Day: January 16, 2023

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Elo Partners with FreedomPay to Transform the Digital In-Store Experience

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FreedomPay, the global leader in Next Level Commerce™, and Elo, a leading global provider of interactive solutions and interactive display solutions, announce the integration of Elo’s M60 Pay handheld computer with FreedomPay’s secure commerce technology.

Built to accept today’s popular payment and loyalty cards, the M60 Pay has a built-in EMV, magnetic stripe reader and NFC for cards with either chips or strips and digital contactless payments. The Android®-based M60 Pay computer can transform from a mobile to a fixed POS solution with the optional docking station, expansion module and Elo touchscreen monitor.

Together, FreedomPay and Elo are reinventing the digital in-store experience by uniting Elo’s innovative and interactive solutions with FreedomPay’s industry-leading commerce technology platform to create a secure, frictionless, unified shopping experience for global consumers while supporting merchants with robust loyalty and data analytics capabilities.

“The M60 Pay makes decentralizing the checkout process and taking payments anywhere easy,” said Craig Witsoe, CEO at Elo. “The partnership with FreedomPay will bring enhanced functionality and security to create a more personalized experience for consumers.”

FreedomPay’s Next Level Commerce™ platform offers many benefits to merchants and their customers, including:

  • The ability to unify commerce across properties, channels, and regions within a single open, fully agnostic, flexible platform;
  • A touchless ecosystem that supports contactless payments, QR technology, Apple Pay, and Google Pay; and
  • A fully integrated end-to-end solution enabling secure payments, identity-as-a-service, loyalty, and business intelligence.

“Consumers are looking continually for new payment functionality and greater customization when it comes to payments. The partnership with Elo will give customers secure and seamless checkout experience expected with FreedomPay coupled with the innovative and modular designed solutions from Elo,” said Tom Durovsik, Founder & CEO of FreedomPay.

To learn more about the solution, visit FreedomPay at NRF booth #4250 or Elo at NRF booth #5803 to request a demo.

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 Elo
As a leading global supplier of interactive solutions, #EloIsEverywhere. To date, Elo has deployed more than 25 million installations in over 80 countries. A new Elo touchscreen is installed every 21 seconds, on average, somewhere in the world. Built on a unified architecture, Elo’s broad portfolio allows its customers to easily Choose, Configure and Connect & Control to create a unique experience. Choose from all-in-one systems, open-frame monitors and touchscreen monitors ranging from 7 to 65 inches. Configure with Elo’s unique Elo Edge Connect® peripherals that allow use-specific solutions. Connect & Control with EloView®, a secure, cloud-based platform for Android-powered devices. EloView enables secure deployment and management of a large network of interactive systems designed to reduce operating costs while increasing up-time and security.

Consumers can find Elo touchscreen solutions in self-service kiosks, point-of-sale terminals, interactive signage, gaming machines, hospitality systems, point-of-care displays and transportation applications, to name a few. Learn more at EloTouch.com.

Contact

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

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Holy Quran’s teachings should be made compulsory in all universities; Senate recommends

The Senate resumed its session at Parliament House in Islamabad on Monday with its chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in the chair

The House unanimously passed a resolution recommending that teaching of Holy Quran with translation, tajweed and tafseer should be made compulsory in all universities of Pakistan for students of all disciplines, without making it part of examinations or provision of additional marks so that focus should remain on acquisition of learning and knowledge of Holy Quran.

The House passed another resolution aimed at inculcating detailed and comprehensive knowledge of the Seerat of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in the minds of the younger generations.

In another resolution passed unanimously, the House recommended ways to avoid road blockages for the security of visiting foreign cricket teams. It recommended that the Government and Pakistan Cricket Board should build international standard hotels within the complex of stadiums in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Multan and Karachi with walking approach to the stadium for players and team officials. The hotels so built will not only be useful for international cricket but also PSL and important domestic matches.

In another resolution, the House recommended Federal Government to launch a program for establishment of mega educational cities in each province for education revolution and other sustainable goals.

The House also passed a resolution to recommends that the incentive of tax exemption facility provided under 25th Constitutional Amendment be extended for ten years from 2023 to 2033 to ensure revival of business activities and kick-start development in the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

Fourteen bills were introduced in the Senate on Monday.

These include; The Code of Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill 2022, The Constitution Amendment Bill, 2022 (Amendment of Article 203D of the Constitution), The Constitution Amendment Bill 2022 (Amendment of Article 19 of the Constitution), The Copyright Amendment Bill 2022, The Elections Amendment Bill, 2022, The Federal Investigation Agency Amendment Bill 2022, The International Islamic University Amendment Bill 2022, The Criminal Laws Amendment Bill 2022, The Easements Amendment Bill 2022, The Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order Amendment Bill 2022, The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority Amendment Bill 2022, The Criminal Laws Amendment Bill, 2022 and The Harbour Institute of Management, Sciences and Technology Bill, 2022.

The chair referred the bills to the standing committees concerned.

The House passed the State Bank of Pakistan Amendment Bill, 2021.

The bill was introduced by Senator Mohsin Raza. Twenty six members voted in favor of the bill and twenty Senators opposed it while two members abstained from voting.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Pakistan reiterates commitment to peaceful, developed world

Pakistan has reiterated its commitment to a peaceful, environment friendly and developed world.

The resolve was expressed by Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf while talking to a parliamentary delegation of Belgium, who arrived in Islamabad on Monday on a week-long visit.

The Speaker said Belgium and Pakistan have cordial ties based on a common commitment to democracy, pluralism, and trust.

He also underscored Pakistan’s desire to develop its blue economy with the help of the EU and its technical and financial support.

On the occasion, Chairperson of Belgium-Pakistan Parliamentary Friendship Group Senator Allessia Claes emphasized the need for letting the world know the real narrative of Pakistan, which battled valiantly against all odds to become a stable and peaceful nation.

The visit is aimed at further promoting parliamentary cooperation between the two countries to maximize the gains in trade and bolster people-to-people contacts.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Pakistan, Iran ink MoU for promoting bilateral trade

Pakistan and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for promoting trade between the two countries.

The MoU was signed between Trade Development Authority of Pakistan and Iran Trade Promotion Organization in Karachi on Monday.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Council General of Iran Hasan Noreen were also present on the occasion.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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UN chief condemns deadly attack at DR Congo church

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned a deadly attack at a church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In a statement, spokesman of UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said Guterres has expressed his deepest condolences to the bereaved families and the people and government of the DRC.

Antonio Guterres reiterated that the United Nations will continue to support the Congolese government and people in their efforts to realize peace and stability in the east of the country.

Earlier, at least 12 civilians were killed and 50 others injured in a bomb attack during a service at a church in Kasindi city of the North Kivu province.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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APHC leaders call for shutdown to mark Gawkadal massacre on January 21

All Parties Hurriyat Conference has called for a shutdown in Civil Lines and adjoining areas on January 21 to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of Gawkadal massacre.

In a statement in Srinagar, APHC leader Engineer Hilal Ahmad War paid tributes to the martyrs of Gawkadal saying the mass massacre was carried out by Indian forces after the inception of struggle for the Right to Self-determination.

He said 52 innocent and unarmed civilians were martyred in cold blood and 250 were seriously injured by bullets when Indian forces under a well thought-out plan opened indiscriminate firing on civilians on January 21 in 1990.

He urged international human rights organizations to set up an Independent tribunal to probe Gawkadal and other such massacres in occupied Kashmir.

Meanwhile, in a statement in Srinagar, National Conference leader Mustaffa Kamal , who is brother of party chief Farooq Abdullah, said that both the 2016 Uri and 2019 Pulwama attacks were planned by the Modi-led Indian government to defame Pakistan.

Mustaffa Kamal said that there were no photos or bodies of the killed soldiers, and that all those who lost their lives were from the Scheduled Caste) categories.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Forceful protests against another death in police custody in IIOJK

In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the martyrdom of another innocent youth in the custody of Indian police has triggered anti-India protest demonstrations in Rajouri district.

The incident took place in Kalakot area of the district.

Family members of the youth and villagers kept the dead body in middle of the road at Solki and blocked it for about six hours against the custodial death.

The protesters demanded an action against the jail authorities. There were serious torture marks over the entire body of the slain youth.

Source: Radio Pakistan