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Beautiful.ai Adds Contextual AI Capabilities to DesignerBot, The Next Evolution of Generative AI

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Beautiful.ai, the presentation platform that enables anyone to build beautiful presentations, announced today the launch of contextual AI capabilities on its next-generation DesignerBot, a generative AI tool that enables Beautiful.ai users to incorporate their own business documents, data and information into AI generated presentations and slides. By integrating a user's own context into its AI algorithm, Beautiful.ai is now able to generate up-to-date content that is more relevant and accurate to a company, rather than relying solely on what the AI model has already been trained on.

Key Points: 
  • Context is everything when generating useful and accurate content with Generative AI.
  • As AI continues to evolve, it's becoming increasingly apparent that business users require AI that can generate relevant content based on their own information and data - not just the publicly available information that today's AI models generate.
  • Contextual AI takes full advantage of those systems to ensure that a user's context documents remain secure and limited to that user's generated content.
  • To learn more about DesignerBot's contextual AI updates and try it out for free, visit https://www.beautiful.ai/blog/new-designerbot-context-ai .

AppTech Payments Corp. Patent Licensee PayToMe.co Wins Bronze Stevie® Award in 2023 International Business Awards®

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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The patent license from AppTech solidifies PayToMe.co’s position as a leading innovator in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem.

Key Points: 
  • The patent license from AppTech solidifies PayToMe.co’s position as a leading innovator in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem.
  • The journey to this achievement was marked by an involved judging process, with insights from over 230 executives from around the world.
  • The patent license granted by AppTech Payments serves as tangible evidence of PayToMe.co's innovative solutions, specifically in mobile-to-mobile payments and computer-to-mobile chat systems."
  • The patent license received from AppTech Payments is a testament to their commitment to excellence and further strengthens their reputation as a leading player in the fintech space.

Shirofune Integrates with Shopify to Solve Ad Industry Challenge to Automatically Optimize Campaigns Based on Customer Lifetime Value

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Monday, August 21, 2023
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shirofune, the leading digital advertising automation management platform backed by a human intelligence-first approach, today announced its integration with Shopify, a provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce, to predict the Lifetime Value (LTV) of online customers and provide advertisers with even greater optimization of their ad campaigns.

Key Points: 
  • With this announcement, Shirofune will be attending eTail East 2023 from August 21-24 at The Sheraton in Boston.
  • Shirofune Founder and CEO Mitsunaga Kikuchi will be hosting keynote presentations on "Unlocking Advertising Success: Leveraging Shopify's LTV Data for Effective Campaigns" on August 22nd and 23rd.
  • "We are excited to augment our capabilities through this new integration with Shopify," said Shirofune Founder and CEO Mitsunaga Kikuchi.
  • Shirofune analyzes and comprehends both ad performance data and CRM data from Shopify, allowing it to calculate the lifetime return on advertising spend (ROAS) across channels, ads and campaigns.

tvScientific Launches Cost-Per-Outcome CTV Ad Buying Through Partners

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- tvScientific , the performance advertising platform for connected TV (CTV), announced today that brands and advertisers can now purchase CTV ad campaigns on a Cost-Per-Outcome (CPO) basis through leading partners Awin/Shareasale, Commission Junction, Impact, Partnerize, Partnerstack and Rakuten.

Key Points: 
  • PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- tvScientific , the performance advertising platform for connected TV (CTV), announced today that brands and advertisers can now purchase CTV ad campaigns on a Cost-Per-Outcome (CPO) basis through leading partners Awin/Shareasale, Commission Junction, Impact, Partnerize, Partnerstack and Rakuten.
  • With CPO buying through tvScientific’s partners, advertisers are able to align their actual ad spend to marketing goals and only pay for outcomes that align with their desired results.
  • The new capability solidifies tvScientific as the leading global technology company for driving measurable ROI through CTV campaigns.
  • “We are very pleased with our growing roster of customers, partners and technical capabilities, and look forward to showing more brands across industries what’s possible with CTV.”

Service by Medallion Earns the San Francisco Chronicle Top Workplace 2023 Award

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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Service by Medallion, a leading provider of facility services, is thrilled to announce that it has been honored with the highly acclaimed San Francisco Chronicle Top Workplace 2023 award.

Key Points: 
  • Service by Medallion, a leading provider of facility services, is thrilled to announce that it has been honored with the highly acclaimed San Francisco Chronicle Top Workplace 2023 award.
  • The company’s key differentiators based on technology innovation, customer service, safety, and sustainability enables high employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention for its employees, resulting in the top workplace recognition.
  • "Service by Medallion takes immense pride in earning the Top Workplace 2023 award, which stands as a testament to the dedication and commitment of our exceptional employees," says Eric Marlin, Medallion’s Vice President of HR.
  • Service by Medallion is an award-winning facility support services company, servicing corporate campuses throughout the United States.

Shirofune Wins Best PPC Optimization Platform in 2023 Martech Breakthrough Awards

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shirofune, the leading digital advertising automation management platform backed by their human intelligence approach, today announced it has been selected as the winner of the "Best PPC Optimization Platform Award" in the 6th annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards.

Key Points: 
  • Human Intelligence-powered advertising automation platform recognized for its ability to optimize ad spend, maximizing profitability and ROAS
    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shirofune , the leading digital advertising automation management platform backed by their human intelligence approach, today announced it has been selected as the winner of the "Best PPC Optimization Platform Award" in the 6th annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards.
  • Shirofune is a centralized platform that automates advertising spending and optimization across multiple media platforms with a unique human intelligence-first approach.
  • "We are thrilled to be recognized by MarTech Breakthrough as the Best PPC Optimization Platform of 2023," said Mitsunaga Kikuchi, CEO and Founder of Shirofune.
  • Amid a hyper-challenging landscape for advertisers and agencies, Shirofune brings "human intelligence" to an automated platform that simplifies digital advertising management, resulting in significant time, cost and performance benefits.

MessageGears Named to the 2023 Inc. 5000 List for the Third Time

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023
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ATLANTA, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MessageGears, the leading customer engagement platform for big consumer brands, today announced its ranking on the 2023 Inc. 5000, an annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment — its independent, entrepreneurial businesses.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MessageGears, the leading customer engagement platform for big consumer brands, today announced its ranking on the 2023 Inc. 5000, an annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
  • At the end of 2022, MessageGears announced $62 million in growth funding, and earlier this year announced the acquisition of mobile marketing leader Swrve.
  • "It's an honor to be recognized by Inc. as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America," said Roger Barnette, CEO of MessageGears.
  • MessageGears is ranked 2,948th on the 2023 Inc. 5000, making this the third time the company has made the list.

VEON publishes 2Q23 trading update

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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In 2Q23, Group EBITDA decreased by 10.6% YoY in reported currency terms (+13.6% in local currency), with Group EBITDA margin of 45.3% (-3.2 p.p.

Key Points: 
  • In 2Q23, Group EBITDA decreased by 10.6% YoY in reported currency terms (+13.6% in local currency), with Group EBITDA margin of 45.3% (-3.2 p.p.
  • In 2Q23, Group capex was USD 171.4 million (-16.6% YoY) with capex intensity in for the last twelve months of 19.6% (-1.2p.p.
  • VEON publishes audited financial statements for year ended 31 December 2022.
  • According to the terms of the VEON Bonds, the registrar is required to cancel the VEON Bonds purchased by a subsidiary of VEON and surrendered to the registrar for cancellation.

VEON and Rakuten to Cooperate in Open RAN and Digital Services to Rebuild Ukraine’s Infrastructure

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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The two companies will start exploring cooperation in Ukraine, with the goal of accelerating the reconstruction of the country’s infrastructure, through collaboration on open radio access networks (Open RAN) and digital services.

Key Points: 
  • The two companies will start exploring cooperation in Ukraine, with the goal of accelerating the reconstruction of the country’s infrastructure, through collaboration on open radio access networks (Open RAN) and digital services.
  • With this collaboration, VEON and Rakuten demonstrate their support for the ‘We Build Ukraine’ initiative of the Ukrainian State Agency for Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure.
  • Announcing its investment commitment, the company referred to the future 5G roll-out in Ukraine, for which Open RAN technologies are a compelling choice.
  • “VEON and Rakuten share a similar vision: we are both highly customer-focused, digital experience-oriented companies which redefine communications in our respective markets,” states Kaan Terzioğlu, Group CEO, VEON.

Juniper Research: 33% of eCommerce Spend to Be Cross-Border by 2028 Globally, as eCommerce Growth Shifts to Developing Markets

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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With disposable income rising in developing markets, eCommerce merchants and marketplaces are pivoting towards them.

Key Points: 
  • With disposable income rising in developing markets, eCommerce merchants and marketplaces are pivoting towards them.
  • Given the prevalence of alternative payment methods in developing markets, such as mobile money, cross-border merchants must effectively match consumers’ payment preferences, or they will quickly lose out to better-localised rivals.
  • Cross-border eCommerce transaction values to grow by 107% globally over the next five years.
  • This demonstrates that much of the growth in the eCommerce payments market is in the cross-border area.