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Mphasis and BAE Systems partner to launch global Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Fraud Detection and Anti-Money Laundering

Bangalore, October 22, 2018 Mphasis (BSE: 526299; NSE: MPHASIS), an IT services and solutions provider specializing in cloud and cognitive services, has today announced a partnership with BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, the financial crime and cyber division within the multinational defence and security company, BAE Systems PLC. The partnership will see the formation of a Centre of Excellence, a …

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Synechron Launches AI Data Science Accelerators for the BFSI sector

New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Dubai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, October 22, 2018 – Synechron, Inc., the global financial services consulting and technology services provider, has today announced the launch of its AI Data Science Accelerators for Financial Services, Banking and Insurance (BFSI) firms. These four new solution accelerators help financial services and insurance firms …

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Valamis Enhances Corporate Learning with EdX.org Integration

The integration enables learners to utilize thousands of courses and in-demand subjects from edX within the Valamis – Learning Experience Platform. LONDON, 22 October, 2018. Valamis, the global leader in digital learning technologies and workforce development is partnering with edX.org. The integration allows Valamis customers to access thousands of courses within one platform designed to …

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Nutrition for girls: Save the Children / IFAD, integrated and multi-sectoral measures to save adolescent girls from malnutrition and prevent early deaths

Opens today in Rome the International Conference “Leaving no one behind – making the case for adolescent girls,” organized by IFAD, Save the Children, with support of the Canadian Government   Rome- 22 October 2018 – By 2030 there will be 129 million children with stunted growth due to malnutrition, mostly born of young mothers. …

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IHG to remove plastic straws from hotels worldwide

Move to bulk bathroom amenities in the Americas will further reduce plastic waste   IHG® (InterContinental Hotels Group) has today announced that we will remove plastic straws from our global estate by the end of 2019, representing more than 5,400 hotels in nearly 100 countries. Plastic straws have already been removed from nearly 1,000 hotels …

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ArcelorMittal selected as H1 bidder for Essar Steel India Limited

Luxembourg, 19 October 2018 – ArcelorMittal confirms it has been informed by the Committee of Creditors (“CoC”) for Essar Steel India Limited (“ESIL”) that it has been evaluated to be the H1 Resolution Applicant (the preferred bidder) in the corporate insolvency resolution process for ESIL. The company will now enter into further final negotiations with …

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Tackling maritime emissions – IMO rolls out ship and port toolkits

To reduce emissions across the maritime sector, national authorities need to first quantify those emissions and then develop a strategy to reduce them. A new set of free-of-charge toolkits to assess and address emissions from ships and ports is now available from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the global regulatory body for shipping. The Ship …

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