Mobi724 to provide HSBC Argentina with loyalty services
Mobi724 to provide HSBC Argentina with loyalty services
– Momentum Public Relations –
Press Release: March 21, 2017
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – March 21, 2017) – Mobi724 Global Solutions Inc. (“Mobi724” or the “Company”) (CSE:MOS)(CSE:MOS.CN) – a fintech leader offering integrated EMV payment, card-linked offers and digital marketing – wholly-owned subsidiary Mobi 724 S.R.L., an Argentine corporation, today announced an agreement with HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. to provide HSBC BANK ARGENTINA S.A. services related to technological solutions regarding HSBC BANK ARGENTINA customer loyalty and benefit program.
About HSBC Bank Argentina S.A.
HSBC Argentina Holdings SA is one of the most important financial organizations of the country, with 139 branches in 22 provinces and 4.743 employees.
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from around 4,000 offices in 70 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,375bn at 31 December 2016, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.
About Mobi724 Global Solutions
Mobi724 Global Solutions Inc. (CSE:MOS)(CSE:MOS.CN) is a fintech leader offering integrated EMV payment, card-linked offers and digital marketing. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Mobi724 is innovating its market with technology solutions that interoperate seamlessly with any credit/debit card and any mobile device. Mobi724’s solutions increase transaction volumes and average spend while benefitting financial institutions, merchants and cardholders.
For more information, visit www.mobi724globalsolutions.com.
Certain statements in this document, including those which express management’s expectations or estimations with regard to the Company’s future performance, constitute “forward-looking statements” as understood by applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are, of necessity, based on a certain number of estimates and hypotheses; while management considers these to be accurate at the time they are expressed, they are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and risks on the commercial, economic and competitive levels. We advise readers that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other known and unknown factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Investors are advised to not rely unduly on the forward-looking statements. This advisory applies to all forward-looking statements, whether expressed orally or in writing, attributed to the Company or to any individual expressing them in the name of the Company. Unless required by law, the Company is under no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events, or other circumstances.
The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) has not reviewed this news release and does not accept responsibility for its adequacy or accuracy. This news release does not constitute a solicitation to buy or sell any securities in the United States.
MOBI724 Global Solutions Inc.
Marcel Vienneau
1-514-394-5200 x 413
www.mobi724globalsolutions.com
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Making Canada’s capital a ‘smart city’
Making Canada’s capital a ‘smart city’
How can municipalities use the technology at residents’ fingertips to make life easier?
A number of civic, academic and business leaders will gather today to envision how Ottawa and Gatineau can become “smart cities” of the future.
Transit riders can already track when buses will arrive and drivers can add money to parking meters via their phones.
Driverless cars could be tested on the streets of Kanata this summer.
But things are moving quickly.
Data analytics, cybersecurity and the internet of things are transforming business, and cities are grappling with how to use those interconnections to help their residents, according to John Smit, acting director of economic development for the City of Ottawa.
Smit will be speaking at the conference put on by Library and Archives Canada and the University of Ottawa. The mayor of Gatineau and CEO of the National Capital Commission, as well as researchers and business executives, will all weigh in on what the future could look like.
“Ten years ago what you were able to do with your flip phone and what you’re able to do with your phone today are like night and day, and could you have predicted that 10 years ago?” Smit said.
Sensors and ‘smart’ devices
In the same way microwaves were a new convenience a generation ago, connected technologies should make life easier for people, said Campbell Patterson, a Kingston-based consultant who will also speak at Monday’s event.
Patterson sees a future where technology allows people to receive health care, education, and do work without leaving home, which will mean less wear and tear on roads and fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
Smart technologies are already allowing cities to gather data to manage everything from garbage, to water, to traffic, and help them save money and time, he said.
For instance, in Barcelona, Spain, the municipality has sensors in garbage bins so that trucks only empty them when needed, he said.
“The prediction is there will be 50 billion sensors deployed [worldwide] by 2020,” said Patterson.
For instance, autonomous vehicles could lead cities to install sensors on roads, Smit suggested.
Broadband is this century’s railway: consultant
But in such an interconnected world, Patterson said a city that doesn’t invest in broadband service stands to leave its residents and businesses behind.
“A municipality needs to be thinking about equitable access to the internet, and broadband infrastructure to support that, in the same way they think about investments in roads, water and electricity systems, that these are fundamental to the well-being of the community,” he said.
And municipalities shouldn’t leave it up to private telecommunications companies to beef up networks when they see fit, Patterson said.
“As long as downtown Toronto has better connectivity than everyone else, then the people who live there have a competitive advantage over everyone else,” he said
At the City of Ottawa, Smit knows consistent broadband access for everyone is one piece of the puzzle.
Staff are figuring out where to focus the municipality’s efforts to make Ottawa a “smart city,” and how to tie that in with the steps being taken by Hydro Ottawa and the economic development agency Invest Ottawa.
That overarching strategy is expected to be presented to councillors this spring or summer, Smit said.
By Kate Porter, CBC News
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Waste to Energy Market Will Climb Throughout the Year $36.0 Billion Value by 2020
Waste to Energy Market Will Climb Throughout the Year $36 Billion Value by 2020
Waste to Energy (Thermal and Biological Technology) Market: Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Segment, Trends and Forecast, 2014 – 2020
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AtmanCo Inc (ATW.V) Pushes Higher Into Potential Pullback Range
AtmanCo Inc (ATW.V) Pushes Higher Into Potential Pullback Range
Checking on current RSI levels on shares of AtmanCo Inc (ATW.V), the 14-day RSI is currently standing at 71.39, pushing the stock into overbought territory. RSI is a momentum oscillator that moves in a range from 0 to 100. RSI is generally used to interpret whether a stock is overbought or oversold. With AtmanCo Inc’s RSI above 70, traders should be wary of a potential pullback. Looking a bit closer at other RSI timeframes we can see the 7-day RSI is at 78.70 and the 3-day is at 89.11.
Fundamental Data
Now we’ll take a look at how the fundamentals are stacking up for AtmanCo Inc (ATW.V). Fundamental analysis takes into consideration market, industry and stock conditions to help determine if the shares are correctly valued. AtmanCo Inc currently has a yearly EPS of -0.02. This number is derived from the total net income divided by shares outstanding. In other words, EPS reveals how profitable a company is on a share owner basis.
Another ratio we can look at is the Return on Invested Capital or more commonly referred to as ROIC. AtmanCo Inc (ATW.V) has a current ROIC of -144.98. ROIC is calculated by dividing Net Income – Dividends by Total Capital Invested.
Similar to ROE, ROIC measures how effectively company management is using invested capital to generate company income. A high ROIC number typically reflects positively on company management while a low number typically reflects the opposite.
Another key indicator that can help investors determine if a stock might be a quality investment is the Return on Equity or ROE. AtmanCo Inc (ATW.V) currently has Return on Equity of -144.98. ROE is a ratio that measures profits generated from the investments received from shareholders.
In other words, the ratio reveals how effective the firm is at turning shareholder investment into company profits. A company with high ROE typically reflects well on management and how well a company is run at a high level. A firm with a lower ROE might encourage potential investors to dig further to see why profits aren’t being generated from shareholder money.
Turning to Return on Assets or ROA, AtmanCo Inc (ATW.V) has a current ROA of -67.10. This is a profitability ratio that measures net income generated from total company assets during a given period. This ratio reveals how quick a company can turn it’s assets into profits. In other words, the ratio provides insight into the profitability of a firm’s assets. The ratio is calculated by dividing total net income by the average total assets.
A higher ROA compared to peers in the same industry, would suggest that company management is able to effectively generate profits from their assets. Similar to the other ratios, a lower number might raise red flags about management’s ability when compared to other companies in a similar sector.
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Visa expands QR code mobile payments to more countries
Visa expands QR code mobile payments to more countries
Visa has announced that mVisa, its QR-based payment service, is now live in India, Kenya and Rwanda, and will soon be available to merchants and consumers in Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Pakistan and Vietnam, according to a press release.
“Customers have told us they appreciate how fast and easy it is to use mVisa,” Uttam Nayak, senior vice president of digital for emerging markets at Visa, said in a statement. “Small merchants using mVisa for the first time are most excited about how quickly and securely they receive electronic payments without having to invest into expensive point-of-sale infrastructure.”
Visa first tested mVisa in India two years ago.
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Mobi724 issues 9.5M shares for Mobi724 Solutions buy
Mobi724 issues 9.5M shares for Mobi724 Solutions buy
– Momentum Public Relations –
Press Release: February 20, 2017
On Feb. 9, 2017, Mobi724 Global Solutions Inc. issued 9,507,930 common shares of the company at market price less the maximum allowable discount to the previous shareholders of Mobi724 Solutions Inc. pursuant to the terms of predefined anti-dilution provisions and agreements with those shareholders. This issuance has been reviewed by the audit committee and approved by the board of directors, and these shares issued form part of the purchase price for the remaining 49 per cent of shares of Mobi724 Solutions, which transaction was announced on Oct. 28, 2015.
The purchase price was subject to a predefined anti-dilution provision with a cap of 18.05 per cent of the total issued and outstanding shares of the company, and this issue covers events up to the company’s board of directors meeting on Nov. 25, 2016. Following this issue, the anti-dilution provision will cover the conversion of some previously issued convertible debentures and the next $1.92-million of new financing (of which $550,000 was raised subsequent to the Nov. 25, 2016, board meeting).
Forgiveness of debt
On Feb. 9, 2017, the company issued 1,423,467 common shares at a price of 24 cents (market price less maximum allowable discount) in forgiveness of $341,632.01 of bona fide debt. On Feb. 17, 2017, the company issued 86,353 common shares at a price of 36.5 cents in forgiveness of a $31,518.85 bona fide debt.
Options
Also on Feb. 7, 2017, the company granted 351,500 stock options under its stock option plan to its employees and consultants. Each option shall vest gradually over a period of three years (one-third per year, the first one-third vesting upon grant) and will allow the optionee to acquire one common share of the company at a price of 35 cents until Feb. 7, 2020. Details are found on Form 11 filed on the Canadian Securities Exchange on Feb. 7, 2017.
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Mobi724 CEO Vienneau acquires 7.36 million shares
Mobi724 CEO Vienneau acquires 7.36 million shares
– Momentum Public Relations –
Press Release: February 20, 2017
On Feb. 9, 2017, Marcel Vienneau, the chief executive officer of Mobi724 Global Solutions Inc., acquired control over 7,365,920 common shares of the company as the consideration received for the company purchasing the remaining 49 per cent in its subsidiary Mobi724 Solutions Inc. Mr. Vienneau was part of the remaining 49-per-cent shareholders of Solutions Inc., which transaction occurred on Oct. 28, 2015. The company had initially acquired a 51-per-cent controlling interest in Solutions in July, 2013. In the purchase of the remaining 49 per cent in its subsidiary, the company agreed to anti-dilution provisions with Solutions shareholders. Pursuant to the terms of the predefined anti-dilution provisions and agreements with those shareholders, the common shares acquired by Mr. Vienneau represent 5.6 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares of the issuer. Immediately after the acquisition, Mr. Vienneau currently holds 20,955,895 common shares, representing 13.4 per cent of the outstanding shares.
The common shares were acquired in the context of an acquisition by the company of the remaining 49 per cent in shares of Solutions and not with a view of materially affecting control of the company.
This press release is being issued pursuant to National Instrument 62-103 (the early warning system and related takeover bid and insider reporting issuers), which requires a report to be filed under the company’s profile on SEDAR containing additional information respecting the foregoing matters. A copy of such report may be obtained by contacting Luc Charbonneau, chief financial officer, at Mobi724 Global Solutions Inc., 257, Sherbrooke St. East, fourth floor, Montreal, Que., H2X 1E3.
About Mobi724 Global Solutions Inc.
Mobi724 Global Solutions, a leader in the fintech industry, based in Montreal (Canada), offers a unique and fully integrated suite of payment and digital marketing solutions.
Mobi724 provides a turnkey solution to its clients to capture card transactions on any mobile device, at any point of sale or from any payment card.
The corporation provides its customers with full and comprehensive traceability and enriched consumer data through its offering. Its solutions enable card associations, retailers, manufacturers, offer providers, mobile operators and card issuers to create, manage, deliver, track and measure incentive campaigns worldwide to any mobile device, and allow its redemption at any point of sales.
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MOBI724 Global Solutions Inc. (MOS:CSE) Signs Agreement with CredibanCo Colombia
MOBI724 Global Solutions Inc. (CSE:MOS) Signs Agreement with CredibanCo Colombia to Provide Integrated Card-Linked Offers Platform
Innovative Card-Linked Offers Platform for Colombian Card Issuers and Retailers
– Momentum Public Relations –
Press Release: February 16, 2017
MOBI724 Global Solutions Inc. (“MOBI724” or the “Company”) (CSE:MOS)(CSE:MOS.CN), a fintech leader offering integrated EMV payment, card-linked offers and digital marketing, has signed a partnership agreement with CredibanCo, Colombia’s largest payment cards network and processor, to deliver an integrated card-linked offers and digital marketing platform for card issuers and retailers in the Colombian market.
MOBI724’s innovative card-linked offers patent-pending solution will allow Colombian card issuers to enable cardholders to redeem offers directly at the more than 172,000 CredibanCo points-of-sale – all within a seamless user experience for all the parties in the ecosystem: issuers, cardholders and retailers.
Cardholders will have the ability to receive relevant and targeted card-linked offers and rewards. With MOBI724’s innovative card-linked offers solution, when a consumer makes a purchase with a debit or credit card and – once the transaction is authorized – the value of the offer or reward is credited to the cardholder’s account in real time. This platform gives card issuers the opportunity to increase spend and usage while fostering consumer loyalty and the ability to send real time personalized notifications.
Colombian card issuers will also benefit from MOBI724’s other solutions and services, including data analytics and business intelligence.
MOBI724 and CredibanCo will go to market with a joint solution providing an integrated platform that helps card issuers offer new and innovative solutions with ease. Integration is underway.
“We are thrilled to partner with CredibanCo, the largest payment-acquiring network in Colombia, to offer our state-of-the-art card-linked offers and business intelligence platform. We are looking forward to leveraging the full potential of our solution for the benefit of card issuers and cardholders, while adding more transactions for CredibanCo’s merchants,” says Marcel Vienneau, CEO, MOBI724.
Luis Sierra, VP Corporate Business CredibanCo, stated: “We are enthusiastic about this opportunity to add significant value to our merchant network, card issuing business partners and the end consumer through Mobi724’s leading-edge proven solutions; we look forward to greatly invigorate the Colombian market around card-linked offers and electronic marketing.”
About CredibanCo
CredibanCo is a Colombian corporation, facilitating and simplifying methods of electronic payments, transactions and digital information in the financial and retail areas. CredibanCo is the largest processor in the country and has more than 220,000 affiliated merchants and more than 172,000 points of sales for electronic payment acceptance. The company has been a pioneer in the launch of mobile payment solutions. www.credibanco.com
About Mobi724 Global Solutions
Mobi724 Global Solutions Inc. (CSE:MOS) is a fintech leader offering integrated EMV payment, card-linked offers and digital marketing. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Mobi724 is innovating its market with technology solutions that interoperate seamlessly with any credit/debit card and any mobile device. Mobi724’s solutions increase transaction volumes and average spend while benefitting financial institutions, merchants and cardholders.
For more information, visit www.mobi724globalsolutions.com.
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MOBI724 Global Solutions (CSE: MOS) Invites Current and Future Investors to a Webinar for a Material Management Update
MOBI724 Global Solutions (CSE: MOS) Invites Current and Future Investors to a Webinar for a Material Management Update
– Momentum Public Relations –
Press Releases: February 16th, 2017
MOBI724 Global Solutions Inc. (“MOBI724” or the “Company”) (CSE: MOS), a FinTech leader offering integrated EMV payment, Card-Linked Offers and Digital Marketing, hereby invites its current shareholders as well as the public to assist a webinar presided by Marcel Vienneau, CEO of MOBI724 to provide a material management update and to answer questions. In compliance with Canadian Securities Regulations, the Company advises that management has requested, on a voluntary basis, that the trading on the MOBI724 shares be halted temporarily due to the dissemination of material news and the presentation the management update webinar.
Interested parties may log in at the following web address:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1317098762580805634
Please register for Management update on Feb 16, 2017 1:00 PM EST
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About MOBI724 Global Solutions
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, MOBI724 Global Solutions Inc. (CSE: MOS), a leader in the FinTech industry, offers a unique and fully integrated suite of Card-Link Offers, Digital Marketing and EMV Payment solutions.
MOBI724 is innovating the market with a combined EMV payment, Card-Linked Offers and Digital Marketing Platform that works on any payment card and any mobile device. MOBI724 pioneered the addition of intelligence to all types of transactions benefiting banks, retailers and cardholders. MOBI724 succeeds in leveraging all available user and purchasing data to increase transaction volumes and spend.
MOBI724 provides a turnkey solution to clients to capture payment card transactions on any mobile device, at any POS or from any payment card. Our easy-to-adapt gateway switch is designed for simple integration with all payment protocols.
Within the same suite, MOBI724 combined its Card-Linked Offers solution and provided payment card issuers, banks and retailers with the ability to add offers and/or coupons, which can be redeemed directly at the POS in a seamless user experience for all the parties in the ecosystem
MOBI724 provides its customers with full and comprehensive traceability and enriched consumer data through its offering. Its solutions enable card associations, payment card issuers, banks and retailers to create, manage, deliver and “track and measure” incentive campaigns worldwide to any payment card, to any mobile device and allow redemption at any POS.
MOBI724 ’s credit and debit EMV payment solutions allow banks to process end-to-end EMV transactions, focusing on authentication, PCI security and quick merchant adoption, which allows to process payments with a wide range of devices.
MOBI724 Global Solutions unleashes the true potential of both Card-Link Offers and smart payment transactions.
For more information, visit www.mobi724globalsolutions.com or call Marcel Vienneau at 1-514-394-5200 x 413.
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How smart cities are building the future
How smart cities are building the future
Smart cities are coming.
Municipal governments around the globe are employing big data and Internet-of-Things applications to improve many aspects of daily life. Major tech companies like IBM, Cisco and Microsoft are in on the trend, and are battling for a slice of the $15 billion that’s projected to be spent on software by 2021, according to Juniper Research.
Urban residents accounted for 54 percent of the total global population in 2014, according to the World Health Organization, and that figure was projected to grow nearly 2 percent each year until 2020.
That growth means that cities are facing increasing challenges, including congested transport and the need to supply sufficient energy to meet demands of growing populations.
Juniper Research noted a city’s ability to provide renewable energy, alongside its means to efficiently manage energy storage will be increasingly important.
“Right now North America and China are leading the way, although Trump is likely to dampen what is already slowing U.S. investment,” Steffen Sorrell, principal analyst at Juniper Research said.
President Donald Trump has supported fossil fuel production and repeatedly denied climate change.
“Who would have thought 10 to 15 years ago, that the Far East and China would be leading the globe in smart energy efforts by 2020?” Sorrell said.
Still, many challenges remain for cities on their way to becoming “smart.” Major upfront costs for both infrastructure and software are propelling many governments to turn to public-private partnerships.
CNBC looks at three cities working on becoming “smart”:
Singapore
The city-state might be the “smart” gold-standard for its extensive effort to collect data on daily living. Its Smart Nation program was launched in 2014 and collects data on many facets of life.
Data is collected in a platform, Virtual Singapore, which helps the government understand how the city is functioning in real-time and potentially predict how crowds might react in an explosion or how infectious disease might spread.
Dubai
As part of the Smart Dubai initiative, the government has rolled out more than 50 smart services from 22 government entities. It allows people to access everything on one app, Dubai Now.
App users can do everything from pay a speeding ticket, pay an electric bill, renew vehicle registration and track the status of a visa.
Barcelona
The Spanish city is working to rethink its energy costs, with a goal of saving billions of dollars in the process, according to Juniper.
Using motion sensors, Barcelona has implemented smart lighting in its street lights which dims and brightens depending on activity by cars or pedestrians. The city offers systems that allow drivers to know exactly where free public parking spots are available at any given time.
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