BOSSA-Flywire partnership expands China's cross-border tuition payment services

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 -- BOSSA, China’s international education industry association, and Flywire have announced a strategic partnership to expand availability of Flywire’s cross-border payment services to Chinese students travelling abroad.

The US-based high-growth vertical payments company, in a statement said, the initiative also provided a secure and trusted international tuition payment channel for education recruitment agents, schools and students.

In a separate announcement, Flywire also launched new enhancements to its digital payment platform to better serve education recruitment agents and institutions worldwide.

BOSSA (the Beijing Overseas Study Service Association) is a non-profit, government-supported organisation that supports member agents across China that recruit students for study abroad.

Flywire’s solution enables institutions to offer students a highly-tailored, convenient and secure online payment experience – customised by school, country, and currency – while also accelerating fund flow, easing reconciliation and streamlining operational expenses.

The company has a long history of working with education recruitment agents in China, which is the leading source of international students for universities worldwide.

BOSSA plays a critical role in student recruitment and service for those students and BOSSA’s 300 member agents are responsible for recruiting and advising approximately two-thirds of all Chinese students studying abroad each year.

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Nippon Express (Australia) relocates, expands Melbourne facility

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 -- Nippon Express (Australia) Pty Ltd (NE Australia), a local subsidiary of Nippon Express Co Ltd has relocated and expanded one of its facilities in Melbourne, Victoria, relaunching operations at the new location recently.

Situated in southeastern Australia, the State of Victoria has a robust manufacturing and IT/software industrial base, and it drives Australian industry in life science sectors such as pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Major Japanese automobile manufacturers have opted to set up operations in the state capital of Melbourne, which has consequently attracted numerous associated suppliers, according to a statement.

The Melbourne Logistics Centre consolidates two pre-existing warehouse locations into one, giving the new facility about 1.5 times more total warehouse/office space.

In addition to being close to the city of Melbourne, the Centre is about 20 minutes from Melbourne International Airport and 15 minutes from Melbourne Port, making it an excellent location for handling air and ocean cargo transport.

NE Australia's primary targets in opening this Centre are after-sales automotive parts and electrical device companies, and it is committed to strengthening its logistics functions, and provide customers with optimal transport services.

More details at http://www.nipponexpress.com/

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COVID-19: Flywire unveils payment plan options to improve tuition affordability

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 -- Flywire, a high-growth vertical payments company has announced new enhancements to its market-leading digital education platform that improve tuition affordability.

Flywire’s new international payment plan options empower institutions worldwide to provide students more flexible funding options to help them better manage their education expenses during a period of unique financial constraint.

As part of Flywire’s comprehensive receivables solution, this functionality builds on Flywire’s existing offerings and is customised to meet the needs of institutions worldwide with a high ratio of foreign students.

Due to the ongoing rise in education costs, many foreign students cannot afford to pay their tuition and fees in full upfront prior to starting or returning to school, according to a statement.

COVID-19 is exacerbating this affordability crisis, placing unprecedented financial strain on students, many of whom remain on campus due to the high cost of returning home at the outset of the pandemic.

Flywire’s international payment plan options address the needs of students and families to make education costs more manageable with capabilities that include preferred payment options, flexibility of choice and personalised installment options.

More details at www.flywire.com.

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ANOMALI PARTNERS WITH ONEWORLD INFOTECH TO BRING OPTIMIZED CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE TO BANGLADESH

DHAKA, Bangladesh, June 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anomali, a provider of intelligence-driven cybersecurity solutions, and OneWorld InfoTech, the leading technology provider and IT security solutions distributor in Bangladesh, today announced that the companies have entered into a partnership, giving OneWorld InfoTech the ability to deploy and support Anomali threat intelligence management solutions across the country.

“Organizations recognize that without a high level of visibility over cyberthreats, there is no way to detect and respond to the constant attacks hitting their organizations,” said Geoff Noble, VP, Asia Pacific, Anomali. “We are excited to partner with the top cybersecurity provider in Bangladesh, OneWorld InfoTech, to help customers there gain access to integrated cyber threat intelligence (CTI) solutions that will help them to improve security and reduce risk.”

“Anomali brings a unique approach to connect external data with internal knowledge to operationalize a unified intelligence picture for organizations to reduce risk across their environments. By expanding our IT security portfolio offering with Anomali, we expect to assist organizations in Bangladesh private and public sectors in building effective cyber threat intelligence program and threat sharing communities to bolster defenses exponentially,” said Maruf Ahmed, Global Director of Technology and Services, OneWorld InfoTech.

Anomali and OneWorld InfoTech joint customers receive the most advanced, comprehensive, and easy-to-use CTI solutions available in the market today. The Anomali delivers:

Anomali Lens - This first-of-its-kind technology allows anyone to automatically and immediately know if their organizations are being attacked, who adversaries are, and if the attacks have been successful. With one click, Anomali Lens scans web-based content, detects and highlights all threats identified within, provides easy-to-understand details about the threats and tells users if any threats are already present in their networks. Structured and unstructured web content Anomali Lens scans include news, blogs, research, bulletins, SIEM logs, other security logs, IR reports, Twitter and other social networks.

Anomali Match - Anomali Match integrates CTI, MISP data, OSINT, SIEM logs, vulnerability assessment tools, and other big data sources to match billions of indicators of compromise (IOCs) and threats against any that are present in customers’ networks. By providing automated, retrospective analysis for extended periods, users detect threats and compromises that have been present for short and long durations.

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PayID to simplify process of sending, receiving money globally

KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 -- Leading technology, finance and nonprofit companies have joined forces to launch PayID, a universal payment ID to simplify the process of sending and receiving money globally, across any payment network and currency.

According to a statement, GoPay, Ripple, Blockchain.com, BitPay, Brave, Flutterwave, Mercy Corps and others have collaborated on the development of PayID through the Open Payments Coalition, a multinational alliance of industry leaders.

PayID brings together companies across all industries with an open solution for payments, marrying traditional finance, and the new world of fintech under one standard.

Over 40 global companies and nonprofits reaching more than 100 million consumers worldwide have joined the Open Payments Coalition to break down the proprietary silos and standards that exist in payments, accelerate the adoption of digital payments, and change the way money is sent worldwide.

With support from companies across industries, PayID is the first global solution to address the biggest pain point in payments, uniting the many, closed payment networks that exist today.

Whether a bank, payment provider or processor, digital wallet, or remittance provider, PayID is designed for any business that sends or receives money. Implementing PayID is simple, and makes it possible for companies to access more networks, consumers and currencies to expand businesses globally.

In addition, PayID provides an end-to-end Travel Rule compliance solution for satisfying both FinCEN requirements and FATF recommendations.

More details at www.payid.org.

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Wittkieffer Singapore office as executive search hub for Asia-Pacific market

KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 -- Global executive search firm, WittKieffer has expanded into the Asia-Pacific market with the opening of an office in Singapore, headed by Managing Director, Anissa Low.

The Singapore office will allow WittKieffer to operate seamlessly on a global scale, to source talent across continents and serve clients in healthcare, education and life sciences wherever they are located.

According to a statement, WittKieffer selected Singapore as the regional hub for its Asia-Pacific services as part of its commitment to support multinational clients with comprehensive access to the global talent pool.

“Under the leadership of Anissa Low, WittKieffer’s clients will receive the focused attention and exceptional service they expect of our firm, along with localised insights needed to remain competitive in a tight executive talent market,” said WittKieffer President and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Chastain.

Low will oversee all Southeast Asia operations. Her depth of expertise in the Asian marketplace - nearly 15 years of executive search experience in healthcare and life sciences  - will benefit clients seeking comprehensive, strategic approaches to securing executive talent.

Prior to WittKieffer, Low served as Director of Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Industrial for a leading global executive recruiting firm.

More details at wittkieffer.com

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COVID-19: Pulse Secure extends Pulse Cares programme to assist global WFH initiatives

KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 -- Pulse Secure is extending its offer to help customers support ongoing work-from-home (WFH) initiatives and bolster new online business services via the Pulse Cares programme.

The programme will be offered through Sept 30, providing flexible licensing and enabling expedited deployment and capacity enhancement to support business continuity in the wake of the COVID-19 global health crisis.

According to a statement, the programme is designed to expedite sales and service response to ensure customer business resiliency.

The Pulse Cares programme will now offer organisations Pulse vADC temporary licences for up to a 90-day duration, enabling enterprises to increase application performance for WFH productivity and the launch of new online applications and online services.

Since its introduction earlier this year, Pulse Secure has provided temporary licences to over 1,500 enterprise accounts that needed immediate support to eliminate deployment delay during their procurement of permanent licences.

According to an upcoming Enterprise Management Associates ‘Application Delivery Infrastructure for Cloud-Forward Enterprises’ report, 40 per cent of organisations needed to increase their application infrastructure to support increased WFH workloads.

Sign up at https://www.pulsesecure.net/pulse-cares/

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