UNPAY ATTAINS GLOBAL STANDARD, PCI DSS CERTIFICATION

China, Singapore, July 6 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merchants of UNPay can now transact via UNPAY with peace of mind. The global one-stop payment platform announced that it had attained the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2 (PCI DSS) validation on 20 June, having successfully passed its compliance assessment. The PCI DSS is the global standard for safety of card data worldwide, currently the world’s most stringent financial data security standard.

PCI DSS was developed by founding members of the PCI Security Standards Committee that comprises American Express, Discover, JCB International, Mastercard and Visa Inc. It is regarded as the authoritative specification in the industry. Version 3.2 is currently the most updated edition of the PCI DSS certification.

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GRADIANT CORPORATION UNVEILS ASIA-PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS IN SINGAPORE

GRADIANT CORPORATION UNVEILS ASIA-PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS IN SINGAPORE

MIKIMOTO ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF NEW HIGH JEWELLERY COLLECTION, "JEUX DE RUBANS," AT PARIS STORE

TOKYO, July 6 (Bernama-AsiaNet) -- As part of Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2018/2019, K. Mikimoto & Co., LTD. has presented a new high jewellery collection, "Jeux de Rubans," at its Paris store.

2018 marks 125 years since Mikimoto's founder Kokichi Mikimoto succeeded in the cultivation of pearls. This year Mikimoto also had the honor of being made an official "Haute Joaillerie" member of the "Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode."

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CLEVERTAP MOBILE MARKETING SOLUTION IS THE FIRST TO MARKET TO MAKE AN ENTRY INTO PSYCHOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION, POWERED BY MACHINE LEARNING

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The leading mobile marketing platform, CleverTap, today announced its entry into the field of psychographic segmentation that sets a new standard for segmenting mobile app users. Psychographic segmentation is an industry-first machine learning capability that sits at the cornerstone of what CleverTap does - help growth marketers deliver on the promise of relationship marketing.

Despite the fact that we live in an age of abundant data, mobile users today expect to receive the right information with the right context. Existing mobile marketing tools help divide the audience by demographics, technographics, location, and app behavior. However, user actions are not always telling of what they are truly interested in. Their behaviors and interests change frequently, based on seasons, sporting events and current affairs. Actions can be one off behaviors or occasional purchases.

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Kofax named strong performer in robotic process automation

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) -- Kofax was named as a Strong Performer in Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in 2018 Forrester Wave evaluation -- The Forrester Wave: Robotic Process Automation, Q2 2018.

Kofax is a software provider that automates and digitally transform information intensive processes. The evaluation focused on three areas: current offering, strategy and market presence, a statement said.

"The architecture is elegant. Customers can deploy and scale RoboServers using Docker containers, which is more cost-effective than more traditional RPA deployments using managed virtual machines. "

"Improvement in desktop RPA features, such as Citrix support — with surface automation based on neural technology is evident. "

It also stated that any enterprise with Kofax-adjacent content products (e.g., capture and BPM) or prefers execution-based rather than per-bot licensing should shortlist Kofax.

Chief Executive Officer of Kofax, Reynolds C. Bish said Kapow´s architecture enables organizations to easily and cost effectively scale from point solutions through broad, enterprise-wide RPA deployments.

More details on www.kofax.com

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BAIDU JOINS FORCES WITH SOFTBANK'S SB DRIVE, KING LONG TO BRING APOLLO-POWERED AUTONOMOUS BUSES TO JAPAN

BEIJING, July 4 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU), SB Drive, a subsidiary of Softbank dedicated to self-driving technology research, and King Long, a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in China, today announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deploy a version of the Apolong self-driving mini bus for the Japanese market. Under the agreement, ten Apolong mini buses will be exported to Japan from China in early 2019. This agreement marks the first time autonomous vehicles will be exported from China.

Apolong is a fully autonomous mini bus co-developed by Baidu and King Long. The mini bus is powered by the Apollo open source autonomous driving technologies created by Baidu and is China’s first fully self-driving electric bus to enter the volume production phase. At Baidu Create, Baidu’s annual AI developer conference held on July 4 in Beijing, more than 6,000 attendees witnessed a live stream of the 100th Apolong bus leaving the assembly line.

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Seven Chartered Accountants in Singapore receive fellowships

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- President of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), Jane Stanton has awarded fellowships -- the highest recognition in the accounting profession -- to seven chartered accountants in Singapore.

"Chartered accountants' designation is internationally recognised for its commitment to building sustainable prosperity for clients and communities while maintaining the highest ethical standards," said Stanton.

She also awarded thirty-six chartered accountants across Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom for their achievements during a multi-country tour to meet with partner organisations to foster and strengthen relationships.

The Singaporean fellowship recipients includes Philip Forrest, Gareth Vaughan Hughes, Chris Cheah, Anand Sachdev, David Green, Sanjay Patel and Brahma Sharma.

The recipients was awarded for outstanding career achievements and contributions to the profession through business and community endeavors while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and judgement.

CA ANZ is a professional body comprised of over 117,000 diverse, talented and financially astute members who utilise their skills every day to make a difference for businesses the world over. More information at www.charteredaccountantsanz.com.

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