November 9, 2021

Standard Bank enabled UnionPay contactless payments across South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Standard Bank South Africa (SBSA) and UnionPay International (UPI) jointly announced that Standard Bank point-of-sale devices have been enabled for UnionPay contactless payment. The cooperation is a strategic move from UPI that follows the surging trend of the global contactless payment industry and accelerates

OANDA partners with CONVRS to revolutionise account opening process

LONDON, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A global leader in online multi-asset trading services, currency data and analytics, OANDA has partnered with personalised customer engagement platform, CONVRS to enhance the account opening process and better engage with clients. Under the partnership, prospective traders in the emerging markets can now open

G&W Electric Announces All New Teros™ Recloser for High Speed Fault Isolation

The all-new smart solution improves grid reliability, resiliency, mitigates outage risks and easily integrates into existing electrical grids BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — G&W Electric, a global supplier of electric power equipment since 1905, today announced the launch of its Teros™ Recloser which is available for markets outside

ISS students take part in Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme

Students from the International School Seychelles (ISS) are currently taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme.The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (commonly abbreviated DofE) is a youth awards programme founded in the United Kingdom in 1956 by …

Ceps marks seventh anniversary, recognises loyal partners

As is customary every year, the Citizens Engagement Platform Seychelles yesterday afternoon organised a short ceremony to commemorate its seventh anniversary, during which it took the opportunity to highlight its numerous achievements, the challenges i…

Esa hosts open day to mark Global Entrepreneurship Week

Enterprise Seychelles Agency (Esa) yesterday organised an open day at the Camion Hall building to mark the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW).The Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry has chosen the theme ‘Youth and Entrepreneurship’ to…

President Ramkalawan assents to the Inquest into Death Act

President Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday assented to the Inquest into Death Act in a small ceremony held at State House.The object of this Act is to promote justice investigations and the identification of the causes and circumstances of sudden or unexplai…