CrescoFin takes the first steps to bridge CeFi and DeFi.

Geneva, 05 October 2020 - CrescoFin SA is pleased to announce that it has become the first decentralized finance (DeFi) company to be awarded an International Securities Identification Number (ISIN). An ISIN securities code is the standard in traditional finance for securities products.Geneva, 05 October 2020 - CrescoFin SA is pleased to announce that it has become the first decentralized finance (DeFi) company to be awarded an International Securities Identification Number (ISIN). An ISIN securities code is the standard in traditional finance for securities products.The product is also the first DeFi solution listed on the Bloomberg terminal along with traditional finance products. The Bloomberg terminal provides real-time data, news and analytics for financial professionals.Going from strength to strength in matters of development and adoption, the DeFi segment emerged as the most dynamic and promising sector in the blockchain universe. DeFi offers new opportunities for individuals, developers, and institutions to operate in a transparent, open, and vibrant new financial environment. DeFi’s redesigned financial products such as loans, derivatives, and financial contracts bring greater liquidity to the main crypto market.Although the DeFi industry has experienced significant growth, most of it is made up of crypto evangelists; institutional money has not found a foothold in this nascent segment yet. In fact, several popular DeFi projects are focused on individuals and represent uncharted waters for institutions. CrescoFin is drawing traditional investors' attention to DeFi’s potential, leveraging the need for safety and yield.CrescoFin’s fully insured decentralized deposit account is a DeFi solution with tangible, real-world benefits. The product was designed to tap crypto liquidity providers and offer institutions a route to DeFi, globally. The founders of CrescoFin created the solution for themselves as an alternative to the increasingly lower interest rates on cash deposits.Robert Sharratt, co-founder of CrescoFin, believes that for blockchain to replace core banking you need to neutralize banks’ psychological advantage: insurance.

“Finance is about risk and return. We equate having ‘money in the bank’ with being risk-free, even if it is not quite true. To be comparable to a bank account, the risk needs to be the same or less. To be a compelling alternative the returns need to be higher. DeFi mass adoption needs the creation of a fully decentralized deposit account that offers a secure, insured yield. That's exactly our path.”

Currently, the product is available in three currencies to selected institutional investors. You can findCurrently, the product is available in three currencies t o selected institutional investors. You can findmore details at https://crescofin.ch/

DataMesh Group deploying its payment technology to enable automatic least cost routing to eftpos’ Australian debit payment system. The Company sees $500 million per annum reduction in transaction fees for Australian merchants when fully implemented.

Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2020 -- Australian financial payment systems and software solutions provider, DataMesh Group (‘DataMesh’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce it has developed a unique capability to automatically apply least cost routing (LCR) technology within Australia’s debit card payment system for its customers.

LCR allows for the best economic outcome for merchants on contactless (tap-and-go) debit card payments by sending them through the debit network that costs the least to accept. It enables a debit payment to be uniquely "flagged" as a specific debit card transaction and sent to the lowest cost debit network, resulting in the lowest cost fee structure for the merchant.

Without LCR, the transaction is sent to the default debit network programmed on the customer’s card, which may not be the lowest cost debit network, resulting in higher transaction costs for merchants.
Merchants will use DataMesh’s ground-breaking software to enable automatic selection of LCR for debit transactions, resulting in lower costs for merchants by routing through eftpos.

DataMesh’s software can read the card/phone/watch, decipher whether it’s a debit or credit payment and attach the relevant message to the transaction before it’s sent to eftpos via the acquirer (potentially any bank), which has awarded the transaction the applicable fee structure. Merchants are then charged the lowest payment fees on debit transactions.

The Sydney-based fintech is among the first companies to have found a way to automatically select LCR on a tap-and-go debit payment.

DataMesh’s software can be uploaded on existing hardware terminals, negating the need for merchant acquirers to buy new terminals, nor requirements for action by merchants or cardholders.

eftpos, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), and retailers have been pushing for LCR, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) saying it will consider regulation if it’s not made widely available to merchants.

Currently, debit cards represent around 70 percent of all card transactions in Australia, so DataMesh LCR technology translates into significant transaction cost savings for merchants.

DataMesh Group CEO Mark Nagy said:
“The unique least cost routing capability developed by DataMesh is a massive win for Australian merchants, especially in this era of contactless payments.

“eftpos’ debit card network accounted for more than two billion cheque and savings transactions in 2019 worth around $130 billion. DataMesh is working with eftpos and other payments industry members in the push for least cost routing, and to bring down fees for merchants in what is a very challenging environment for retailers and consumers.

“Conservative estimates suggest a potential reduction in fees for merchants of up to $500 million dollars nationally per year if LCR was fully implemented.

“DataMesh LCR software is compatible with many legacy merchant terminals and most acquirers. We estimate more than half of card terminals in Australia are currently unable to fully support LCR, so our technology provides an effective solution and removes the need for acquirers to undertake costly hardware upgrades.”

DataMesh is focused on vastly improving and modernising merchants’ outdated backbone payment systems. It has developed solutions that not only fix current payment system issues for merchants but can increase their business efficiency through new and improved integrated technology.

Last month, the Company announced it had signed a major long-term agreement with national retail giant Peregrine Corporation under which DataMesh has become the company’s sole payments provider.

Peregrine is using DataMesh’s LCR capability through its acquirer to effect significant payment cost savings to its business, which had a reported annual turnover of $2.2 billion last year.

DataMesh’s software is fully developed in Australia, with all IP owned by DataMesh. DataMesh is Australian owned, and its technology is Australian built and operated.

DataMesh operates under PCI Standards Council and the Australian Payments Network regulations. DataMesh’s switching platform is EMV and PCI-DSS Level 1 certified for Card Present (CP) and Card Not Present (CNP) transactions.

About DataMesh Group:
DataMesh Group is focused on revolutionising the current payment systems available to Australian merchants, delivering integrated payment capabilities and valuable customer insights through bespoke payment and data processing solutions.

The Company’s proprietary financial switching platform (Unify™) has resolved payments technology and compliance issues for major retailers and their customers while maintaining robust relationships with banking and regulatory partners.

It is the world’s most modern and powerful cloud and terrestrial-based financial switching solution available on the market. DataMesh Group's suite of financial payment systems hardware, software, infrastructure and data analytics products provide streamlined, low cost and flexible payment solutions integrated to leading point-of-sale (POS) systems and various next-gen payment devices.

DataMesh technology enables retailers to design the experience they deliver to customers, creating a hub for commerce and data that merchants, acquirers, card schemes and third parties can use to achieve better business outcomes.

DataMesh operates under PCI Standards Council and the Australian Payments Network regulations.

DataMesh’s switching platform is EMV and PCI-DSS Level 1 certified for Card Present (CP) and Card Not Present (CNP) transactions. Data collected by its software is always safe and secure. www.datameshgroup.com

Contact:
Brooke Swartz
DataMesh Group
Barangaroo
Sydney NSW Australia
0426018076
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Softline and Huawei Sign a Cooperation Agreement

LONDON, United Kingdom - October 06, 2020 - Softline and Huawei sign a cooperation agreement to strengthen their partnership.

This is a natural development of the long-term partnership between these two IT companies advancing it to its next level. The parties plan to join forces to power the Smart Hardhats developed by Softline with Huawei technology and Wi-Fi 6 solutions. The agreement envisages closer cooperation between partners in the hardware business development and extension of the special partnership options in order to boost sales of Huawei storage systems. The document was signed by Haijun Xiao, President of Eurasia Region Enterprise Business Group, and Sergey Chernovolenko, Global CEO of Softline, during the 2020 Huawei Digital Community Conference in Moscow.

The cooperation agreement proves the partners' willingness to consolidate their efforts to promote joint IT solutions and services and to implement new large-scale projects. In the future, this will help Softline get access to Huawei's cutting-edge technologies on special terms. In turn, customers will be able to purchase more competitive and advanced hardware solutions, in particular storage systems, at the best prices and with the shortest delivery terms. To develop joint products efficiently, Softline and Huawei plan to hold joint conferences and seminars regularly and provide analytical and expert customer support. The companies aim to increase the number of Huawei hardware implementation projects every year.

Huawei is a global IT leader that has been actively working in Russia’s carrier, corporate, and mobile markets for over 20 years. The first Huawei office outside of China was opened in 1997 in Russia. Today, there are 11 company branch offices throughout the country, from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok. Huawei hardware and services are popular among companies in all industries.

The history of cooperation between Softline and Huawei dates back to 2015. Softline has deep expertise in implementing Huawei products, such as hardware, applications, terminals, and network devices. Softline successfully implements solution integration projects not only in Russia, but also abroad. Softline has become a Gold Partner under the Huawei Enterprise partnership program due to its success in promoting Huawei equipment in Russia. Moreover, Softline is a Huawei Certified Service Partner for data transfer, power grids, and IP networks. This status confirms Softline engineers’ high qualifications and Softline service support infrastructure’s compliance to vendor requirements. The Huawei Certified Service Partner status guarantees the quality of service for the Huawei solutions implemented.

One of the most significant Softline projects on the integration of Huawei solutions is upgrading the networks of the largest federal retailer last year. Softline offered to use Huawei solutions in all the customer's distribution centers. Softline was named the best Huawei partner in Russia due to its performance in 2019 and was nominated for the Partner of the Year award.

"I am sure that the agreement will further strengthen our long-standing partnership and promote the demand for the products of one of the leading global telecom and hardware manufacturers and help us introduce new joint developments to the Russian market. Year after year, Softline has been improving its expertise and expanding the portfolio of Huawei products and industry-specific solutions. As a result, Huawei products provided by Softline meet a wide range of corporate and government customers' needs, enabling the implementation of even the most sophisticated projects,"—concluded Sergey Chernovolenko.

"We highly appreciate the cooperation with Softline, and its specialists have proven they are highly qualified by successfully implementing Huawei's advanced products and complex solutions. We are convinced that the expansion of our partnership in the areas identified today will allow us to jointly implement even more ambitious projects and achieve strategic goals in the Russian market,"—said Haijun Xiao.

About Softline

Softline is a trusted partner and reliable provider of state-of-the-art IT solutions and cybersecurity tools helping its customers undergo digital business transformation all over the world.

Softline operates in more than 50 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America, and the APAC region. Alliances and partnerships with global IT vendors allow Softline to leverage the best practices and accumulate experience in implementing comprehensive projects. During the 2019 calendar year, the turnover of Softline Group was $1.54 billion.

Learn more about Softline at www.softline.com and www.softline.ru.

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of IT and communication solutions, which aims to enrich people's lives through communication. Through our innovative customer-oriented products and extensive partner network, we have achieved high results in the development of telecom networks, terminal solutions, and cloud computing systems. With 180,000 employees worldwide, Huawei is committed to facilitating the work of operators, enterprises, and end-users by providing competitive projects and services. One-third of the world's population uses our innovative products and services in 170+ countries. Huawei is a private, employee-owned company founded in 1987. In 1997, Russia became the first foreign market for Huawei. Learn more at https://e.huawei.com/ru/.

Huawei Enterprise

The Huawei Enterprise Business Group specializes in infrastructure projects for governmental and commercial organizations, aiming to enhance their efficiency through implementation of information and communication technologies. One of Huawei's priority tasks is to train professionals in network infrastructure, storage and analysis, cloud technology, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

For more information, please visit www.softline.com

Contacts:

Valeriya Aver

Head of International Public Relations Department in Softline

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Audials AG is releasing “Audials 2021”, new music and video streaming recording software for Windows, on Audials.com. Thanks to enhanced functionality and numerous new features and improvements, the process of recording music and videos off streaming services is faster and more convenient than ever and always produces high-quality recordings. “Audials 2021” enables users for the first time in the world to record video streaming at double speed.

Audials 2021 thus satisfies the growing demand of millions of users for streaming recording solutions.

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Upon request, the company will provide licenses for test reports.

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About Audials

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