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Monster Energy Athletes Sweep the Podium, Claim Gold Medals and Make History on Day 1 of X Games Aspen 2024

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Sunday, January 28, 2024

ASPEN, Colorado, Jan. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The energy is off the charts for the biggest showcase in winter action sports! Monster Energy congratulates its team of Freeski and snowboard athletes on a full podium sweep in Men's Ski Big Air, dominant gold medal victories, and never-been-landed tricks on the first day of X Games Aspen 2024.

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  • Monster Energy congratulates its team of Freeski and snowboard athletes on a full podium sweep in Men's Ski Big Air, dominant gold medal victories, and never-been-landed tricks on the first day of X Games Aspen 2024.
  • In her second performance at X Games, Brookes found herself facing an international field featuring multiple X Games gold medalists and Olympic medalists.
  • I honestly… I can't believe it," said an emotional Mia Brookes upon winning Women's Snowboard Slopestyle at X Games Aspen 2024.
  • Podmilsak now owns one X Games medal after taking the win at X Games Aspen 2024 in his second X Games appearance.

Monster Energy's Birk Ruud Takes First Place in Men's Ski Slopestyle at LAAX OPEN 2024

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Monday, January 22, 2024

LAAX, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LAAX OPEN 2024 kicks off the snow sports season in style! In the world-famous snow sports competition on Crap Sogn Gion Mountain, 23-year-old Monster Energy team rider Birk Ruud from Baerum, Norway, took first place in the heavily contested Men's Freeski Slopestyle event.

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  • LAAX, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LAAX OPEN 2024 kicks off the snow sports season in style!
  • In the world-famous snow sports competition on Crap Sogn Gion Mountain, 23-year-old Monster Energy team rider Birk Ruud from Baerum, Norway, took first place in the heavily contested Men's Freeski Slopestyle event.
  • On Saturday at LAAX OPEN 2024, 21-year-old Olympic snowboarder Annika Morgan from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, claimed second place in the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle event.
  • Plus, after finishing in third place at LAAX OPEN 2023, the 23-year-old from Baerum, Norway, was hungry for a win.

Welcome to the Era of Open Money: Circle Launches 2024 State of the USDC Economy Report

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Monday, January 15, 2024

Circle , a global financial technology firm and the issuer of the leading regulated stablecoin, USDC , is proud to unveil its second annual State of the USDC Economy Report , entitled ‘Welcome to the Era of Open Money.’

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  • Circle , a global financial technology firm and the issuer of the leading regulated stablecoin, USDC , is proud to unveil its second annual State of the USDC Economy Report , entitled ‘Welcome to the Era of Open Money.’
    This press release features multimedia.
  • Circle facilitated more than $197 billion of transfers between the banking system and blockchain networks through minting and redeeming in 2023.
  • “While we are still in the early stages of this mission, this year’s State of the USDC Economy Report details a set of unequivocal indicators for growing momentum.
  • This year's report is viewable for public access via a dynamic landing page interface , and also downloadable in PDF format.

FIS Drives New Value as Sell-Side and Buy-Side Client Needs Converge

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

FIS ® (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial technology, today announced that it has expanded its sell-side solutions to new buy-side clients.

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  • FIS ® (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial technology, today announced that it has expanded its sell-side solutions to new buy-side clients.
  • One way FIS is supporting these clients’ needs is with its Cleared Derivatives (CD) platform, which has historically been used by clearing members.
  • In the third quarter of 2023, FIS signed new client contracts for this platform with several buy-side firms.
  • I’m excited to see the opportunities that this industry trend creates for FIS and our extensive network of buy-side clients."

PortX and Plaid Announce Partnership to Fast-Track Data Access and Innovation for Financial Institutions

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

PortX, the leading financial infrastructure and integration technology company that provides open access to data and drives innovation for financial institutions with its Integration-Platform-as-a-Service (IPaaS), announced a strategic partnership with Plaid, the data network powering the digital financial ecosystem.

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  • PortX, the leading financial infrastructure and integration technology company that provides open access to data and drives innovation for financial institutions with its Integration-Platform-as-a-Service (IPaaS), announced a strategic partnership with Plaid, the data network powering the digital financial ecosystem.
  • The alliance between Plaid and PortX marks a pivotal moment in the financial technology sector, combining the expertise of two industry leaders to revolutionize how financial institutions harness data for innovative products and services.
  • “Partners like PortX transform banking infrastructure for financial institutions, aiding them in digital transformation and enabling rapid innovation.
  • It sets the stage for more active participation in open banking initiatives, where financial data is shared securely through APIs.

SRM Releases Report on Operational Agility for Banks & Credit Unions in 2024

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

SRM (Strategic Resource Management), an independent advisory firm serving financial institutions across North America and Europe, today released its new report titled "Focus on Operational Agility to Achieve Success in 2024."

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  • SRM (Strategic Resource Management), an independent advisory firm serving financial institutions across North America and Europe, today released its new report titled "Focus on Operational Agility to Achieve Success in 2024."
  • 2024 welcomes various unknowns for banks and credit unions, including legislative and regulatory intervention, unclear economic trajectories and pressures, and interest rate uncertainties.
  • "This new year represents a host of unknowns for banks and credit unions.
  • Our team assembled this report to give FI executives a few additional ideas related to budgeting and prioritization for 2024.

ATA Show Uses Celerant's POS System in Pop-up Show Store for Third Year

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

ISELIN, N.J., Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Celerant Technology, a preferred retail software provider for the Archery Trade Association™, is sponsoring and exhibiting at ATA 2024, the archery and bow hunting industry's largest trade show. The expo takes place January 11-13 at America's Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Missouri.

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  • We're excited to utilize Celerant's point of sale system again.
  • It's always a good opportunity for business owners in the archery and bowhunting industry to see the mobile POS software in action.
  • "We're excited to utilize Celerant's point of sale system again," stated Jennifer Mazur, Senior Director of Outreach and Education for the ATA.
  • In addition to the ATA Show store, Celerant will exhibit its point of sale, range management and eCommerce software at booth #1043.

Global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Market Report 2023-2028: Analysis of KYC/CDD & Sanctions Screening, Transaction Monitoring, Case Management & Reporting, and Services - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, January 5, 2024

In the early stages, AML efforts primarily relied on rule-based systems that flagged transactions based on predetermined thresholds and patterns.

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  • In the early stages, AML efforts primarily relied on rule-based systems that flagged transactions based on predetermined thresholds and patterns.
  • However, these systems often generated high volumes of false positives, overwhelming compliance teams and leading to inefficient use of resources.
  • North America is estimated to be the largest contributor in terms of the market size in the AML market.
  • The study includes an in-depth competitive analysis of the key players in the AML market, their company profiles, recent developments, and key market strategies.

NetCents Technology Partners with Payments Technology Company Worldpay

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 3, 2024) - NetCents Technology Inc. (CSE: NC) (FSE: 26N) (OTC: NTTCF) ("NetCents" or the "Company"), a cryptocurrency payments company, and Worldpay, the global payments technology company, announced their partnership.

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  • Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - January 3, 2024) - NetCents Technology Inc. (CSE: NC) (FSE: 26N) (OTC: NTTCF) ("NetCents" or the "Company"), a cryptocurrency payments company, and Worldpay, the global payments technology company, announced their partnership.
  • NetCents offers a reliable, secure, and trustworthy solution for empowering corporations and small & medium enterprises, innovative startups, and web3 and blockchain companies with a dependable crypto payment infrastructure.
  • NetCents solutions allow them to integrate cryptocurrency acceptance seamlessly, akin to processing traditional bank transfers or credit card payments.
  • As a global leader in merchant payment processing, Worldpay from FIS has long been at the forefront of innovation in the digital payments sphere.

JCB Extends Collaboration with Worldpay from FIS for Largest Contactless Deployment in the UK

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023

LONDON, Dec 19, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced an extension of its collaboration with global financial technology leader FIS(R) (NYSE: FIS) and its merchant solutions business, Worldpay from FIS, to enable JCB Contactless for its UK merchants in the largest JCB contactless deployment in the UK to date.

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  • LONDON, Dec 19, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd., today announced an extension of its collaboration with global financial technology leader FIS(R) (NYSE: FIS) and its merchant solutions business, Worldpay from FIS, to enable JCB Contactless for its UK merchants in the largest JCB contactless deployment in the UK to date.
  • In 2023, almost 20% of Worldpay Point of Sale (POS) systems in the UK are now equipped to accept JCB contactless payments.
  • JCB Contactless is JCB's contactless payment system that allows customers to shop by simply holding their JCB Card or JCB-card-enabled smartphone or other devices over the store terminal.
  • Enabling JCB Contactless will help Worldpay meet the increased demand for comprehensive contactless acceptance amongst its merchants.