A recognition of Schneider Electric’s long-term commitment to sustainabilityThrough its Schneider Sustainability Impact, the Group contributes actively to UN Sustainable Development GoalsLondon, June 21st, 2018 - UN Secretary-­General Antonio Guterres has appointed Jean-Pascal Tricoire, President of Global Compact France and Chairman & CEO of Schneider Electric, to the United Nations Global Compact Board. The UN Global Compact Board plays an important role in shaping the strategy and policy of the initiative, which acts as the... Source: RealWire

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Open to companies of all sizes, public, private sector and not for profit Judged by leading industry figures Awards Ceremony at Twickenham Stadium on January 24, 2019The only global awards scheme dedicated to recognising excellence in the employee experienceLondon - June 21, 2018 - The 2018 UK & European Employee Engagement Awards, (https://uk.ee-awards.com), today opens for entries. The deadline for receiving entries is October 5, 2018.Winners are forward-thinking organisations that strive to do things differently... Source: RealWire

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New CIM qualification addresses knowledge gaps in digital, metrics and strategy for marketers based outside the UKResearch shows an increased demand for marketers with a ‘global mindset’CIM & PwC identify fastest growth occurring in markets outside of the EUThe Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has launched a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Marketing, a new qualification for marketers based outside the UK. The course equips marketing leaders overseas with the skills to open up and develop... Source: RealWire

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Established in 1990, Counterplas is now a world class injection moulding and assembly company, serving a range of sectors including automotive, traffic management and DIY, amongst others.For many years, the company has used invoice finance to improve its cash flow. By using invoice finance, when a company invoices their customer, up to 90% of the approved invoice total is immediately advanced by the finance provider, with the remaining 10% paid once their customer settles the... Source: RealWire

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Move will help to accelerate the adoption of instant payments in EuropeLondon, UK, June 12, 2018 – EBAday in Munich today, Finastra announced the commercial availability of its European instant payments solution on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft’s enterprise-ready, trusted cloud platform. The solution enables financial institutions and third-party providers to process SEPA SCT Inst payments in the cloud, via EBA CLEARING’s pan-European instant payments service, RT1.Vinay Prabhakar, Head of Market Strategy, Payments at Finastra, said, "We... Source: RealWire

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The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has ‘gone-live’ with Oracle Cloud. The move which is in line with the Scottish Government’s Digital Strategy for Scotland means that it is the first public body to make this transition. SLAB is responsible for managing legal aid in Scotland and enables people, who would be otherwise be unable to afford it, to get help for their legal problems. Running efficient IT systems is an important element in delivering... Source: RealWire

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London, UK, and New York, US, June 11, 2018, Finastra has integrated Optimal Blue into its Fusion MortgagebotPOS solution, enabling banks and credit unions to provide mortgage applicants with Optimal Blue’s live pricing searches, via any point-of-sale channel. The addition of Optimal Blue to MortgagebotPOS furthers Finastra’s relationship with the enterprise secondary marketing automation vendor, which already integrates with the Fusion MortgagebotLOS loan origination platform.“Finastra is committed to developing an ecosystem of innovation, and working... Source: RealWire

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LUXEMBOURG, 11 June 2018 – The OneLife Company S.A. (OneLife) and its parent company The OneLife Holding Sàrl published their annual report and accounts, confirming 2017 as a year of significant progress.In terms of financial performance, OneLife collected EUR 506 million in new business premiums (+40% compared to 2016), which brought the overall Company Assets under Management to EUR 5.2 billion.The Company reported a profit of EUR 5.9 million in 2017 (+34% compared to 2016).Finally,... Source: RealWire

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Michel Annink will provide international tech-sector M&A expertiseLondon & Stockholm, 11 June 2018 - Hampleton Partners, the international technology M&A advisory firm, has appointed Michel Annink as Director to lead its expansion into the fast-growing, high-tech Nordic markets.Annink joins Hampleton from his role as Senior Director for National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS a.k.a. Saab cars), where he headed the company’s transformation to a global provider of sustainable mobility solutions. Annink, who started his career... Source: RealWire

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Former Chief Operating Officer steps up as Chris Newell focuses on donrNewcastle, June 8th, 2018: ImpulsePay today announced that Adam Williams will become its new CEO. After successfully running the mobile payment company for ten years – a time period which has included multiple awards – Chris Newell has handed the reigns over to Williams, as he switches his focus to tech-for-good company, donr.ImpulsePay is one of the pioneers of Charge To Mobile technology in... Source: RealWire

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