SAN FRANCISCO: Affirm, a more flexible and transparent alternative to credit cards, today announced a partnership with UrbanStems, a modern floral and gifting company designed for thoughtful people. Now UrbanStems customers can make someone’s day by sending expressive bouquets and plants, as well as reason-specific gifts, same-day or next-day nationwide, and split the cost of…
New Indie World Presentation showcases more than 20 games coming to Nintendo Switch
REDMOND: Nintendo released a new Indie World video showcasing a wide variety of indie games coming to the Nintendo Switch system this year and next. Highlights of the video include rogue-like dungeon crawler Hades, card-trick adventure game Card Shark and Raji: An Ancient Epic, an action-adventure game inspired by Hindu and Balinese mythology that launches…
Leafly Names Yoko Miyashita as New CEO
SEATTLE: Cannabis information resource and commerce platform Leafly Holdings, announced General Counsel Yoko Miyashita will lead the company as its new Chief Executive Officer. As Leafly CEO, Miyashita will drive the company’s vision and strategy for continued growth as a marketplace to connect consumers with cannabis retailers and brands, as well as maintaining its position…
Balfour Beatty has been recognized by ABC of Florida
JACKSONVILLE: Balfour Beatty has been recognized by The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Florida, First Coast Chapter with its “Project of the Year” and Eagle Award in the institutional $25 million to $100 million category for the recent completion of Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s (JTA), Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center (JRTC) at LaVilla. The annual Excellence…
Islamic Insurance signs agreement with Allianz for cooperation in health insurance
DOHA: Qatar Islamic Insurance Group (QIIG) and Allianz International and its associates in insurance operations celebrated the signing and inauguration of the exclusive agreement in health insurance cooperation. The agreement concluded between Qatar Islamic Insurance Group (QIIG) and the strategic partner, M/s. Allianz International which is considered as one of the leading companies in respect…
Change Healthcare acquires Nucleus.io
NASHVILLE: Change Healthcare announced the acquisition of Nucleus.io, a leader in the development of advanced, fully enabled, cloud-native imaging and workflow technology. Nucleus.io’s state-of-the-art, cloud-native imaging technology, including a zero-footprint diagnostic viewer with patented streaming technology, workflow and image sharing solutions, completes Change Healthcare’s next-generation medical imaging platform. Today’s transaction supports Change Healthcare’s commitment to…
voxeljet transfers listing of its American Depositary Shares to NASDAQ
FRIEDBERG: voxeljet AG announced that it will voluntarily transfer the listing of its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) from The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to the NASDAQ Capital Market effective August 28, 2020, after market close. voxeljet AG a leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers….
Tetra Tech wins $29.7 million USAID renewable energy contract
PASADENA: Tetra Tech Inc. announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded the Company a five-year, $29.7 million single-award contract for the continuation of its Scaling Up Renewable Energy project (SURE II). Recent advancements in renewable energy technologies and business models have made solar and wind power viable options for emerging economies. Battery…
Streamed video content dominates media and entertainment consumption
SYDNEY: Brightcove Inc., the world’s leading video technology platform, published the Brightcove Q2 2020 Global Video Index Entertainment and Media Edition, which found that OTT streaming of entertainment content continued to dominate, even as governments began loosening stay-at-home restrictions. The data suggests that consumers’ media consumption habits may be permanently shifting away from linear TV,…
Launch of mobile banking app marks new chapter in Al Salam Bank’s digitization journey
MANAMA: Al Salam Bank-Bahrain last week marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter in its ongoing journey towards digitization with the launch of its new mobile banking app. The state-of-the-art app offers customers a full suite of digital banking services including digital onboarding. The new app is just the latest installment in the ongoing…
Mail.ru and Sberbank inject RUB 12 billion into O2O JV
MOSCOW: The O2O joint venture between Mail.ru Group and Sberbank focused on transportation and food has been provided with an additional RUB12bn of capital from Mail.ru Group and Sberbank on a pari passu basis. The management of the O2O JV is confident about the prospects of not only restaurant delivery, but also egrocery, dark kitchens…
Avon Rubber gets NATO supply contract
LONDON: Avon Rubber is pleased to announce that Avon Protection has been awarded a 10-year contract by the NATO Support & Procurement Agency to supply FM50 mask systems, powered and supplied air systems, filters, spare parts and accessories. Avon Protection anticipates receiving the first order under this contract shortly, with initial deliveries contributing to our…