Day: January 13, 2023

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Flooid Announces Strategic Partnership with FreedomPay to Expand Global Reach

The partnership will bring enhanced commerce functionality to Retailers around the world.

London, England, Jan. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Flooid today announces a strategic partnership with FreedomPay, the global leader in Next Level Commerce™, to bring industry-leading Retail solutions to merchants globally.

Powered by FreedomPay, Flooid allows merchants to connect their retail channels, removing barriers between online and in-store payments. FreedomPay’s data-driven commerce platform grants merchants access to valuable analytics and Business Intelligence platform to drive further customer engagement and loyalty through targeted offers and incentives, all within a frictionless integrated payment solution.

“Through this partnership with FreedomPay, we are bringing enhanced innovation, choice, and flexibility to retailers on the Flooid platform,” said Donna Stevens, Senior VP of Product and Marketing at Flooid. Our goal is to empower merchants with the tools they need to provide the best shopping experience to consumers globally.”

The FreedomPay platform enables enterprises to provide a consistent payment experience for their customers globally, creating a seamless and flexible retail experience managing security, data and loyalty all from a single, unified tech stack.

“The partnership between FreedomPay and Flooid will bring a world-class commerce experience to retailers and shoppers around the globe,” said Liesl Smith, Senior VP of Marketing and Sales Enablement at FreedomPay. “Together we are committed to delivering a seamless payment experience to customers, enabling an innovative and seamless omnichannel payment environment.”

About FreedomPay

FreedomPay’s Next Level Commerce™ platform transforms existing payment systems and processes from legacy to leading edge. As the premier choice for many of the largest companies across the globe in retail, hospitality, lodging, gaming, sports and entertainment, foodservice, education, healthcare and financial services, FreedomPay’s technology has been purposely built to deliver rock solid performance in the highly complex environment of global commerce. The company maintains a world-class security environment and was first to earn the coveted validation by the PCI Security Standards Council against Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE/EMV) standard in North America. FreedomPay’s robust solutions across payments, security, identity, and data analytics are available in-store, online and on-mobile and are supported by rapid API adoption. The award winning FreedomPay Commerce Platform operates on a single, unified technology stack across multiple continents allowing enterprises to deliver an innovative Next Level experience on a global scale. www.freedompay.com

About Flooid

Flooid helps retailers create the seamless shopping experiences customers demand. Flooid’s unified commerce platform empowers merchants to sell to customers flexibly and consistently wherever they are and however they choose to shop. Our best of breed open ecosystem givers retailers the power to connect leading retail tech partners with a single unified commerce platform to engage with your shoppers, sell more effectively across channels and adapt to retail shopping changes we have yet to imagine.

Jennifer Tayebi
Hill+Knowlton Strategies for FreedomPay
+1 734 395 0780
Jennifer.Tayebi@hkstrategies.com

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Coventry University and the Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan seek to enhance postgraduate learning 

Karachi, January 13, 2023 (PPI-OT):Coventry University and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, a public university in Pakistan, have made steps towards developing new teaching programmes at both institutions. The two institutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding outlining aims to use their international knowledge and expertise to create a unique learning journey for master’s students and Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) in engineering.

Led by Professor Richard Dashwood, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Professor Elena Gaura, Institute Director of Data Science and Emerging Technologies, the initiative will seek to embed overseas placement opportunities through visiting PGR programmes and the opportunity for dual awards.

A key part of IBA’s mission is to ‘undertake original research that enriches teaching which benefits business, government and civil society’. This aligns closely to Coventry University’s 2030 Research Strategy and its mission of Creating Better Futures, empowering students and communities to transform their lives and society through teaching, learning, research and enterprise.

Professor Richard Dashwood said: “We are proud to establish this agreement with the Institute of Business Administration Karachi, which we hope will create a mutually valuable collaboration, including for those who choose to study with us.

“The university is delighted to form a relationship with a globally recognised institution, where we plan to use our combined expertise to shape new knowledge exchange and research initiatives.

“We truly value the benefit of an international academic experience and look forward to how this can enhance our teaching and learning offering going forward.”

Coventry University has hubs in Africa, Europe, China, the Middle East and Singapore and seeks to create strong regional collaborations and extend its education, research and enterprise and innovation services into key markets across the globe. Find out more about our global presence.

For more information, contact:
Executive, Communication and Public Affairs,
Institute of Business Administration Karachi (IBA)
Main Campus: University Road, Karachi – 75270, Pakistan
UAN: +92-21-111-422-422 (Ext. 269)
Fax: +92-21-99261508
Email: raza.lakhani@khi.iba.edu.pk
Website: https://www.iba.edu.pk

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S and P Global Sponsors Mega Coding Competition at LUMS

Lahore, January 13, 2023 (PPI-OT):Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), held a two-day technology event in collaboration with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers bracket (IEEE) Society, titled CodinGuru 5.0. in partnership with S and P Global Pakistan. This competition aimed to improve the tech quotient of the students and encourage ambitious and skilled coders to enhance their abilities.

Senior Director Commercial S and P Global, Shafqaat H. Shah, addressed the audience and said, “At S and P Global, we not only deploy cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), virtual reality (VR), data science, and analytics in our products to power the markets of the future, but we do so while being inclusive and equitable towards our people, clients, and the communities we operate in. Together, we can accelerate progress in the world.”

The competition was planned across 3 segments: Programming, UI/UX, and WebApp Module. The participating teams developed innovative solutions for daily usage like delivery applications, climate change actions, and energy-saving appliances through different programming languages like C++, Java, and Python.

To further highlight the correlation of ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’ (DEI) with innovation and creativity, a panel discussion was held focusing on the significance of inclusion in workplaces. Moderated by Campus Recruiter S and P Global, Hiba Khalid, it included Senior Director Commercial S and P Global, Shafqaat H. Shah, Director People S and P Global, Samia Qamar, and Founder Skills Todo, Ayesha Zaman. “A thriving, inventive workplace must aim to represent the society that it functions in.

Coding skills are intrinsic to progress and S and P Global ensures the development of skills by incorporating the diversity of backgrounds, and more importantly, different perspectives, which result in more creative solutions for the problems” stated Director People S and P Global, Samia Qamar. The top three places were secured by FAST Karachi as the winner of the Programming Contest, LUMS students for the UI/UX module, and COMSATS Lahore for the WebDEV module.

LUMS has been organizing this mega-coding competition since 2018. This year, a total of 70 teams from different universities, mainly Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Punjab University College of Information Technology, FAST National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, University of Engineering and Technology, Information Technology University, COMSATS, and Government College University Lahore participated in the event. The participants were given 24 hours to design a creative IT solution and customer-friendly interface for a contemporary real-world problem aligned with the given theme.

For more information, contact:
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
D.H.A. Lahore Cantt. 54792
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-35608000
Fax: +92-42-35725048
Website: www.lums.edu.pk

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5-Days hands-on training on ‘Cheese Making’ complete at UVAS

Lahore, January 13, 2023 (PPI-OT):The Department of Dairy Technology of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in collaboration with Livestock and Dairy Development Department Punjab (L and DD) under the project of ‘Capacity Building of dairy farmers and industry stakeholders on milk value chain’ organised concluding ceremony of five days hands-on training on cheese making.

Chairman Department of Parasitology Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf and Director General Research Livestock Department Dr Sajjad co-chaired the concluding ceremony of training and distributed certificates among participants while Project Director Dr Muhammad Junaid and 25 participants/professionals from public and private sectors including dairy farmers, veterinary officers, dieticians and consultants were present.

During five days training experts imparted theoretical, practical knowledge, techniques and skills to participant regarding food safety management systems in dairy industry, introduction of cheese and role of pasteurization in cheese production, practical demonstration and production of soft, hard and artisan cheese, nutritional facts and health benefits of cheese, fostering entrepreneurship through business incubation, industry analysis, market strategy, promotion and advertisement of cheese variants etc.

Earlier, Prof Dr Kauser Abdullah Malik paid a visit to recently establish Genomic Centre of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore. Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad welcomed the delegate and briefed about the establishment of Genomic Centre in Parasitology Department under HEC Pakistan’s funding in GCF-273. Chairman Department of Parasitology Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf, Principal Investigator Prof Dr Imran Rashid and Dr Haroon Akbar were also present on the occasion. Prof Kauser visited the Genomic Centre of Parasitology and appreciated the team of Prof Imran working under the leadership of Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad and Prof Dr Kamran Ashraf.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations Officer
University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)
Syed Abdul Qadir Jillani (Out Fall) Road,
Lahore – Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-99211374, +92-42-99211449
Email: webmaster@uvas.edu.pk
Website: www.uvas.edu.pk

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The Society of Interpersonal and Communication Skills Conducted a Workshop on Presentation Skills 

Faisalabad, January 13, 2023 (PPI-OT):The Society of Interpersonal and Communication Skills (SICS) conducted a workshop on presentation skills. The worthy speakers Abdullah Asjad (President of SICS), Tehreem Amir (Vice President of SICS), Aisha Sethi (General Secretary of SICS), and Abdullah Tariq (Executive Director) discussed quick and easy-to-implement techniques for enhancing the verbal and non-verbal aspects of presentations.

The session concluded with words of encouragement from Dr. Beenish Qamar (Convener Society). In addition, to boost their confidence, the speakers were presented with certificates of acknowledgment by Dr. Sajjad Ahmad Baig (Dean FBS) and Dr. Shahzad Iqbal (Program Director, BBA).

For more information, contact:
National Textile University (NTU)
Sheikhupura Road, Faisalabad 37610, Pakistan
Tel: +92-41-9230081-90
Fax: +92-41-9230098
Email: info@ntu.edu.pk
Website: http://www.ntu.edu.pk

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Acting President Chairs Meeting on Matters Pertaining to Upcoming Semester

Islamabad, January 13, 2023 (PPI-OT):An important meeting chaired by the Acting President Prof. Dr. N.B. Jumani was held here at the council hall of the new campus in which matters pertaining to timetable, issues related to transports, hiring of the visiting faculty for the upcoming semester, space for the classes and other related topics were discussed. The meeting was also attended by Vice President female campus Prof. Dr. Samina Malik, Vice President Research and Enterprise Prof. Dr. Ahmed Shujaat Syed, Deans, directors and other related officers.

The chair directed to expedite the efforts to prepare and implement the centralized timetable through the university’s Campus Management System and desired that he must be kept updated on the development in this regard. The Acting President also directed that strict implementation of NOC policy must be observed while hiring the visiting faculty. He said that university is keen to provide facilitation to the students be it transport or the best learning environment.

For more information, contact:
Public Relations,
International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)
Room No.118, Admin Block, New Campus,
H-10 Sector, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9019249
Fax: +92-51-9257909
Email: iiuipublicrelations@iiu.edu.pk
Website: www.iiu.edu.pk