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Elea Digital announces a new issuance of debentures linked to sustainable goals for the expansion of data center infrastructure in Brazil

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Elea Digital, the largest platform with the highest number of operational data centers in Brazil, boasting seven assets across five states, has disclosed that the proceeds from the new issuance will facilitate ongoing organic expansion and aligning its infrastructure with international standards. The company solidifies this commitment through a new issuance of debentures linked to sustainable goals.

Key Points: 
  • The company solidifies this commitment through a new issuance of debentures linked to sustainable goals.
  • It is the second time the company has issued debentures linked to sustainable goals.
  • "Elea Digital continues to innovate and stands out as a pioneer in the Latin American market in building responsible infrastructure, envisioning a green and digital future.
  • Last year, following Elea's pioneering issuance linked to sustainable goals in the digital infrastructure segment in Latin America, other companies followed suit.

OneBlinc Secures $100M Credit Facility with Clear Haven to Fuel Growth of Underserved Credit Products

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

OneBlinc, a leading fintech company specialized in providing payroll loans for Federal employees, announced today that it has secured a new $100 million credit facility with Clear Haven.

Key Points: 
  • OneBlinc, a leading fintech company specialized in providing payroll loans for Federal employees, announced today that it has secured a new $100 million credit facility with Clear Haven.
  • This significant financial milestone aims to fuel future portfolio growth and refinance OneBlinc’s existing credit facility.
  • This announcement comes at a challenging time for credit markets, where deals of this nature have become increasingly rare.
  • "Our partnership with Clear Haven reinforces the trust and credibility OneBlinc has cultivated,” shared Fabio Torelli, OneBlinc’s CEO.

Retail Giant Walmart Ranks First in List of Brands Most Likely to be Imitated in Phishing Attempts in Q1 2023

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

The report highlights the brands that were most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal individuals’ personal information or payment credentials during January, February and March 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The report highlights the brands that were most frequently imitated by cybercriminals in their attempts to steal individuals’ personal information or payment credentials during January, February and March 2023.
  • Multinational retail giant Walmart topped the ranking last quarter, accounting for 16% of all attempts and climbing from 13th place in Q4 2022.
  • This is due to a significant phishing campaign urging victims to click on a malicious survey link, relating to ‘the supply system collapse’.
  • Below are the top brands ranked by their overall appearance in brand phishing attempts:

FICO World 2023 to Showcase Digital Transformation Best Practices, Operationalization of AI, and Customer Success Stories from 50+ Businesses Worldwide

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Monday, April 17, 2023

Attendees will explore best practices for successful digital transformation, delivering on AI-powered hyper-personalized customer experiences via software capabilities on FICO® Platform and other FICO solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Attendees will explore best practices for successful digital transformation, delivering on AI-powered hyper-personalized customer experiences via software capabilities on FICO® Platform and other FICO solutions.
  • FICO, a leading global analytics software firm, announced that FICO® World 2023 will be held in Hollywood, Florida from May 16-19, 2023.
  • General session presenters at FICO World include leading financial services providers from North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
  • “FICO World 2023 will spotlight our customers who are leading their industries and crushing the competition through hyper-personalized customer journeys,” said Nikhil Behl, chief marketing officer at FICO.

Scala Data Centers issues R$ 2 billion in green debentures

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Monday, December 19, 2022

SÃO PAULO , Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scala Data Centers, the leading Latin American platform of sustainable data centers in the Hyperscale market, announces the issuance of green debentures in the amount of R$ 2 billion, with maturity of five years. The offering – which is the largest ever carried out in Brazil and the first of its kind in the country's data center sector – took place after the company proved that it has an investment structure aligned with the most important criteria of the green debenture principles.

Key Points: 
  • Transaction is the largest of its kind in Brazil and the first in the country's data center sector
    SÃO PAULO , Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scala Data Centers, the leading Latin American platform of sustainable data centers in the Hyperscale market, announces the issuance of green debentures in the amount of R$ 2 billion, with maturity of five years.
  • "Our successful green debentures offering reflects the confidence of investors and the market in our clean data center expansion plan," said Marcos Peigo, CEO and Co-Founder of Scala.
  • "Scala is guided by an innovative, long-term and sustainable strategy, which makes green financing especially meaningful to us.
  • Scala Data Centers is the leading Latin American platform of sustainable data centers in the Hyperscale market.

IBM Helps Financial Services Industry Manage Risk and Regulations with CSA

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

ARMONK, N.Y., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced it is working with the Cloud Security Alliance -- a global not-for-profit dedicated to defining standards, certifications, and best practices to help ensure secured cloud computing -- that aims to further advance security and risk management of cloud within financial services. 

Key Points: 
  • Building on IBM's mission to reduce risk for the industrywith security, compliance and resiliency at the forefront, the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services isdesigned to help clients automate their security and compliance posture.
  • The framework is central to IBM Cloud for Financial Services, a first-of-its-kind cloud with built-in security and compliance controls to help clients as they work to mitigate risk, tackle ongoing regulations and accelerate cloud adoption.
  • With the alignment,organizations that have adopted CSA's controls can now use services or transact with SaaS providers on IBM Cloud for Financial Services with confidence.
  • "IBM Cloud for Financial Services is specifically designed for highly regulated workloads, allowing financial services and other regulated industries to host applications and workloads in the cloud with confidence while addressing third and fourth party risk throughout their supply chains.

Elea Digital announces the first sustainability-linked bond issued by a data center operator in Latin America

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Friday, December 9, 2022

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The financial resources will be used by Elea Digital, the Brazilian edge data center ecosystem, to significantly reduce water usage in its operations, reaching ambitious targets that will place the company amongst the more efficient in the world.

Key Points: 
  • According to Alessandro Lombardi, chairman of Elea Digital, the company, since its foundation, has been committed to positive socio-environmental actions.
  • "Today, Elea Digital takes the lead on the commitment with sustainability on the digital infrastructure sector in Brazil.
  • "We are proud to be lead coordinator of the first sustainability linked bond of Elea Digital which also is the first one in the data center industry.
  • In 2021, Elea Digital purchased the Grupo Globo - the largest media company in Latin America - data center, located in the west of the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro (RJO1).

Elea Digital announces the first sustainability-linked bond issued by a data center operator in Latin America

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 9, 2022

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The financial resources will be used by Elea Digital, the Brazilian edge data center ecosystem, to significantly reduce water usage in its operations, reaching ambitious targets that will place the company amongst the more efficient in the world.

Key Points: 
  • According to Alessandro Lombardi, chairman of Elea Digital, the company, since its foundation, has been committed to positive socio-environmental actions.
  • "Today, Elea Digital takes the lead on the commitment with sustainability on the digital infrastructure sector in Brazil.
  • "We are proud to be lead coordinator of the first sustainability linked bond of Elea Digital which also is the first one in the data center industry.
  • In 2021, Elea Digital purchased the Grupo Globo - the largest media company in Latin America - data center, located in the west of the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro (RJO1).

Raymour & Flanigan Selects ChargeAfter to Power Point-of-Sale Financing Online and In Stores

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ChargeAfter, the market-leading point of sale (POS) consumer financing platform and network, has been selected by Raymour & Flanigan, the Northeast's largest furniture and mattress retailer, to power point-of-sale financing online and in more than 140 brick and mortar locations. Raymour & Flanigan's focus on providing exceptional customer experiences led it to select ChargeAfter's data-driven decisioning engine and network of lenders to streamline the customer experience and enhance customer engagement with flexible, personalized financing options.

Key Points: 
  • ChargeAfter will integrate seamlessly with Raymour & Flanigan's point-of-sale system and devices in-store, allowing customers to apply on the retailer's customer-facing technology or their personal mobile devices.
  • "ChargeAfter gives us the power of a fully branded financing experience and expands our reach by allowing us to offer customers personalized financing regardless of where they choose to shop.
  • ChargeAfter is the leading multi-lender buy now pay later consumer financing platform and network connecting retailers and lenders to offer shoppers responsible, personalized financing options.
  • Through decades of growth, Raymour & Flanigan believes as strongly as ever in its mission to enhance the customer shopping experience.

Panini Is Back in the Largest Latin American Financial Technology Expo, Febraban Tech

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

Panini S.p.A. , a global payments technology provider, is participating in the new Febraban Tech event in So Paulo, Brazil (booth no.

Key Points: 
  • Panini S.p.A. , a global payments technology provider, is participating in the new Febraban Tech event in So Paulo, Brazil (booth no.
  • Before this forced pause, Panini had been exhibiting in CIAB Febraban for twelve consecutive years.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220728005514/en/
    Panini is back in the largest Latin American financial technology expo, Febraban Tech.
  • FEBRABAN TECH 2022 will take place at the Bienal de So Paulo Parque do Ibirapuera, August 9 to 11.