Day: August 12, 2022

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OKX et LinkedIn co-rédigent le rapport mondial sur les talents de l’industrie de la blockchain

  • L’offre et la demande de talents dans le domaine de la blockchain mondiale sont en deçà de l’équilibre, avec une pénurie de candidats
  • La demande en talents de base est passée d’une orientation financière à une orientation technique
  • Le mandat moyen des talents de la blockchain mondiale est de 1,2 an, le taux de rotation est élevé et le flux de talents se situe principalement au sein de l’industrie de la blockchain

VICTORIA, Seychelles, 12 août 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OKX, la première plateforme mondiale de cryptomonnaies, et LinkedIn, le plus grand réseau professionnel au monde, ont co-écrit un rapport qui met en évidence le déséquilibre entre l’offre et la demande de talents qualifiés dans l’industrie mondiale de la blockchain.

Cette recherche approfondie, basée sur l’analyse exclusive des big data de LinkedIn, a exploité des données provenant de 180 pays au cours de la période comprise entre janvier 2019 et juin 2022. Le rapport couvre le secteur de la blockchain, ainsi que les sous-secteurs qui incluent la cryptographie, l’informatique quantique et la distribution de grands livres, ainsi que plus de 15 autres sous-secteurs connexes.

Le rapport révèle qu’en juin 2022, l’offre et la demande de talents dans le domaine de la blockchain mondiale sont en deçà de l’équilibre, avec une pénurie de candidats. Le nombre total de membres de LinkedIn travaillant dans le domaine de la blockchain a augmenté de 76 % en glissement annuel, mais les principaux pays d’où proviennent traditionnellement les candidats du secteur de la blockchain connaissent une croissance négative des talents. La Chine, où la croissance est stable, fait exception à cette tendance.

Haider Rafique, directeur marketing chez OKX, a déclaré : « Les résultats de l’étude que nous avons menée avec LinkedIn reflètent notre propre recherche continue de grands talents chez OKX. Nous avons annoncé précédemment que nous allions augmenter nos effectifs de 30 % d’ici la fin de l’année prochaine et cela reste vrai. Je suis convaincu que le leadership d’OKX parmi les bourses de cryptomonnaies, notre détermination à constamment innover et améliorer l’expérience utilisateur, et notre certitude que la blockchain et le Web 3.0 seront l’avenir nous permettront de continuer à attirer les meilleurs talents. »

L’étude montre également que la demande en talents de base est passée d’une orientation financière à des candidats ayant des compétences techniques.En termes de nombre d’offres d’emploi, les spécialistes de la R&D dominent la demande mondiale, suivie des technologies de l’information. Les offres d’emploi dans les domaines de la gestion des produits, du marketing et des ressources humaines ne sont pas loin derrière. Du point de vue de la demande de recrutement, les candidats financiers sont maintenant classés en sixième position.

Un autre défi mis en évidence par le rapport concerne la brièveté du mandat des candidats et le taux de rotation élevé. Le rapport « LinkedIn Global Talent Big Data Insights » montre que le mandat moyen des talents de la blockchain mondiale est de 1,2 an. Le rapport montre également qu’en plus de l’afflux de talents provenant d’entreprises financières et technologiques traditionnelles, le mouvement des talents dans l’industrie mondiale de la blockchain repose principalement sur les flux intra-industrie.

Linda Tse, responsable de l’acquisition de talents mondiale chez OKX, a déclaré : « En tant que secteur frontalier en plein essor qui est affecté par les tendances des talents de l’ensemble du secteur de la blockchain, la concurrence pour les candidats de haute qualité et le mouvement fréquent des talents est quelque peu inévitable. Cela étant dit, l’accent mis par OKX sur l’innovation, le développement professionnel, l’équilibre vie professionnelle-vie privée et notre état d’esprit axé sur la mission soutiennent notre stratégie de croissance des talents. Nous avons reçu près de 19 000 demandes d’emploi en mai 2022, et ce nombre n’a cessé d’augmenter. »

Le rapport complet OKX/LinkedIn Global Blockchain Industry Talent est disponible sur OKX.com et sur LinkedIn.

Pour tout complément d’information, veuillez contacter :
Media@okx.com

À propos d’OKX
OKX est une application de trading de cryptomonnaie de premier plan et un écosystème Web3. Bénéficiant de la confiance de plus de 20 millions de clients mondiaux sur plus de 180 marchés internationaux, OKX est connue pour être l’application de trading de cryptomonnaie la plus rapide et la plus fiable et le choix de prédilection des investisseurs et traders professionnels dans le monde entier.

Pour en savoir plus sur OKX, téléchargez notre application ou rendez-vous sur : okx.com

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OKX e LinkedIn Lançam em Parceria Relatório de Talentos do Setor de Blockchain Global

  • A oferta e a demanda de talentos no campo global da blockchain estão desequilibradas, com a escassez de candidatos
  • A demanda por talentos essenciais mudou de voltada para o setor financeiro para o setor técnico
  • A duração média dos talentos globais em empregos na blockchain é de 1,2 anos, a taxa de rotatividade é alta e o fluxo de talentos está concentrado principalmente no setor de blockchain

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OKX, a plataforma de criptomoedas líder mundial, e LinkedIn, a maior rede profissional do mundo, lançam em parceria um relatório que destaca o desequilíbrio entre a oferta e a demanda de talentos qualificados no setor de blockchain global.

A detalhada pesquisa, que tem por base a análise exclusiva de big data do LinkedIn, utilizou dados de 180 países no período entre janeiro de 2019 e junho de 2022. A pesquisa abrange o setor de blockchain, bem como subindústrias que incluem os setores de criptografia, computação quântica e contabilidade distribuída, bem como mais de 15 outras subindústrias relacionadas.

O relatório revela que, a partir de junho de 2022, a oferta e a demanda de talentos no campo da blockchain global ficaram desequilibradas, com a escassez de candidatos qualificados. O número total de membros do LinkedIn que trabalham no campo de blockchain aumentou 76% ano a ano, mas os principais países de onde os candidatos ao setor de blockchain tradicionalmente vêm estão tendo um crescimento negativo de talentos. A China, onde o crescimento é estável, é a exceção a essa tendência.

Haider Rafique, Diretor de Marketing da OKX, disse: “O resultado do estudo que realizamos com o LinkedIn reflete a nossa própria busca contínua por grandes talentos na OKX. Anunciamos anteriormente que aumentaríamos nosso número de funcionários em 30% até o final do próximo ano e isso continua sendo verdade. Estou confiante de que a liderança da OKX entre as exchanges de criptomoedas, nossa determinação em inovar e melhorar constantemente a experiência do usuário, e nossa certeza de que o blockchain e a Web 3.0 são o futuro, nos permitirão continuar atraindo os melhores talentos.”

A pesquisa também mostra que a demanda por talentos essenciais mudou de orientação financeira para candidatos com habilidades técnicas. Em termos de número de postagens de emprego, especialistas em P&D lideram a demanda global, seguidos pela tecnologia da informação. As ofertas de emprego de gestão e marketing de produtos, e recursos humanos não ficam muito atrás. Do ponto de vista da demanda de recrutamento, os candidatos do setor financeiro ocupam agora a sexta posição.

Outro desafio destacado pelo relatório envolve a curta duração dos candidatos no emprego e a alta taxa de rotatividade. O relatório ‘LinkedIn Global Talent Big Data Insights’ mostra que a duração média dos talentos globais em empregos na blockchain é de 1,2 anos. O relatório também mostra que, além do influxo de talentos de empresas financeiras e tecnológicas tradicionais, o deslocamento de talentos na indústria global de blockchain tem por base principalmente o fluxo intraindustrial.

Linda Tse, Líder Global de Aquisição de Talentos, OKX disse: “Para uma indústria de ponta em rápida expansão afetada pelas tendências de talentos de todo o setor de blockchain, a competição por candidatos de alta qualidade e o deslocamento frequente de talentos é de certa forma inevitável. No entanto, o forte foco da OKX em inovação, desenvolvimento profissional, equilíbrio entre vida profissional e pessoal, e a nossa mentalidade orientada para a missão, estão apoiando nossa estratégia de aumento de talentos. Recebemos quase 19.000 candidaturas a emprego em maio de 2022, e esse número continuou aumentando”

O Relatório de Talentos do Setor Global de Blockchain da OKX/LinkedIn completo pode ser encontrado em OKX.com e LinkedIn.

Para mais informações, contate:
Media@okx.com

Sobre a OKX
A OKX é um aplicativo líder de negociação de criptomoedas e um ecossistema Web3. Com a confiança de mais de 20 milhões de clientes em mais de 180 mercados internacionais, a OKX é conhecida por ser o aplicativo de negociação de criptomoedas mais rápido e confiável para investidores e negociantes profissionais de todo o mundo.

Para mais informações sobre a OKX, faça o download do nosso aplicativo ou visite: okx.com

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Saint Lucia bolsters its medical facilities using CIP funds: CS Global Partners

London, Aug. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Launched in 2016, the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) of Saint Lucia is one of the top performers in the Caribbean region. As the demand for a programme such as this skyrockets amongst high net-worth individuals (HNWIs), the newly elected government is striving to utilise the funds brought in by the programme to develop more advanced public infrastructure and uplift the standard of living of its people.

Despite being the newest Caribbean programme in this industry, Saint Lucia offers an advanced, secure and transparent programme. With more foreign direct investments coming into the country via its prestigious CIP Programme, the government is preparing a roadmap to engage in constructing and uplifting schools, roads, health care, and other public infrastructures through the funds generated by the Citizenship by Investment Programme.

After the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the world, countries realised the need for advanced and robust health infrastructure. Similarly, Saint Lucia is putting a focus on the development of new health care centres and hospitals which will be equipped with modern amenities to help mitigate the threats of any forthcoming health calamities. The modernised health structure will eventually uplift the country as a whole and provide quality healthcare at affordable costs.  The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs recently donated a haematology analyser and immunoassay analyser to the St Jude Hospital. These devices will strengthen the delivery of diagnostic testing in the coastal town of Vieux Fort. The funds generated by the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) have enabled additional advanced developments in the health care sector.

Mc Claude Emmanuel, recently appointed Head of the Citizenship by Investment Programme Unit, outlined the government of Saint Lucia and the CIP Unit’s collective plan to restructure the programme and build a stronger Saint Lucia together. He said that the nation would soon witness the construction and rehabilitation of housing units, schools and hospitals to upgrade the infrastructure of the country.

Emmanuel also said the administration is working tirelessly to uplift the country and doing exemplary work, paving the way forward for Saint Lucia’s sustainable development. With the government’s new vision the dream of an excellent Saint Lucia is slowly turning into reality.

Emmanuel’s primary focus is on robust, stringent and scrutinised due-diligence procedures to ensure that only honest and credible investors attain the alternative citizenship of Saint Lucia. Emmanuel explained that applications from each investor are subject to strict procedures and due diligence checks with each application being checked by an independent international third-party firm as well as the CIP Unit in order to cross-check that investors or applicants are of the highest calibre.

The CIP Unit Head assured that new policies, agendas and programmes are continually being adopted to make Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Programme the world’s number one.

Saint Lucia Citizenship by Investment Programme:

Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) is the newest citizenship by investment programme in the Caribbean region. Launched in 2016, the CIP of Saint Lucia aims to establish itself among the best programmes in the world. It ranked fourth in the 2021 CBI Index, published by the PWM Magazine of The Financial Times. Saint Lucia’s programme secured a solid ten in three of the nine pillars of excellence.  The programme is seen as credible because of its transparency when providing investors with information on how their funds are used.

Saint Lucia has been on investors’ radar as the world deals with countless uncertainties and businessmen are searching for safe, stable and peaceful destinations to expand and explore their business internationally. Investors can apply for the alternative citizenship of Saint Lucia via the National Economic Fund Investment, popularly known as the Fund Option.

The National Economic Fund Investment Option: The Fund Option of Saint Lucia aids the growth and development of infrastructure as well as socio-economic upliftment within the country. The minimum investment using the investment option starts from USD 100,000. An investor can also add additional dependants under a single application.

Citizenship by Investment Programme offers benefits such as:

  • Makes an individual a global citizen.
  • Contributes to portfolio diversification and wealth planning.
  • Provides lifelong citizenship, which can be passed on to future generations.
  • Helps in expanding business overseas.
  • Gives the investor an opportunity to spend the rest of their life in a peaceful and safe environment.

Saint Lucia is an excellent choice for the investor because it is known as the Caribbean’s largest economy, thereby helping an investor with the expansion of their business and portfolio diversification. An individual can flourish in business as citizenship provides the opportunity to travel to around 75 per cent of the world hassle-free. In addition to this, the CIP of Saint Lucia provides a favourable tax regime and also offers a wide range of sectors to invest in.

Saint Lucia is a quintessential island paradise. Its majestic peaks reach the heavens with the splendour of its lush green rainforests and the hypnotizing blue waters of the Caribbean Sea providing a mesmerizing reason to visit. It is on many travel enthusiasts’ bucket lists because of its landscape, people, customs and cuisine intertwining to offer the perfect setting for vacations.

The country is renowned for being a place which offers a quality of life in a tranquil environment. Saint Lucia has many opulent resorts and hotels, and a variety of restaurants and is the perfect choice for people celebrating their honeymoons, anniversaries, weddings, and other milestone events. Chefs celebrate the country’s creole heritage by creating amazing dishes inspired by the sea.

Saint Lucia’s history is rich and vibrant. With a mixture of cultures, its people have a deep sense of cultural identity that they vigorously celebrate to this day.

The country is also home to fun and adventure.  Tourists have the option to recline on the sandy white beaches, zip line through lush rainforests, soak in the volcanic mud baths of Soufrière, indulge in authentic island food, and club-hop on the Rodney Bay strip, or ride ATVs through the countryside. Envision exploring abandoned sugar plantations, snorkelling in crystal clear waters, chasing brightly coloured fish in the shadow of the Pitons, or experiencing a live sea turtle hatching in the last light of dusk. Saint Lucia offers an experience that will stay in one’s mind for years to come.

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CS Global Partners
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International Summit — World Leaders From Dozens of Countries Are Gathering – August 11-15, 2022, To Address Paths To Global Peace

With a Special Emphasis on Africa, the Asia Pacific Region and Reconciliation Between North and South Korea

Washington, DC, Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE

International Summit in South Korea

Toward Peace on the Korean Peninsula: Toward a World Culture of Peace

The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) is hosting “Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference,” a five-day international summit with related peace events at the Jamsil Lotte Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, beginning this week.

World leaders from dozens of countries are gathering from August 11-15, 2022, to address paths to global peace, with a special emphasis on Africa, the Asia Pacific Region and reconciliation between North and South Korea.

A highlight of the August 12 opening ceremony is a presentation of a resolution to propose the development of a Peace Charter, which follows on the foundation of the Seoul Resolution signed at World Summit 2022 (February 2022) in Seoul by former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Prominent international speakers will include: Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Canadian Prime Minister (2006-2015); Hon. Newt Gingrich, US House Speaker (1995-1999); Hon. Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State (2018-2021); Hon. Dan Burton, US Congressman (1983-2013); and H.E. Brigi Rafini, Executive General, Community of Sahel-Saharan States and Prime Minister (2011-2021), Niger.

Later that same day, participants will hear about a recent UPF Fact-Finding Delegation for Peace on the Korean Peninsula from experts on Korea, including Gen. Walter Sharp, Commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and US Forces Korea (2008-2011); Amb. Harry Harris, US Ambassador to Korea (2018-2021); and Amb. Joseph DeTrani, Special Envoy, Six-Party Talks with DPRK (2003-2006). In addition, a special program will feature The Washington Times, now celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Multiple sessions will cover peace efforts in Africa, and feature a Resolution endorsed by African Religious Representatives and led by Imboni Prophet Radebe, founder of The Revelation Spiritual Home in South Africa.

Afternoon sessions will include presentations on threats to religious freedom across the globe that features Pastor Paula White-Cain, Senior Pastor, City of Destiny Church in the US; Hon. Jan Figel, European Union Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion (2016-2019); and Dr. Massimo Introvigne, Managing Director, Center for Studies on New Religions, Italy.

On Saturday, August 13, symposia will be held around themes of unified Korea, a peaceful world, harmonizing science and religion, the women’s movement, youth character education, and the role of the media and economics in the 21st century.

On Sunday, August 14, participants will travel to the HJ Global Arts Center in Seorak, outside of Seoul, for a special program hosted by Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon honoring her late husband and UPF co-founder, Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon and his lifelong efforts to establish peace around the world.

In addition to UPF International Chair Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, the summit’s dozens of speakers will include Sheikh Mansour Diouf, Senegal; Hon. Ibrahim Natatou, Minister of Education, Niger; Hon. Hamza Said Hamza, Minister of Youth and Sports, Somalia; Hon. Adi Koila Nailitikau, First Lady (2009-2015), Fiji; Hon. Mwaba Tony, Minister of Higher Education, DR Congo; Hon. Neziha Labidi, Minister of Women, Family and Children (2016-2020), Tunisia; H.E. Dr. Sok Siphana, Chairman, Asian Vision Institute, Cambodia;  Jim Rogers, Chairman of Beeland Interests, Inc.; Bishop Don Meares, Senior Pastor, Evangel Cathedral, USA; H.E. Callista Mutharika, First Lady (2010-2012), Malawi; Dr. Song Yong-cheon, Chair, Sunhak Foundation; Dr. Hwang Sun-jo, President, Sun Moon University; and Dr. Yun Young Ho, Director General, FFWPU International.

UPF is an NGO with General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. It has been hosting dozens of forums and events that promote peacebuilding with leaders of 157 nations that have diplomatic ties to North and/or South Korea, in an effort to explore prospects for the peaceful reconciliation of the Korean Peninsula. The Royal Government of Cambodia has been a co-host to some of these events.

The August 11-15 events will have in-person speakers and participants, as well as a large global audience who will join digitally via a high-tech hybrid format.

UPF’s works through a set of peacebuilding associations segmented into seven field-based organizations:

  • International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP) and the International Association of First Ladies for Peace (IAFLP)
  • International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP)
  • Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD)
  • International Association for Peace and Economic Development (IAED)
  • International Media Association for Peace (IMAP)
  • International Association of Academicians for Peace (IAAP)
  • International Association of Arts and Culture for Peace (IAACP)

For media inquiries, please contact:

William P. Selig | Communications Director, Universal Peace Federation

Ph: 240-274-1744 | Email: wselig@upf.org | Web: www.upf.org

William P. Selig
Universal Peace Federation
240-274-1744
wselig@upf.org

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Street Cred Capital choisit Synchronoss pour proposer un cloud personnel dans le cadre de son programme de financement d’appareils mobiles

La société financière représente une opportunité de marché unique pour revendre la solution de cloud personnel de Synchronoss et accroître la valeur du financement des appareils

BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey, 11 août 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (« Synchronoss » ou la « Société ») (Nasdaq : SNCR), un leader mondial et innovateur en matière de produits et plateformes numériques, de messagerie et de cloud, a annoncé aujourd’hui la signature par Street Cred Capital d’une lettre d’intention visant à devenir un distributeur de la solution Personal Cloud à valeur ajoutée de la société. Le produit Personal Cloud de Synchronoss fournit une solution clé en main aux entreprises cherchant à intégrer ou à regrouper le cloud personnel en tant que service à valeur ajoutée.

Au service des principaux opérateurs nord-américains, des MVNO et des détaillants, Street Cred Capital propose six options de produits de prêt pour le financement de nouveaux appareils et de solutions à valeur ajoutée. Intégré à l’expérience d’achat en ligne et en point de vente, ainsi qu’au flux d’applications de crédit, Street Cred Capital rend l’achat de produits et de services complémentaires extrêmement facile et abordable, améliorant considérablement la performance des ventes et augmentant les revenus.

La solution Synchronoss permet à Street Cred Capital d’offrir un forfait Personal Cloud à un tarif réduit dans le cadre de chaque achat financé. Cette offre unique permet aux abonnés de sauvegarder, synchroniser et organiser une large gamme de fichiers numériques entre les appareils et le cloud. Les abonnés peuvent financer des forfaits cloud sur 12, 18 et 24 mois, et la valeur de chaque abonnement va de 50 à 400 $, selon le type de forfait sélectionné.

Grâce à son écosystème de canaux de vente mobiles, Street Cred Capital propose des solutions de financement pour répondre à près de 32 millions de clients. Personal Cloud est idéal pour les opérateurs de téléphonie mobile et les MVNO, les fournisseurs de services Internet, les sociétés de surveillance de la sécurité ainsi que les assurances, les services financiers et les prêteurs pour proposer de nouvelles solutions génératrices de revenus et des offres groupées à valeur ajoutée.

« Nous avons réussi à étendre nos solutions Synchronoss Cloud pour répondre aux besoins des fournisseurs de services mondiaux, des compagnies d’assurance et des détaillants, et Street Cred représenterait une nouvelle opportunité de marché passionnante pour notre plateforme Personal Cloud », a déclaré Jeff Miller, président-directeur général de Synchronoss.

« Tirant parti de notre vaste expérience de l’industrie mobile, nous nous concentrons sur la sélection des meilleurs produits et services pour améliorer notre programme de financement et offrir une valeur supplémentaire aux clients que nous servons », a déclaré Clint Fayling, PDG de Street Cred Capital. « Personal Cloud offre un service complémentaire à valeur ajoutée qui peut être facilement associé à n’importe quelle offre de financement Street Cred pour augmenter la valeur moyenne des commandes et la valeur à vie du client pour notre opérateur, MVNO et nos partenaires de vente au détail. Nous sommes impatients de travailler avec Synchronoss pour fournir des solutions de cloud personnel. »

À propos de Street Cred Capital
Street Cred Capital fournit les meilleures solutions de prêt de sa catégorie adaptées à l’industrie mobile — et à ses clients. Leader de la fintech basé au Colorado, Street Cred fournit des outils de prêt rapides et abordables qui permettent aux opérateurs d’appareils mobiles et aux détaillants de développer leurs activités. En offrant un portefeuille configurable de produits et services de prêt qui connectent les consommateurs aux prêteurs leaders du secteur, Street Cred fournit une expérience de qualification client rationalisée, les taux d’approbation les plus élevés et les taux clients les plus compétitifs sur le marché. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur www.streetcredcapital.com.

À propos de Synchronoss
Synchronoss Technologies (Nasdaq : SNCR) est un développeur de logiciels permettant aux entreprises du monde entier de se connecter à leurs abonnés de manière fiable et pertinente. Sa gamme de produits contribue à rationaliser les réseaux, simplifier l’intégration et interagir avec les abonnés afin de créer de nouvelles sources de revenus, de réduire les coûts et d’accélérer la mise sur le marché. Plusieurs centaines de millions d’abonnés font confiance à Synchronoss pour rester en phase avec les individus, les services et les contenus qu’ils aiment. Pour en savoir plus, rendez-vous sur www.synchronoss.com.

Contact pour les relations avec les médias :
Domenick Cilea
Springboard
dcilea@springboardpr.com

Contact pour les relations avec les investisseurs :
Matt Glover/Tom Colton
Gateway Group, Inc.
SNCR@gatewayir.com

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Street Cred Capital escolhe a Synchronoss para oferecer Personal Cloud como parte de seu programa de financiamentos para dispositivos móveis

A empresa de finanças representa uma oportunidade única de mercado para revender a solução Synchronoss’ Personal Cloud e expandir o valor do financiamento por dispositivos

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Aug. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (“Synchronoss” ou a “Empresa”) (Nasdaq: SNCR), líder global e inovadora em nuvem, envio de mensagens e produtos e plataformas digitais anunciou hoje que a Street Cred Capital assinou uma Carta de Intenção de se tornar distribuidora da solução de valor agregado da Empresa, a Personal Cloud. O produto Synchronoss’ Personal Cloud oferece uma solução pronta para uso para empresas que buscam integrar ou agrupar a nuvem pessoal como um serviço de valor agregado.

Atendendo as principais operadoras norte-americanas, MVNOs e revendedores, a Street Cred Capital oferece seis opções de produtos de empréstimos para financiar novos dispositivos e soluções de valor agregado. Integrada na experiência de compras on-line e de ponto de venda, bem como fluxo de pedido de crédito, a Street Cred Capital torna extremamente fácil e acessível comprar produtos e serviços complementares, melhorando significativamente o desempenho de vendas e aumentando a receita.

A solução Synchronoss permite que a Street Cred Capital ofereça um pacote de Personal Cloud com taxa reduzida como parte de cada compra financiada. Essa oferta exclusiva permite que os assinantes façam backup, sincronizem e organizem uma ampla variedade de arquivos digitais entre os dispositivos e a nuvem. Os assinantes podem financiar a nuvem em planos de 12, 18 e 24 meses, e o valor de cada assinatura varia entre US$ 50 e US$ 400, dependendo do tipo de plano selecionado.

Através do seu ecossistema de canal de vendas por dispositivo móvel, a Street Cred Capital oferece soluções que atendem quase 32 milhões de clientes. O Personal Cloud é ideal para operadoras de dispositivos móveis e MVNOs, provedores de serviços de internet, empresas de monitoramento, bem como serviços de seguro, financeiros e credores para oferecer soluções novas, geradoras de renda e pacotes de valor agregado.

“Nós expandimos com sucesso as nossas soluções Synchronoss Cloud para atender as necessidades de provedores globais de serviço, seguradoras e revendedores, e a Street Cred representa uma animadora e nova oportunidade de mercado para nossa plataforma de nuvem pessoal”, declarou Jeff Miller, presidente e CEO da Synchronoss.

“Potencializando nossa vasta experiência no setor de dispositivos móveis, nosso enfoque é a curadoria de produtos e serviços de ponta para melhorar nosso programa de financiamento e oferecer valor adicional aos clientes que atendemos”, disse Clint Fayling, CEO da Street Cred Capital. “O Personal Cloud oferece um serviço complementar de valor agregado que pode ser facilmente agrupado com qualquer oferta de financiamento da Street Cred para aumentar o valor médio de pedidos e o lifetime value do cliente para nossas operadoras, MVNOs e revendedores parceiros. Estamos ansiosos para trabalhar com a Synchronoss e oferecer soluções Personal Cloud”.

Sobre a Street Cred Capital
A Street Cred Capital oferece soluções de ponta em empréstimo, customizadas para o setor de dispositivos móveis – e seus clientes. Uma fintech líder sediada no Colorado, a Street Cred oferece ferramentas de empréstimo rápidas e acessíveis que capacitam as operadoras e revendedoras de dispositivos móveis para aumentarem seus negócios. Ao entregar um portfólio configurável de produtos e serviços de empréstimo que conectam os clientes a credores líderes do setor, a Street Cred oferece uma experiência otimizada de qualificação de clientes, as maiores taxas de aprovação e as taxas de cliente mais competitivas do mercado. Saiba mais em www.streetcredcapital.com.

Sobre a Synchronoss
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Liberia Reforms Discriminatory Gender Nationality Law

The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, praised Liberia for removing gender discrimination from its nationality law, granting women the same right as men to pass their nationality to their children.

With the stroke of a pen, Liberian President George Weah amended the country’s Aliens and Nationality Law on August 5, removing the primary cause of statelessness among children.

The U.N. refugee agency calls the act hugely significant. It says the amended law gives women the same rights as men to confer their nationality on their children. Heretofore, children were unable to access the rights of citizenship if the father was absent or unknown.

Under the new act, children will be able to benefit from their mother’s citizenship even if there is no man in the picture, UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo told VOA.

That, she said, will spare many children from becoming stateless and deprived of multiple rights.

“This has major implications from the cradle to the grave,” she said. “It really can exclude people from the rights and assistance and services that other citizens may have by limiting their access to education, health care, documentation, and also exposing them to risks of lifelong discrimination and exclusion, as well as violence, abuse, and trafficking.”

In 2014, the UNHCR estimated there were at least 10 million stateless people in the world when it began its #IBelong Campaign to end statelessness by 2024. Data from 94 countries collected in 2019 put that number at around 4.2 million, a figure the UNHCR considers to be grossly underestimated.

Mantoo said24 countries in the world today continue to have gender discriminatory provisions in their nationality laws.

“Liberia is the latest country to reform the law and end the gender discriminatory provision,” said Mantoo. “We know that statelessness is a global phenomenon. We know in West Africa there are apparently at least 1.6 million stateless people or people of undetermined nationality. And that is according to government figures. But it is a pervasive issue. So, this is a really momentous milestone in this campaign, in the effort to prevent and resolve statelessness.”

Madagascar reformed its nationality laws guaranteeing the equal right of citizens regardless of their gender on January 25, 2017. Six months later, on July 5, Sierra Leone became the second African country to legislate gender discriminatory reforms.

Source: Voice of America

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100 People Arrested in Sierra Leone Night Curfew

Reports from Sierra Leone say clashes between police and protesters have killed 13 people, with more than 100 others arrested during a curfew. A police spokesperson said Friday that normalcy is returning.

An interim report released by Sierra Leone’s police Thursday shows that 113 people were arrested in protests that began Monday. A majority were arrested in the northeast region of Makeni.

Police say public and private property has been vandalized in the protests and three police stations were burned.

No new protests were reported Friday and Sierra Leone’s assistant police commissioner, Brima Kamara, told VOA in a telephone interview that normalcy was beginning to return.

“All the banks are open, offices are open, both government and offices and private offices, save for some few shops,” said Kamara.

Demonstrators took to the streets this week to express anger over the soaring cost of living in Sierra Leone, which has nearly doubled in months.

A 2020 World Bank report says 80 percent of Sierra Leone’s population is poor, the majority living in rural areas.

The Reuters news agency, citing a source in Freetown’s city mortuary, said 13 people were killed in clashes between police and protesters.

In a Twitter post, Sierra Leone’s president, Julias Maada Bio, termed the protests unfortunate and said the state would investigate their cause.

Source: Voice of America

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China Critical of Blinken’s Africa Offensive

We’re not in competition: That was the line from both the United States and China as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Africa this week, but analysts said the trip was indeed aimed at, among other things, countering Beijing’s massive influence on the continent.

Blinken denied repeatedly on his three-country tour that this was the case — stressing African agency and autonomy — while China dismissed his comments and accused the U.S. of having a contradictory sub-Saharan Africa policy.

Analysts said the trip was also aimed at trying to counter Moscow’s influence and shore up African support for Washington’s position on the war in Ukraine, after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited the region last month.

Russia came up time and again during Blinken’s meetings with his counterparts in South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, with the secretary of state blaming African food insecurity squarely on President Vladimir Putin and warning countries against Russian’s “proxy force” the Wagner Group. But it was China’s far more influential presence on the continent that was the elephant in the room.

“The continent as a whole has for some years now been seen by the great powers as a place to exert influence,” said Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, head of the South African Institute for International Affairs in Johannesburg, pointing to Russia and China as the U.S.’s main competitors.

“Certainly there is concern from the American side on the growing influence of these two countries on the continent against the backdrop of heightened geopolitical rivalries,” she told VOA.

Throughout his trip, Blinken was at pains to stress the U.S. was not making Africa “choose.”

“Our commitment to a stronger partnership with Africa is not about trying to outdo anyone else. We’ve all heard that narrative, that South Africa and the continent as a whole are the latest playing field in the competition between great powers. That is fundamentally not how we see it,” he said at a news conference in Pretoria.

For her part, South Africa’s outspoken Minister for International Relations Naledi Pandor said she was “glad” the region was not being asked to choose, adding, “African countries that wish to relate to China, let them do so, whatever the particular form of relationships would be.”

“We can’t be made party to conflict between China and the United States of America, and I may say it does cause instability for all of us because it affects the global economic system. … These are two great powers, the two biggest economies in the world. They’ve got to find a way of working together to allow us to grow,” she added.

China’s response to U.S. strategy

At a regular Chinese Foreign Ministry news conference in Beijing during Blinken’s visit, spokesman Wang Wenbin was asked about Blinken’s comments that African countries didn’t have to choose a side.

“It is not important what the U.S. says. What matters is how [the] African people see China-Africa cooperation,” he said, going on to list Chinese-built infrastructure on the continent as tangible results of “practical cooperation.” China is Africa’s largest trading partner.

“The U.S. must not underestimate African countries’ judgment. We believe the African people are sharp-eyed. If the U.S. truly wants to help Africa, then it should take concrete actions, instead of using its Africa strategy as a tool to contain and attack other countries,” Wang said.

While in South Africa, America’s top diplomat unveiled the U.S. Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa, which addresses a wide range of issues including conflict prevention, trade and climate change. It also advocates for democracy and human rights, whereas China’s investment is no strings attached.

Despite Blinken’s insistence that Washington is not competing with Beijing in Africa, one section of the strategy reads that China sees Africa as “an important arena to challenge the rules-based international order, advance its own narrow commercial and geopolitical interests, undermine transparency and openness, and weaken U.S. relations with [the] African peoples and governments.” The document also mentioned Russia’s interests and influence in Africa.

“The United States is both responding to growing foreign activity and influence in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as engaging in a region undergoing significant transformations to its socioeconomic, political, and security landscape,” stated the White House document.

China has dismissed the strategy outright.

An article in state newspaper The Global Times quoted Chinese analysts as saying the U.S. attitude to Africa was a “contradiction,” on the one hand saying Africa would not be forced to choose, while at the same time “smearing China.”

The Chinese Embassy in Pretoria also criticized the policy, saying: “Africa is not an arena for superpower games but a major stage for international cooperation. It is hoped that the U.S. will abandon its Cold War mentality … and focus more on supporting Africa’s urgent development needs, instead of basing its policy on containing other countries’ influence in Africa.”

Response from African countries

Pandor, South Africa’s minister for international relations, also criticized the West for sometimes taking a “bullying” attitude to the continent and raised issues of hypocrisy and political interference. But she was not the only official on the continent to push back somewhat against the U.S. during Blinken’s trip.

In Rwanda, Blinken raised the issue of jailed dissident Paul Rusesabagina, expressing concern over his conviction. Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta said, “Rwanda will continue to abide by our rules, and the decisions that were made by our judiciary. And we request our partners to respect Rwanda’s sovereignty, Rwanda’s laws and its institutions.”

Bob Wekesa, head of the African Center for the Study of the United States at Witwatersrand University, said that in terms of how African leaders saw Blinken’s visit, they have learned how to play both sides.

“African countries really have refined the art of playing all these powers, when they meet with U.S. leaders … they seem to say, ‘Yes, we value the relationship with the U.S.’ When they meet with the Chinese, they’re likely to say the same,” he told VOA.

“So, it’s kind of a splintered world in which African leaders look in all direction(s) for whatever they can gain from these powers.”

Source: Voice of America