop the global dairy industry, welcomes Vietnam to join it and stays ready to partner with Vietnam and Vinamilk to develop the Vietnamese dairy sector./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Vietnamese, Japanese firms seek stronger partnership

A conference was held in Tokyo on June 21 to strengthen partnership among Vietnamese and Japanese businesses, drawing representatives from more than 100 firms of both sides.

Addressing the event, Trade Councilor Ta Duc Minh highlighted that the two countries have become each other’s important trade partner, as their import-export structure can supplement each other without direct competition.

Japan has high demand in agro-forestry-fisheries products, processed food, consumer goods and garments, which are strong products of Vietnam.

Meanwhile, the two sides are both members of many free trade agreements, providing them opportunities to broaden their trade relations with partners, increase import-export activities and engage deeper in the regional and world supply chains, he noted. Nakamura Makoto, an economist from the Manufactured Imports Promotion Organisation (MIPRO) under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, said that all Vietnamese products entering the Japanese market must meet strict requirements of the local market from material origin to production stages, which means a strong collaboration among businesses of the two countries is crucial to bring Vietnamese products to Japanese consumers.

During the event, Vietnamese firms introduced their products to Japanese firms and sought partnership opportunities

Japan is currently the leading economic partner of Vietnam, the country’s biggest ODA provider, the second largest labour export market, the third largest investor, the third largest tourism market, and the fourth biggest trade partner. The number of Vietnamese products sold in Japan has increased and they are welcomed by local consumers.

The conference provided a good chance for businesses of both sides to seek partnership opportunities, bringing more strong products of Vietnam to the Japanese market on the basis of optimising the Vietnam-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (VJEPA)./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency