Day: August 18, 2021
Wireless and landline consumer and business customers can call to Haiti for free following devastating earthquake
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Following this weekend’s 7.2 earthquake in Haiti, Verizon will waive charges for calls from its residential and business wireless and landline customers to Haiti, from Aug. 18 through Aug. 31.
“In this time of need, we know customers are trying to reach loved ones in Haiti,” said Ronan Dunne, executive vice president and CEO of Verizon Consumer Group for Verizon. “Waiving the calling charges will help our customers focus on tracking down and keeping in touch with family and friends without having to also worry about the cost.”
Beginning Wednesday (Aug. 18), all calls made from a Verizon residential or business landline and wireless phones...
Pender Growth Fund Announces Acquisition of a Private Portfolio Company
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pender Growth Fund Inc. (“Pender” or the “Company”) (TSXV: PTF) is pleased to report that a private portfolio company, One45 Software, Inc. (“One45”), has been acquired by Altus Assessments, Inc.
One45 has grown from an evaluation-only system to a MedEd management platform that powers the unique operations, data collection and reporting needs of over 100 medical schools worldwide. Its analytics offering provides medical schools with deep insights into program, cohort and individual student performance. At its core is a data warehouse engine that allows medical schools to seamlessly integrate and centralize MedEd data sets in near real-time. One45 helps medical schools streamline day-to-day operational details and provides easy access...
Leasinvest Real Estate SA: Half-year financial report 2021
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Highlights first half-year 2021
For the first half-year of the financial year 2021 we record the following key data:Foreseen business combination with Extensa approved during extraordinary general meeting of 19 July 2021 turning Leasinvest into a mixed real estate investor-developer as of that date
The EPRA earnings*rise from € 13.1 million end H1 2020 to € 15.6 million (or € 2.64 per share vs € 2.21 per share end H1 2020)
The net result amounts to € 28.0 million (€ 4.72 per share) end H1 2021 (vs € -30.7 million or € -5.18 per share end H1 2020)
The funding cost decreases again to 2.09% (end 2020: 2.35%)
The occupancy rate increases to 92.57% (end 2020: 91.62%)
Important leases in Belgium and Luxembourg: full pre-lease of the office project Monteco in the CBD of Brussels and new rental contracts in Mercator-High 5 and in shopping center...
Bavarian Nordic to Host First Half 2021 Results Conference Call and Webcast
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – August 18, 2021 – Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA, OTC: BVNRY) will announce its 2021 first half results on Wednesday, August 25, 2021.
The management of Bavarian Nordic will host a conference call at 2:00 pm CEST (8:00 am EDT) on the same day to present the interim results followed by a Q&A session. A live and replay version of the call and relevant slides will be available at https://bit.ly/3xzOiQo.
To join the Q&A session dial one of the following numbers and state the participant code 8569159: Denmark: +45 32 72 80 42, UK: +44 (0) 844 571 8892, USA: +1 631-510-7495.
About Bavarian NordicBavarian Nordic is a fully integrated vaccines company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of life-saving vaccines. We are a global leader in smallpox vaccines and have been a long-term...
The BANK of Greenland – Half Year report 2021
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Satisfactory first half of 2021 and upward adjustment of expectations for 2021
The BANK of Greenland’s profit before tax amounts to DKK 74.8 million for the first half of 2021, compared to DKK 55.7 million for the first half of 2020. The profit before tax gives a return of 13.1% p.a. on opening equity after disbursement of dividend.
The profit before value adjustments and write-downs is DKK 72.0 million, compared to DKK 72.9 million for the previous year.
Net interest and fee income of TDKK 168,148, compared to TDKK 161,110 in 2020.
Total expenses including depreciation amount to TDKK 98,317, compared to TDKK 90,431 for the first half of 2020.
At the end of June 2021, value adjustments show a capital gain of TDKK 5,115, compared to a capital loss of TDKK 7,330 for the same period of 2020.
Write-downs on loans and guarantees were...
Technology Leader Pushpay Announces New Executive Leadership, Promotes Kevin Kuck to Chief Operations Officer
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Previously serving as SVP of Operations, Kuck will now lead Pushpay’s information technology (IT), operations, business intelligence (BI) and human resources (HR) teamsKevin Kuck, Chief Operations Officer at PushpayKevin Kuck, Chief Operations Officer at PushpayREDMOND, Wash., Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pushpay (NZSX:PPH, ASX:PPH, ‘Pushpay’ or ‘the Company’), the leading payments and engagement solutions provider for the faith-based, non-profit, and education sectors, today announces the appointment of Kevin Kuck as Chief Operations Officer. Kuck previously served as the Senior Vice President of Operations.
“Kevin has been a pivotal part of Pushpay’s growth and corporate development journey over the years,” said Molly Matthews, Pushpay’s CEO. “He brings invaluable technical knowledge...
Verisk and Matterport Integration Speeds Up Sketching Process for Insurance Claims
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Matterport TruePlan for Xactimate accelerates insurance claims by generating 3-D sketches in one click and streamlining a formerly manual process
LEHI, Utah, and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Property professionals can now rapidly generate digital 3D diagrams of loss sites directly in Verisk’s Xactimate® solution with Matterport TruePlan™ for Xactimate, a new integration with Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world. Xactimate is a powerful claims-estimating solution developed by Verisk’s Xactware business. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) is a leading global provider of predictive analytics and decision-support solutions.
Matterport TruePlan for Xactimate converts 3D models into editable digital diagrams, eliminating the need for property...
Boku launches M1ST, the world’s largest mobile payments network
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M1ST is the largest mobile payments network in the world, reaching 5.7 billion payment accounts in 90 countries through 330+ mobile payment methods
Through M1ST, merchants can quickly and securely accept mobile wallets, real-time payments and carrier billing through a single API integrationLONDON, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) today announced the launch of the M1ST (aka Mobile First), the world’s largest mobile payments network. The M1ST Payments Network features an unrivalled 330+ mobile payment methods, including mobile wallets, direct carrier billing, and real-time payments schemes, reaching 5.7 billion mobile payment accounts in 90 countries – all through a single integration.
1.7 billion consumers have joined the world’s middle class in the past decade, with over 90% of the new middle class...
Nass Valley Launches New Corporate Website
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Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Nass Valley Gateway [CSE: NVG.CN] has officially launched the new corporate website at nassvalleygateway.com.
The new site takes into account the smartest best-practice features, such as being fully mobile-responsive, a clean and fresh layout, high-quality images, and new font sets that make the site easier to navigate and read.
“Our goal was to give users an enjoyable experience,” said Brandon Gil, Director of Marketing for Nass Valley. “A clean and simple user interface is critical to ease-of-use and a positive overall impression of the company.”
The site is designed to help people get to where they need to be in less clicks and with less overall stress, which is one of the foundational goals of the company – to improve the lives of everyone who meets...
ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. Announces Upsize of Previously Announced Public Offering of Units to US$17.5M
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TORONTO, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ProMIS Neurosciences Inc. (“ProMIS” or the “Company”) (TSX: PMN), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of antibody therapeutics targeting toxic oligomers implicated in the development of neurodegenerative diseases, is pleased to announce it has upsized its public offering (the “Offering”) of units (“Units”) to US$17.5M from US$15M at a price of US$0.16 per Unit. If the Agent’s Option (as defined below) is exercised in full, the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering will be approximately US$20.1M.
Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company (a “Common Share”) and one quarter of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole purchase warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant...