De Villiers

Unit4 Appoints Jean de Villiers as Chief Customer Officer

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

LONDON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organizations, today announced the appointment of Jean de Villiers as Chief Customer Officer.

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  • LONDON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organizations, today announced the appointment of Jean de Villiers as Chief Customer Officer.
  • As a people-centric business, focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for our customers, the Chief Customer Officer - part of the Global Leadership Team - plays a vital role in both Unit4's and our customers' success," said Mike Ettling, Chief Executive Officer, Unit4.
  • "Jean's experience in digital, SaaS and customer centricity will be an asset for the mid-market services organizations we serve."
  • "With customer experience as a key differentiator across all industries, particularly in tech, now is a fantastic time to join Unit4," said Jean de Villiers, Chief Customer Officer.

Clickatell Achieves Significant Momentum in 2021 with Chat Commerce

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Clickatell, a leader in mobile communications and Chat Commerce, announced today record-level growth in 2021 in Chat Commerce. Driving Clickatell's continuous momentum is the growing market demand for its leading Chat Commerce Platform, top-tier management team, and global reach across various markets. Clickatell defines Chat Commerce as a new category at the convergence point of three large, fast-growing technology sectors – CPaaS, CCaaS, and Digital Commerce.

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  • Chat Commerce sector shows significant growth globally in 2021; Clickatell celebrates momentum as it captures this multi-billion dollar market opportunity heading into 2022
    REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Clickatell , a leader in mobile communications and Chat Commerce , announced today record-level growth in 2021 in Chat Commerce.
  • Clickatell defines Chat Commerce as a new category at the convergence point of three large, fast-growing technology sectors CPaaS, CCaaS, and Digital Commerce.
  • The company shared these 2021 highlights:
    The pandemic has accelerated businesses' digital transformation efforts, resulting in a multi-billion dollar Chat Commerce market opportunity.
  • With the market demand for digital commerce solutions such as Chat Commerce, Clickatell expects its growth to accelerate in 2022.

Global Superstars Back VirtualStaX

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NFL Superstars Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes, South African rugby legend Jean de Villiers and music mogul Randy Jackson unite as global ambassadors behind VirtualStaX (aka StaX) - a new digital platform set to revolutionize the global fan economy.

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  • CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NFL Superstars Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes, South African rugby legend Jean de Villiers and music mogul Randy Jackson unite as global ambassadors behind VirtualStaX (aka StaX) - a new digital platform set to revolutionize the global fan economy.
  • What started as an idea in a small log cabin near four years ago (about three years before NFTs hit the mainstream) has grown to become TheXchange - the pioneering global marketplace behind VirtualStaX.
  • TheXchange and VirtualStaX provide opportunities to those that may not have had them before,"added De Villiers.
  • "TheXchange and StaX enables talent at any stage of their career- from rising stars to superstars - to put themselves on the map through a global growing fan base to fund their dreams.

Global Superstars Back VirtualStaX

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Thursday, September 30, 2021

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NFL Superstars Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes, South African rugby legend Jean de Villiers and music mogul Randy Jackson unite as global ambassadors behind VirtualStaX (aka StaX) - a new digital platform set to revolutionize the global fan economy.

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  • CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --NFL Superstars Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes, South African rugby legend Jean de Villiers and music mogul Randy Jackson unite as global ambassadors behind VirtualStaX (aka StaX) - a new digital platform set to revolutionize the global fan economy.
  • What started as an idea in a small log cabin near four years ago (about three years before NFTs hit the mainstream) has grown to become TheXchange - the pioneering global marketplace behind VirtualStaX.
  • TheXchange and VirtualStaX provide opportunities to those that may not have had them before,"added De Villiers.
  • "TheXchange and StaX enables talent at any stage of their career- from rising stars to superstars - to put themselves on the map through a global growing fan base to fund their dreams.

Clickatell's "Chat 2 Pay" Enables Brands to Extend Digital Commerce Offering with Secure, Effortless Payments in Chat Channels

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Chat 2 Pay takes Clickatell's decades of developing chat commerce solutions for global customers and delivers a simple and comprehensive way for merchants to offer payments and transactions to consumers in chat.

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  • Chat 2 Pay takes Clickatell's decades of developing chat commerce solutions for global customers and delivers a simple and comprehensive way for merchants to offer payments and transactions to consumers in chat.
  • Clickatell's Chat 2 Pay enables merchants to securely accept payments in chat messaging by sending consumers a payment link via SMS or WhatsApp.
  • "Chat 2 Pay addresses today's boom worldwide in digital payments a shift in consumer behavior and response to the impact of the pandemic.
  • Founded in 2000 with now over 10,000 customers, Clickatell is powering the digital commerce transformation through Chat Commerce.