WorkSafe makes significant shift to rebalance its activities, launches road cone hotline
As part of a broader suite of health and safety reforms, the Government has agreed to a range of changes that will significantly refocus WorkSafe from an enforcement agency to one that engages early to support businesses and individuals to manage their critical risks, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden says.
“During my public consultation, I heard many concerns from a wide range of Kiwi businesses and workers about WorkSafe’s inconsistency, culture and lack of guidance. It was a constant theme on the roadshow from all parts of the country.
“I have listened to these concerns and today I am sharpening the focus of WorkSafe to change the culture of the agency. For too long, businesses and employers have asked for more guidance and help from WorkSafe on how to comply with health and safety legislation, only to be told it’s not WorkSafe’s job.
“A culture where the regulator is feared for its punitive actions rather than appreciated for its ability to provide clear and consistent guidance is not conducive to positive outcomes in the workplace.
“Changes begin with today’s launch of WorkSafe’s road cone tipline to look into and provide guidance on instances of over-compliance in temporary traffic management,” says Ms van Velden.
The tipline will be complemented by a joint engagement programme by WorkSafe with NZTA and key industry stakeholders, educating those involved with temporary traffic management to adopt a risk-based approach.
“In addition, WorkSafe has started slashing outdated guidance documents from its website and will be updating guidance where necessary. Fifty documents have already been removed and more will follow. These documents were identified as being no longer relevant, not reflecting current practice and technology, or containing content that is covered by other more up-to-date guidance. Removing and replacing outdated guidance will make it much easier for people to find the help they’re looking for and ensures WorkSafe is giving consistent and clear advice.
“I will also restructure WorkSafe’s appropriation to increase fiscal transparency and support delivery of my expectations.
“For some time, WorkSafe has struggled to effectively articulate the cost and effectiveness of its activities, making it difficult to monitor and assess the value of activities or the merit of requests for further funding.
“To address this, I will split WorkSafe’s appropriation into four new categories
Supporting work health and safety practice
Enforcing work health and safety compliance
Authorising and monitoring work health and safety activities, and
Energy safety.
“This change will come into effect later this year and will provide a clear framework that focuses WorkSafe through change in culture and expectations,” says Ms van Velden.
“I want to make sure that the public receives a better experience in their everyday interactions with WorkSafe. The public will be able to provide feedback on the timeliness and effectiveness of WorkSafe’s guidance, inspections and other engagements. I expect this will promote continuous improvement,” says Ms van Velden.
A Letter of Expectations has been sent to WorkSafe formalising the Minister’s expectations of WorkSafe.
“I want to thank WorkSafe’s Board, Chief Executive and staff for acknowledging the work ahead, making WorkSafe’s work programme fit for purpose,” says Ms van Velden.
Notes to Editors:
The road cone hotline will be accessible from 7am through the following link: worksafe.govt.nz/roadcones
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc. (OTC: CNTM) (“ConnectM” or the “Company”), a high-growth technology company on the leading edge of the modern energy economy, today issued an update to its stockholders regarding the recent buyout offer by a group of longstanding stockholders.
ConnectM received a letter from Optimax Solutions Inc., on behalf of SriSid LLC, Arumilli LLC, and Win-Light Global Co Ltd (collectively, the “Buyout Group”), informing the Company that in light of ConnectM’s recent delays filing its Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports, the Buyout Group have decided to pause their previously submitted buyout proposal and place further acquisition discussions on hold.
The Buyout Group expressed continued support for ConnectM and its management team, particularly in regard to the comprehensive four-month recovery plan the Company recently announced, which is aimed at regaining compliance and relisting on major stock exchange like Nasdaq or NYSE. The Buyout Group stated that they view the successful execution of this plan as critical and indicated their willingness to reengage in buyout discussions upon ConnectM’s successful relisting.
ConnectM’s Board of Directors and management team remain focused on implementing the strategic actions necessary to restore compliance and deliver long-term value to all stockholders.
ConnectM intends to file its 2024 Annual Report and Q1 2025 Quarterly Reports in June 2025, which will show strong performance across all its operating segments.
The Company appreciates the support and partnership of its major stockholders during this period.
About ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc.
ConnectM is a constellation of companies powering the next generation of electrified equipment, mobility, and distributed energy—thus enabling a faster, smarter transition to a modern energy economy. The Company provides residential and light commercial service providers and original equipment manufacturers with a proprietary Energy Intelligence Network platform to accelerate the transition to all-electric heating, cooling, and transportation. Leveraging technology, data, artificial intelligence, and behavioral economics, ConnectM aims to lower energy costs and reduce carbon emissions globally.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. All statements, other than statements of present or historical fact included in this press release, regarding our future financial performance and our strategy, expansion plans, future operations, future operating results, estimated revenues, losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “project” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release. We caution you that the forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. In addition, we caution you that the forward-looking statements regarding the Company contained in this press release are subject to the risks and uncertainties described in the “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” section of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2024. Such filing identifies and addresses other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and ConnectM is under no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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Headline: Xbox celebrates Pride: Games foster connection, support and chosen family
So, we’re celebrating our heroes, players, and stories with heartfelt touches, creative moments, and a space to be exactly who you are. You belong here, and we’re proud to compete by your side.
Overwatch 2 – An always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl featuring new heroes and maps, different ways to play, and unique cosmetics! Lead the charge, ambush your enemies, or aid your allies as one of Overwatch’s 40 distinct heroes. Team up with friends, take them into battle across 25+ futuristic maps inspired by real-world locations, and master multiple unique game modes.
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Thirsty Suitors – From Outerloop Games, Thirsty Suitors is a stylish, story-driven adventure that unfolds through turn-based battles, skateboarding, and cooking. Help Jala confront her mistakes, make up with her exes, reconcile cultural differences, and become the person she was meant to be. Easy, right?
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard– Enter the world of Thedas, a vibrant land of rugged wilderness, treacherous labyrinths, and glittering cities – steeped in conflict and secret magics. Now, a pair of corrupt ancient gods have broken free from centuries of darkness and are hellbent on destroying the world. Thedas needs someone they can count on. Rise as Rook, Dragon Age’s newest hero. Be who you want to be and play how you want to play as you fight to stop the gods from blighting the world. But you can’t do this alone – the odds are stacked against you. Lead a team of seven companions, each with their own rich story to discover and shape, and together you will become The Veilguard.
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Spirit Swap: LoFi Beats to Match-3 To – Samar is a young witch working the spirit-swapping night shift in the eastern outskirts of Demashq. A recent spike in spirits crossing over from another dimension breaks the chill atmosphere of their night shift, so with her trusty FamiliarZ by her side, she sets off into the city to find out what’s happened. With a popular band scheduled to kick off their big comeback tour in Demashq, Samar needs to work quickly before the city is overrun with stans and spirits alike!
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Psychroma – A psychological horror side-scroller set in a haunted cyberpunk house. Collect cards and explore the memories stored on them to piece together your past. But the deeper you go, the more you expose yourself to the brightest heat, the warmest color… Discover the hidden corridors and uncover the sordid past of a house out of time and place within a futuristic cyberpunk city. Collect the memory cards of three main characters, An underground cultist, an ambitious philanthropist, and a drifter.
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Xbox Gear Shop
The Xbox Gear Shop is celebrating Pride 2025 by bringing back our most popular designs for a limited time! These classic designs were made by and with the LGBTQIA+ community, and will be available through Pride month only, and only in the Xbox Gear Shop!
Blizzard Gear Shop
Celebrate Pride month with the new Blizzard 2025 Pride Collection exclusively on the Blizzard Gear Store!
Led by the Blizzard LGBT+ Employee Network, this year’s Pride Collection features all-new logo designs for each of our games, available on t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, and hoodies—all benefitting* GLAAD from June 2 through June 30, 2025.
*From June 2, 2025, to June 30, 2025, Blizzard Entertainment will donate 100% of the amount Blizzard receives from Blizzard’s e-commerce store operator from the sale of each of the products from the 2025 Blizzard Pride Collection to GLAAD. This represents approximately 25% of the purchase price (less any chargebacks, refunds, and Value Added Taxes (VAT), or similar taxes paid.)
Gaming with Impact
Rewards members in the United States can earn and donate points to organizations supporting LGBTQIA+ communities with Xbox. The organizations below will be available on the Rewards hub:
GLAAD: Founded in 1985, GLAAD – the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization – works with television, film, video games, Spanish-language media, journalists, and social media to tell stories and consult on LGBTQ media representation. GLAAD tackles tough issues and provokes dialogue that leads to cultural change through increased media accountability, public campaigns, corporate engagement initiatives, and advocacy programs that help to ensure 100% inclusion and acceptance of the LGBTQ community. (US)
Outright International: Outright International is dedicated to working with partners around the globe to strengthen the capacity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) human rights movement, document and amplify human rights violations against LGBTIQ people, and advocate for inclusion and equality. (US)
The Xbox Pride Month design is available today as an Xbox wallpaper and dynamic background on console – follow these steps to apply the dynamic background:
Press the Xbox button on your controller to open the guide.
Select Profile & system > Settings > General > Personalization > My background > Dynamic backgrounds.
You can choose between Games, Xbox, or Abstract dynamic backgrounds. Choose the background art that you want with the A button.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03)
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) blasted House Republicans for supporting a ten-year moratorium on state legislation to protect Americans from harms caused by artificial intelligence (AI). The ban was included in the GOP’s reconciliation package passed by the Committee last week and set to be considered on the House floor as soon as today. CLICK HERE or the image below to view Trahan’s remarks during the Committee’s consideration of reconciliation legislation. A transcript is embedded below.
“Under Republican leadership, this committee has failed time and time again to protect Americans’ privacy and safeguard our children online. GOP leaders have blocked whistleblower protections for tech workers who risk their livelihoods to shine a light on their employers’ privacy abuses. They killed comprehensive privacy legislation to minimize data collection and ensure proper use. They said no to simple transparency legislation so independent auditors could make sure Big Tech companies aren’t breaking the law,” Congresswoman Trahan said. “But what Republican members of this committee did find time to do last week – in the middle of the night by the way – is force through an unprecedented giveaway to the tech industry: A ten-year ban on state laws that could make AI safer for our constituents.” Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up House Republicans’ reconciliation package that will cut $715 billion from Medicaid and eliminate health coverage for at least 13.7 million Americans. Included in that bill is a provision that would ban states from creating or implementing laws to limit potential harms of AI, effectively allowing Big Tech companies to deploy a rapidly changing technology without any accountability for its negative impacts. During debate over the legislation, Trahan spoke in support of an amendment filed by House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) to strike the 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation. Every Republican on the committee voted against the amendment, preserving the provision in the bill. In response to Republicans’ ban on AI regulation and its passage out of the Committee, hundreds of civil liberties and consumer protection organizations, as well as a bipartisan group of over 40 state Attorneys General, have expressed strong opposition, describing the harmful impact the ban would have on consumers by depriving them of rights duly provided by state legislatures. “Make no mistake. The families who have come to this committee and begged for us to act won’t benefit from this proposal, but you know who will? The Big Tech CEOs who were sitting behind Donald Trump at his inauguration,” Congresswoman Trahan continued. —————————————- Congresswoman Lori Trahan Remarks As Delivered House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on “AI Regulation and the Future of US Leadership” May 21, 2025 I thank the Ranking Member for yielding. Under Republican leadership, this committee has failed time and time again to protect Americans’ privacy and safeguard our children online. GOP leaders have blocked whistleblower protections for tech workers who risk their livelihoods to shine a light on their employers’ privacy abuses. They killed comprehensive privacy legislation to minimize data collection and ensure proper use. They said no to simple transparency legislation so independent auditors could make sure Big Tech companies aren’t breaking the law. But what Republican members of this committee did find time to do last week – in the middle of the night by the way – is force through an unprecedented giveaway to the tech industry: A ten-year ban on state laws that could make AI safer for our constituents. Make no mistake. The families who have come to this committee and begged for us to act won’t benefit from this proposal, but you know who will? The Big Tech CEOs who were sitting behind Donald Trump at his inauguration. Now, we can agree that a patchwork of various state laws is not good for innovation, for business, or consumers. But this is a bad policy because it sets another disincentive for us to act urgently or even in time. All the while, Republicans are once again ceding Congress’s duty to protect Americans’ privacy to the very companies who are perpetrating the worst abuses online. You’re basically inviting the fox into the hen house. And you’re doing so under the justification that this will somehow motivate Congress to unify the patchwork of state laws currently in existence. But that hasn’t happened yet. Just look at what happened to the privacy bill that we crafted together on this committee. The moment that Big Tech started lobbying against it, the Republican Speaker and the Majority Leader caved. They killed the bill. And now you turn around and try to deceive the American people into accepting this ridiculous alternative? Come on. Our constituents aren’t stupid. They want real action from us to rein in the abuses of tech companies, not to give them blanket immunity to abuse our most sensitive data even more. At the same time, our Republican colleagues are complaining about Europe’s tech laws, which we can acknowledge are imperfect. But at least they had the guts to do something – literally anything – to make the internet better for the folks they represent. Shame on us if we don’t answer the same demands from the American people. I urge my colleagues to reject this giveaway to the same Big Tech companies that have stymied every attempt at updating our privacy laws. I want to urge my colleagues to vote no on the partisan reconciliation bill when the same leaders who killed our bipartisan privacy legislation bring it to the floor. And let’s just get to work in a bipartisan way to foster innovation and protect our constituents with sensible guardrails on Big Tech. Thank you. I yield back. ###
Source: United States Small Business Administration
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Acting United States Attorney Richard R Barker announced that David Kurt Schneider, of Kennewick, Washington and Kelly Jo Driver, of South Carolina, were sentenced after pleading guilty to COVID-19 relief fraud. Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Schneider to 12 months in prison and Driver to 5 years of probation. Chief Judge Bastian also ordered restitution of $121,762.
Co-defendant, Leif Gerald Larsen, of Pasco, Washington, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and will be sentenced July 30, 2025, in Yakima.
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. The CARES Act provided a number of programs through which eligible small businesses could request and obtain relief funding intended to mitigate the economic impacts of the pandemic for small and local businesses. One such program, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), provided government-backed funding to small businesses which could be forgiven so long as the proceeds were used for payroll and other eligible expenses. Another program, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, provided low interest loans that could be deferred until the conclusion of the pandemic to provide “bridge” funding for small businesses to maintain their operations during shutdowns and other economic circumstances caused by the pandemic. The PPP and EIDL programs have provided billions of dollars in aid, the vast majority of which have not been paid back, including hundreds of millions of dollars disbursed within Eastern Washington.
According to court documents and information presented at the sentencing hearing, Schneider, Driver, and Larsen submitted funding applications in the name of Larsen Firearms, owned by Larsen, and Solar Mobility LLC, RealNZ Water LLC, and Tempest Tactical Solutions, LLC, all owned by Schneider. Driver created fraudulent payroll and tax forms that were submitted in support of the applications, and that, for her part in the scheme, Driver received 10% of the funds disbursed by the SBA and participating lenders.
In total, Schneider, Driver, and Larsen fraudulently obtained at least $292,000 in CARES Act funding through the PPP and EIDL programs and submitted fraudulent applications seeking at least an additional $560,000 in CARES Act funding that were ultimately not approved.
“Pandemic relief programs were created to support workers, small businesses, and communities struggling through an unprecedented crisis – not to enrich fraudsters,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Rich Barker. “By stealing nearly $300,000 intended for legitimate businesses, these defendants diverted critical resources at a time when many businesses were fighting to survive. The SBA, FBI, the U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue to hold accountable those who exploit government aid for personal gain.”
“Those who exploited SBA’s pandemic relief programs for personal gain will be held accountable,” said SBA OIG’s Western Region Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Tim Larson. “SBA OIG continues to prioritize fraud investigations involving pandemic-era programs, working closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners to protect taxpayer funds and uphold the integrity of federal relief efforts.”
This case was investigated by the Eastern District of Washington COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force and by FBI and SBA OIG. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jeremy J. Kelley and Frieda K. Zimmerman.
Source: United States Small Business Administration
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The United States Attorney’s Office announced William Philip Werschler, age 66, of Spokane, Washington, along with his businesses Spokane Dermatology Clinic, Premier Clinical Research L.L.C., and 3rd and Sherman Plaza L.L.C., have agreed to pay $1,400,000 to resolve claims under the False Claims Act related to alleged mis-spending of funds intended to benefit struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On March 27, 2020, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act provided a number of programs through which eligible small businesses could request and obtain relief funding intended to mitigate the economic impacts of the pandemic for small and local businesses. One such program, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, provided low interest loans that could be deferred until the conclusion of the pandemic to provide “bridge” funding for small businesses to maintain their operations during shutdowns and other economic circumstances caused by the pandemic. EIDL funds were to be used solely as working capital to alleviate economic injury to a business caused by the COVID-19 disaster, such as paying payroll, health insurance premiums, rent, utilities, and fixed debt payments. EIDL funds were not to be used for personal purposes or to obtain real property or to refinance indebtedness which was incurred prior to the disaster event is a prohibited use of EIDL funding.
According to the settlement agreement, beginning no later than April 2020 and continuing until at least July 2022, Werschler applied for EIDL loans for his businesses: Spokane Dermatology Clinic, Premier Clinical Research, and 3rd and Sherman Plaza L.L.C.
Shortly after receiving EIDL funds, Werschler made personal purchases of a 2011 Porsche 911 GT3 and a 1997 Porsche Carrera for a total of $252,375.00. Werschler also used $553,143 to purchase two properties across from his Spokane Dermatology Clinic. The purchase of personal automobiles and real property are both contrary to the proper use of EIDL funds. The global resolution entered into by Werschler and his companies also resolved related criminal charges.
This case was investigated by the IRS Criminal Investigations, the FBI, and the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General.
The settlement agreement can be viewed at the link below.
Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the selection of Sean Buckley as Deputy U.S. Attorney.
Mr. Buckley joins the Office from Kobre & Kim, where he has served since 2018 and handled a wide variety of securities and other criminal and regulatory matters for companies and individuals. Mr. Buckley previously served as a prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice for nearly a decade, where he was most recently the Co-Chief of the Office’s Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit. In that role, he oversaw complex international investigations involving terrorism financing, economic espionage, sanctions violations, and anti-money laundering matters across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
From 2009 to 2018, Mr. Buckley served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, handling a wide range of national security and international criminal matters.
Prior to joining the government, Mr. Buckley practiced at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP from 2003 to 2009. Mr. Buckley received his A.B. from Princeton University, an M.A. from the University of Virginia Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. He has been recognized with several honors, including the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award and the Assistant Attorney General’s Exceptional Service Award.
“We are excited to welcome Sean Buckley back to the Office as the Deputy United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton. “Sean demonstrated exceptional leadership and case-making skills during his prior service in the Office. He is deeply respected by the New York Bar and embodies the commitment to professionalism and the safety of the people of New York that runs through our Office. We are fortunate to once again benefit from Sean’s tremendous intellect and strategic thinking. With the combination of Sean, Amanda Houle, and Jeff Oestricher, I am confident that the Office could not have a more formidable and effective leadership team.”
ST. LOUIS – Two doctors from the St. Louis, Missouri area have pleaded guilty to federal crimes.
Dr. Asim Muhammad Ali, 54, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of conspiracy to illegally distribute controlled substances and to maintain a drug-involved premises. Dr. Mohd Azfar Malik, 71, pleaded guilty in April to two counts of making false statements related to health care matters. Malik, a psychiatrist, also agreed to surrender his Drug Enforcement Administration registrations authorizing him to administer controlled substances.
As part of his plea agreement Thursday, Dr. Ali admitted agreeing to perform health care services for Medicare patients of a company Dr. Malik owned, Psych Care Consultants LLC, but bill using Dr. Malik’s name and Medicare billing number. The doctors billed Medicare for “annual wellness visits,” a yearly appointment in which the health care provider develops, creates, or updates a personalized prevention plan and performs tasks including a cognitive function assessment. Dr. Ali did not see them in person but called asked a series of questions. Dr. Ali admitted that Medicare paid $3,902 for the fraudulent claims.
Dr. Malik admitted submitting claims for payment to Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurers in which he falsely claimed to have performed in-person services when he was out of Missouri or out of the country. In one example in the plea agreement, Dr. Malik admitted submitting a claim to Missouri Medicaid for an initial inpatient hospital visit on Dec. 3, 2023. Dr. Malik was in Hawaii at the time. He also admitted billing a private insurance company for the intravenous infusion of ketamine when he was out of town. The infusion was conducted by Dr. Ali. Dr. Malik knew Dr. Ali was under indictment and lacked a DEA registration authorizing him to administer controlled substances, including ketamine. Dr. Malik admitted causing a total loss of $19,442 to Medicare, Medicaid, and the private health care insurers,
Dr. Ali also pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to illegally distribute controlled substances, one count of illegally prescribing controlled substances, one count of paying illegal kickbacks for referrals and one count of a submitting false claims last year in a separate 2020 case. He admitted involvement in a conspiracy to pay kickbacks for urine specimens referred for testing to one of his companies, Central Diagnostic Laboratory. Dr. Ali also pre-signed prescriptions for controlled substances to be given to patients on their next visit to one of his other businesses, the Institute for Pain Management LLC. Dr. Ali did not see the patients on the dates they received the prescriptions and rarely looked at patient charts or determined a legitimate medical need for the controlled substances that they were prescribing. Dr. Ali also signed prescriptions for patients who appeared to be selling or giving away their controlled substances.
Dr. Ali is scheduled to sentenced on August 25 for both cases. Dr. Malik is scheduled to be sentenced on August 11.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and the Missouri Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy Sestric is prosecuting Thursday’s case and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Amy Sestric, Derek Wiseman and Jonathan Clow are prosecuting the 2020 case.
Modern cities are evolution engines. Urban snails in the Netherlands and lizards in Los Angeles have developed lighter shells and larger scales to cope with the heat island effect, where temperatures can be several degrees above the surrounding area.
Artificial light makes an artificial dawn, shifting the time when birds sing, and has prompted urban bridge-dwelling spiders to develop an attraction to light, whereas ermine moths are losing theirs altogether. A mutation in the so-called “daredevil gene”, also found in downhill skiers and snowboarders, is making urban swans bolder and more tolerant of humans.
Our urban environments are pushing many species to reimagine their bodies and behaviours to suit municipal living; but some are also reimagining our cities. There’s lots to learn from how nature adapts to city life.
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Anti-bird spikes are a hostile architecture for wildlife, designed to keep messy nature away from buildings. Yet, crows and magpies in Rotterdam, Antwerp and Glasgow strip the spikes away and use them to make their nests.
It’s difficult to imagine finding ease in a nest that has all the comfort of a tangled ball of wire, but the birds occupy them contentedly, improvising shelter from materials intended to exclude.
Evolutionary biologists call this process “exaptation”. For example, feathers originally evolved to keep bird-like dinosaurs like Archaeopteryx warm. These feathers were adaptations to colder temperatures and only later repurposed, or exapted, to allow flight.
Exaptation places repurposing at the heart of evolution; what if we were to design our homes on the same basis?
Repurposing waste
The Waste House is a two-storey model home in Brighton, made almost entirely from household and construction waste. When I visited the Waste House while researching my book, Nature’s Genius: Evolution’s Lessons for a Changing Planet, I loved the sense of possibility found in a staircase made of compressed paper or carpet tiles lapped like slates round its outside walls.
But what lingered most vividly were the little windows built into the inside walls, showing what materials they’d used as insulation: old duvets and bicycle inner tubes, and in one window a library of DVDs. One of these was a copy of Groundhog Day – a film where the same day repeats on an endless loop.
Built in 2013–14 behind the University of Brighton’s faculty of arts building, Waste House is made from construciton and household waste. Hassocks5489/Wikimedia, CC BY-NC-ND
We’re similarly stuck in a rigid pattern of extraction, consumption and waste that plays again and again, day after day. But rather than a loop, this pattern is stubbornly linear, with hundreds of millions of tonnes of usable materials flowing into the dead end of landfill every year.
The problem is that so much of what we make is designed with a single use or purpose in mind. We tend not to think about what a material or an object could become at the end of its life. But exaptation teaches us to stop seeing things as they are, and instead imagine their potential to be something new.
In Edinburgh, Pianodrome is a performance space that’s assembled entirely from old pianos. Audiences climb staircases made of soundboards, clutching bannisters that were piano lids and rest their heads against seatbacks conjured from reclaimed keyboards. Destined for landfill, these instruments have instead found a new life as space for people to gather and perform.
But like all exapted features, their new life hasn’t erased the old. Pianodrome’s makers left the strings of the old piano harps in place, buried in the heart of the structure. Just as feathers still keep flighted birds warm, and spikes that kept birds from buildings help crows and magpies to protect their nests from predators, whenever a performance takes place inside it, pianodrome resonates like one giant instrument.
An exaptive approach could help birth a circular economy, taking us out of this damaging loop of extraction and consumption, and finding value in what we currently discard. Leaving materials to waste imposes a barrier, a limit on what could be. But the birds who build their nests from anti-bird spikes teach us that what was once a barrier can become a shelter.
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David Farrier does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
CAR-Ts are revolutionizing the treatment of blood cancers, such as B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia. However, their success has not yet extended to the realm of solid tumors, as no CAR-T therapy has advanced beyond Phase II in one of these indications. Overcoming current limitations and expanding the reach of CAR-T therapeutics could unlock promising new treatment possibilities for solid tumor patients, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
As per GlobalData’s Drugs Database, CAR-T therapeutics are a leading type of T-cell immunotherapy, accounting for over half of the approvals in the oncology cell and gene therapy landscape. This therapeutic modality involves genetically engineering autologous or allogeneic T-cells to express a chimeric antigen receptor so they actively recognize and destroy cancerous cells. In total, 13 CAR-T therapies have received regulatory authorization, including the 2025 approval of Immuneel Therapeutics’ Qartemi (varnimcabtagene autoleucel), according to the GlobalData’s recent report “T-Cell Immunotherapy Landscape: Comprehensive Analysis of Current Drugs and Dynamics.”
In terms of sales, Gilead’s Yescarta is the leading CAR-T. Having received FDA approval in 2017, this product generated $1.6 billion globally in 2024. Yescarta, like all other CAR-Ts on the market, treats blood cancers and is redefining treatment paradigms for indications like B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Jasper Morley, Pharma Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Solid tumors represent roughly 90% of all adult human cancers, including breast, lung, and pancreatic cancer. Despite significant success in the field of blood cancers, CAR-Ts have not experienced a similar level of success in solid tumors, as there have been no CAR-T approvals in related indications. So far, the most advanced stage for a CAR-T in a solid tumor is Phase II.”
Currently, over 650 CAR-Ts are in active development for a solid tumor indication. Over 40% of these are in the preclinical stage, and only 80 (12%) products are in the most advanced stage, Phase II.
Morley adds: “There are a variety of challenges associated with developing CAR-Ts to treat solid tumors. The heterogeneity of solid tumors and absence of specific tumor antigens, alongside the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, make it difficult for CAR-Ts to infiltrate and persist within the tumor. These challenges limit the efficacy of CAR-Ts when treating solid tumors, which is confirmed by GlobalData’s Drugs Intelligence database, as no CAR-T has ever successfully completed a Phase II trial and entered Phase III for a solid tumor.”
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), which is a frontrunner in the CAR-T landscape, accounts for two of the 13 marketed products: Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) and Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel). It is also a joint leader in the solid tumor landscape, with 12 CAR-Ts in development. BMS is looking to extend the label for Breyanzi to solid tumors, as this product is currently in Phase II for primary and secondary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma.
Elsewhere, China-based Shenzhen Geno-Immune Medical Institute is matching BMS in the solid tumor pipeline, with 12 CAR-Ts in development. However, Shenzhen’s portfolio is more advanced, with 11 Phase II products, compared to only one for BMS; as such, Shenzhen may overtake BMS as the front-runner in this area.
Morley concludes: “CAR-Ts have demonstrated remarkable potential, but so far, their success has remained confined to blood cancers with little success in other indications. Given the prevalence of solid tumors, overcoming the limitations of CAR-Ts in these indications is crucial, and as such, there is a strong focus on the CAR-T market in this area. Success could transform cancer treatment, providing new hope for patients and proving commercially beneficial for drugmakers.”
UK biopharmaceutical companies experienced a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) surge in venture financing, reaching $1.1 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025—twice the amount raised in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024 and exceeding all quarterly totals from 2021. This surge highlights investor appetite for breakthrough innovation, but growing dependence on US capital and policy-driven cost pressures signal an urgent need to strengthen domestic investment for sustainable growth, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
While global biopharmaceutical venture financing witnessed a downturn over 2022 and 2023, the UK demonstrated resilience with sustained year-over-year growth, doubling from $827 million in 2022 to $1.7 billion in 2024, according to GlobalData’s Pharmaceutical Intelligence Center Deals Database.
In 2021, British Patient Capital launched the “Life Sciences Investment Programme (LSIP)” – a GBP200 million initiative that aimed to attract GBP400 million additional venture financing for UK life sciences. Under the new Mansion House Accord announced by the UK government in May 2025, leading pension providers have committed to invest 5% of their funds towards private UK-based companies, potentially unlocking $25 billion of domestic funding for UK businesses by 2030.
Alison Labya, Business Fundamentals Pharma Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The growth in venture financing for UK biopharmaceutical companies in Q1 2025 was primarily driven by two mega-rounds – Isomorphic Labs with $600 million and Verdiva Bio with $411 million. This suggests increased investor selectivity where available capital is being concentrated into a smaller number of companies with high commercial potential.”
Furthermore, US investors were involved in almost totality for the $1.1 billion of the total venture financing deal value raised in Q1 2025 by UK biopharmaceutical companies, compared to UK investors’ involvement of only $112.7 million. A dependency on US capital could prompt companies to relocate to the US and limit the reinvestment of returns into the UK biopharmaceutical sector, weakening its long-term growth.
Labya concludes: “UK biopharmaceutical companies continue to attract investor interest; however, sustained venture financing and initiatives to boost domestic investment will be crucial for translating UK-based innovation into commercial success.
“Investor appetite could be impacted by the rise in rebate rates from 15.5% to 32.2% for H2 2025 under the Statutory Scheme announced in March 2025, along with an increase to 22.9% under the 2024-2028 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth (VPAG). An anticipated increase in costs associated with these drug pricing policy changes could deter companies from developing drugs in the UK, which may slow UK-based innovation and reduce patient access to medicines.”
Note: Includes announced and completed venture capital deals involving companies headquartered in the UK with at least one innovator drug where marketed, pre-registration, Phase III, Phase II, Phase I, preclinical, and discovery stages are considered. Includes deals where a deal value was publicly disclosed.
HOAX: People will “literally die” because of the One Big Beautiful Bill.
This is one of Democrats’ most disgusting lies because the One Big Beautiful Bill strengthens and protects the social safety net for every eligible American citizen who needs it.
FACT: Medicaid will be strengthened for the American citizens for whom the program was designed — pregnant women, children, people with disabilities, low-income seniors, and other vulnerable low-income families. By removing at least 1.4 million illegal immigrants from the program, ending taxpayer-funded gender mutilation surgeries for minors, and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, the One Big Beautiful Bill will ensure Medicaid better serves the American people.
FACT:4.8 million able-bodied adults on Medicaid are choosing not to work — and by implementing commonsense, Clinton-era work, volunteer, education, or training requirements, the One Big Beautiful Bill lifts them up to find a better quality of life through the dignity of work. Through work, job training, or part-time volunteering, this requirement will strengthen the system to better help those most in need of assistance. Work requirements are a bipartisan solution supported by Joe Biden.
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Grace Meng (6th District of New York)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced that she reintroduced her Menstrual Equity for All Act, a bold, whole-of-government approach to eradicating period poverty and improving access to menstrual products.
Menstruation is a natural part of life for roughly half of the world’s population at one point or another. Yet, today, millions of people in the United States continue to experience period poverty. In fact, one in three American adults who menstruate report struggling to afford menstrual products, and one-third have missed school or work because they could not access these products. An estimated 86% of people who menstruate use tampons, up to 72% use pads, and 75% use panty liners. Most of them use these products on a monthly basis. It is estimated that an individual will spend over $6,000 on menstrual products in their lifetime.
“Period products are essential for millions of people who menstruate,” said Congresswoman Meng. “Access to these products is not only a health care right, but also a human right. It is unacceptable that they are still out of reach for more than half the population. This legislation takes critical steps toward ending period poverty by expanding access to menstrual products for individuals across a range of populations, such as in schools and universities, workplaces, and correctional and detention facilities, and through existing federal programs like the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Social Services Block Grants. Without it, women, girls, and menstruators will continue to miss out on educational and career opportunities simply because they cannot afford period products. We must keep fighting for them.”
Specifically, Meng’s Menstrual Equity for All Act would:
Give states the option to use federal grant funds to provide students in elementary and secondary schools with free menstrual products;
Incentivize institutions of higher education to create pilot programs that provide free menstrual products to students;
Ensure incarcerated individuals and detainees in federal, state, and local facilities (including immigration detention centers), have access to free menstrual products;
Allow homeless assistance providers to use grant funds that cover shelter necessities (such as blankets and toothbrushes) to also use those funds to purchase menstrual products;
Require Medicaid to cover the cost of menstrual products;
Direct large employers (with 100 or more employees) to provide free menstrual products for their employees in the workplace;
Require all public federal buildings to provide free menstrual products in the restrooms;
Provide states and localities with funds through the Social Services Block Grant program to support free menstrual products programs;
Eliminatethe federal sales tax on period products; and
Create a pilot program within the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to help families in need access menstrual products.
“We know that period supplies are basic essentials that all people who menstruate require to participate in daily life – going to work, school, and engaging in everyday events,” said Joanne Goldblum, CEO of the Alliance for Period Supplies. “The Menstrual Equity for All Act ensures equitable access to period supplies so that millions of people can earn, learn, and thrive. We thank Congresswoman Meng for championing the Menstrual Equity for All Act and fully support the bill as it offers a comprehensive solution to a major public health issue. Its passage is long overdue.”
“The fact of the matter is that nearly 1 in 4 students across the country are unable to afford period products and a quarter of students are unable to do their schoolwork due to a lack of access to these products,” said Michela Bedard, Executive Director of PERIOD. “The Menstrual Equity for All Act will improve student success in and out of the classroom through expanded menstrual health education and period product access.”
“Women’s Voices for the Earth applauds Congresswoman Meng for her longstanding commitment and leadership on menstrual equity,” said Debra Erenberg, Co-Executive Director, Women’s Voices for the Earth. All people who menstruate need and deserve access to safe and healthy intimate care products. We look forward to working with the Congresswoman to pass this groundbreaking piece of commonsense legislation.”
Meng originally introduced her Menstrual Equity for All Act in 2017. Since then, she has led numerous efforts to improve access to menstrual products and promote menstrual health. Earlier this month, she introduced a resolution to designate May as “National Menstrual Health Awareness Month.” The resolution recognizes the impact that the stigmatization of menstruation has on the lives of women, girls and people who menstruate.
This legislation was introduced with 61 cosponsors. It is supported by the Alliance for Period Supplies, The Center for Baby and Adult Hygiene Products, Days for Girls, The Flow Initiative, Helping Women Period, ISSA – The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, Mass NOW, Mujeres and Menstruators United, National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Period Education Project, PERIOD., and Period Law.
Oakland, CA, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Techcrisis Investment Guild, under the direction of founder Roland Preston, has announced the launch of its latest proprietary innovation: the Trend Stability Scanner, a real-time analytical engine designed to help investors recognize unsustainable market momentum and identify trends driven primarily by short-term sentiment fluctuations.
In today’s fast-moving digital environment, financial markets are increasingly influenced by hype cycles, speculative headlines, and social media amplification. These signals, while often attention-grabbing, rarely reflect meaningful or lasting change. The Trend Stability Scanner was developed in response to this growing mismatch between market behavior and market substance.
By leveraging multi-layer signal analysis, the scanner evaluates several key variables, including momentum structure, news flow intensity, signal divergence across correlated assets, and rate of narrative saturation. The system then assigns a confidence score to each trend, flagging those most likely to reverse due to lack of structural support.
“Too many investors confuse visibility with validity,” said Roland Preston. “What appears to be a strong trend may actually be a shallow ripple driven by reactive behavior. At Techcrisis Investment Guild, we want to shift the focus away from surface-level interpretation and toward a deeper understanding of underlying forces.”
The tool supports decision-making across asset classes—equities, digital assets, commodities—and is built to adapt to diverse market conditions. It is particularly useful for discretionary investors, analysts, and institutional strategists seeking to improve signal reliability and avoid being misled by market noise.
Unlike conventional trend analysis tools that focus on raw technical indicators, the Trend Stability Scanner integrates contextual intelligence. It not only tracks price movement but also factors in narrative momentum, velocity of crowd sentiment, and cross-channel volatility correlations. This layered perspective enables users to evaluate whether a trend is being organically formed or artificially amplified.
The scanner is now fully integrated within Techcrisis Investment Guild’s platform interface and available to members across desktop and mobile environments. It complements the organization’s broader commitment to rational investing, cognitive empowerment, and behavioral resilience.
The launch of this tool is part of a broader initiative led by Roland Preston to introduce judgment-based innovation into the financial space—technology that doesn’t override decision-making, but supports human reasoning in an increasingly complex environment.
About Techcrisis Investment Guild Techcrisis Investment Guild is a globally oriented financial cognition platform guided by Roland Preston. The Guild develops tools and frameworks that help investors cut through information overload, build structured decision-making systems, and cultivate durable market insight grounded in logic and discipline.
Disclaimer:The information provided in this press release is not a solicitation for investment, nor is it intended as investment advice, financial advice, or trading advice. It is strongly recommended you practice due diligence, including consultation with a professional financial advisor, before investing in or trading cryptocurrency and securities.
ROGERS, Minn., June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Heliene, Inc., a customer-first provider of North American-made solar PV modules, celebrated the grand opening of a new solar PV module manufacturing facility in Rogers, MN on May 30. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, MN Commissioner Matt Varilek, and Rogers’ Major Shannon Klick together with other State elected officials were in attendance to mark this milestone achievement for domestic clean energy manufacturing, regional job creation, and economic development.
The Rogers facility houses Minnesota Line 3, Heliene’s third U.S.-based manufacturing line. Minnesota Line 3 has been operational since April 29 and has an annual capacity of 500MW. Heliene also owns and operates 300MW-Minnesota Line 1 and 500MW-Minnesota Line 2 at its existing Mountain Iron, MN facility. The opening of Line 3 brings Heliene’s total U.S.-made module manufacturing output per year to 1.3GW.
“Heliene is experiencing continued demand for our high-quality, high-domestic content solar PV modules,” said Martin Pochtaruk, CEO of Heliene. “By nearly doubling our manufacturing capacity at our new Rogers, Minnesota facility, we can continue to provide best-in-class fully domestic content products and service to our customers, while we deliver on our broader goal of onshoring U.S. solar supply chains, by incorporating domestically-produced, cells, frames, polymers and other critical components.”
The completion of Minnesota Line 3 expands Heliene’s commitment to offering U.S. solar developers high-quality PV modules made with an industry-leading percentage of domestic content. The Company is hiring more than 220 new employees in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area to support operations, maintenance, and engineering at the new facility. Heliene received $2.3M in funding from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), with specific funding from the Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF), Minnesota Job Creation Fund (JCF) and the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP), to support the above mentioned job creation.
“The opening of this new manufacturing plant means high-quality solar panels will be produced in Rogers to meet increasing demand for energy across our state and throughout the country—and it will create hundreds of new jobs for the region,” said Senator Klobuchar. “I’m committed to working together to strengthen our manufacturing economy, increase affordable clean energy, and bring the jobs of the future to Minnesota.”
Across all its U.S. manufacturing lines, Heliene is producing bifacial, high-efficiency crystalline solar PV modules with the highest possible percentage of domestic content available on the market. To support this effort, Heliene has secured a number of strategic partnerships with domestic solar module component manufacturers in recent years.
About Heliene Heliene is one of North America’s fastest-growing, domestic PV manufacturers serving the utility-scale, commercial, and residential markets. With an in-house logistics team and remarkably responsive support staff, Heliene delivers competitively priced, high performance solar modules precisely when and where customers need them to accelerate North America’s clean energy transition. Founded in 2010, Heliene consistently ranks as a highly bankable module manufacturer. For more information, visit www.heliene.com.
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San Francisco, CA, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zopes Exchange today announced the successful deployment of a comprehensive upgrade to its core trading infrastructure, a move designed to further improve platform stability, execution speed, and scalability under extreme market conditions. This system-wide enhancement aims to provide all users—from retail traders to enterprise clients—with a seamless and reliable trading experience even during periods of peak activity.
The upgraded architecture introduces a distributed computing framework, real-time system diagnostics, and multi-tier failover protections. It is supported by a robust orchestration layer that balances load across global data centers and automatically reroutes traffic to maintain 99.99% platform uptime. With this enhancement, Zopes Exchange is now capable of processing a significantly higher volume of orders per second with reduced latency and enhanced fault tolerance.
“Our infrastructure team has worked tirelessly to build a system that doesn’t just meet today’s demands, but anticipates tomorrow’s expectations,” said Ethan Zhao, Director of Infrastructure Engineering at Zopes Exchange. “This upgrade marks a critical step in our evolution toward becoming the most stable and high-performance environment for digital finance services—on a global scale.”
In addition to hardware and software optimization, Zopes Exchange has also implemented a unified monitoring dashboard, offering internal teams real-time observability over service health, latency, and throughput. The system is also equipped to flag anomalies proactively, enabling preemptive system tuning and rapid incident response.
This upgrade lays the groundwork for Zopes Exchange’s continued development of advanced trading services, institutional APIs, and cross-region redundancy—ensuring that as user demand scales, system performance will scale with it.
Zopes Exchange remains committed to providing a platform where every technical layer is built with security, transparency, and performance in mind. This latest enhancement reflects the platform’s long-term focus on engineering excellence and operational maturity.
About Zopes Exchange
Zopes Exchange is a global financial infrastructure platform dedicated to delivering secure, high-performance digital trading solutions. Since its inception, the company has prioritized user experience, operational transparency, and technical resilience, supporting users across multiple regions with scalable architecture and localized services. Zopes Exchange continues to invest in future-ready systems that empower users and institutions to engage confidently in the evolving digital economy.
Disclaimer: The information provided in this press release is not a solicitation for investment, nor is it intended as investment advice, financial advice, or trading advice. It is strongly recommended you practice due diligence, including consultation with a professional financial advisor, before investing in or trading cryptocurrency and securities.
Signing of 6 Prestigious Long-Term Contracts Strategic Agreements in the Group’s Key Sectors, Reinforcing Visibility
These recent engagements reflect the relevance of the Group’s strategy and its ability to support clients over the long term through major transformations.
Sword Group announces the signing of 6 new strategic contracts, covering a period of 4 to 5 years, with major clients in its key sectors: sports, energy, and international organisations.
These new partnerships secure a backlog of €135 million, with potential to reach €200 million. They strengthen the Group’s visibility and enable it to look ahead with confidence and peace of mind.
They also demonstrate the Group’s ability to support its clients with critical challenges, particularly through recognised expertise in Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and IT management.
These commercial successes confirm the relevance of the Group’s strategy, focused on technological excellence, client proximity, and long-term commitment.
« These agreements reflect the renewed trust of our strategic clients and our ability to meet their ambitions in an increasingly digital and demanding world. I would like to warmly thank all the teams involved, their dedication and expertise were key to the successful conclusion of these contracts » said Jacques Mottard, Chairman and CEO of the Group.
Agenda 24/07/25 Publication of Q2 2025 Revenue 10/09/25 H1 2025 Financial Meeting | 10:00 am
About Sword Group Sword has 3,500+ IT/Digital specialists active in 50+ countries to accompany you in the growth of your organisation in the digital age. As a leader in technological and digital transformation, Sword has a solid reputation in complex IT & business project management. Sword optimises your processes and enhances your data.
GRAND-LANCY, Switzerland, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Temenos (SIX: TEMN), a global leader in banking technology, today announced it has received the award for Best Core Banking System at the Banking Tech Awards USA 2025. These prestigious industry awards recognize the cutting-edge innovations and outstanding achievements driving the future of banking technology across the United States.
With its best-of-suite core banking and modular core solutions, Temenos offers US financial institutions choice, flexibility and a proven path to banking modernization – all underpinned with cloud-native architecture, and embedded AI. Trusted by over 950 banks around the world, Temenos’ core banking software can be deployed on-premises, in the cloud, or as SaaS.
US financial institutions using Temenos also benefit from robust regionalization, pre-configured banking capabilities for the US market, and a Model Bank framework which enables faster, more cost-efficient implementation.
Rodrigo Silva, President Americas,Temenos, commented: “Winning this major award demonstrates the strength and depth of Temenos’ US banking capabilities, as well as our continued investment in this strategic growth market, which is helping to drive innovation in the US banking industry. With its advanced functionality, US-specific capabilities and flexible deployment options, Temenos is a compelling choice for US financial institutions.”
Temenos has further strengthened its commitment to innovation for the US market with the announcement of a new Innovation Hub in Central Florida. This modern, collaborative space will be home to around 200 technology and product developers, enabling co-innovation with US financial institutions and fueling cutting-edge research and development for US-specific solutions.
Investing around 20% of revenues in R&D, Temenos continues to enhance its core banking suite. Recent innovations include the launch of a Gen AI Copilot to help financial institutions design, launch, test and optimize financial products faster. The tool makes it easier for banking employees to access the full breadth of Temenos’ core banking functionality in a simple, conversational way. This builds on Temenos’ existing leadership in AI, with its launch of the first Responsible Generative AI solutions for core banking in 2024.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Natalia Díez Riggin has been named Senior Advisor and Director of the agency’s Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Ms. Riggin has been serving as Acting Director since joining the SEC in January.
“I’m pleased that Natalia will continue to lead this important office and serve as our primary liaison to Congress and other federal agencies as well as state governments,” said SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins. “She has been serving the Commission effectively since January and her experience will help guide the Commission as we return to our core mission that Congress set for us.”
Prior to the SEC, Ms. Riggin served as a senior professional staff member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for Chairman Tim Scott of South Carolina. She previously was deputy legislative director for U.S. Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana as well as staff director for the Economic Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Banking Committee. Earlier in her career, Ms. Riggin served as a policy aide to U.S. Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming and U.S. Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois.
Ms. Riggin received a B.A. in political science and history from the University of Illinois Chicago.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Kyle Eugene Duncan-Carle, 41, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment and five years’ supervised release after he admitted to bank fraud in 2023.
In addition to his term of imprisonment, Duncan-Carle, was ordered to pay $3,490,634.75 in restitution.
According to court documents and statements made at Duncan-Carle’s change of plea and sentencing hearings, from January 2023 through September 2023 in the District of Utah. Duncan-Carle stole U.S. Treasury checks made out to individuals and companies, assumed the identity of the individuals whose names were on the checks, opened credit union accounts under the assumed identities, and then deposited the checks and withdrew the funds. Duncan-Carle admitted the scheme resulted in at least eight stolen treasury checks that totaled $7,975,621.22. As a result, Duncan-Carle cost the United States government, financial institutions, and a financial institution’s insurance provider $3,490,634.75.
Acting U.S. Attorney Felice John Viti of the District of Utah made the announcement.
The case was investigated jointly by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI); the Internal Revenue Service Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA); and the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office.
Assistant United States Attorneys Stephen P. Dent and Luisa Gough of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case.
Regulated information, Leuven, 2 June 2025 (17.40 hrs CEST)
Announcement of the total number of voting rights as at31 May 2025
In application of Article 15 of the Act of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings in issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, KBC Ancora publishes on its website and via a press release on a monthly basis the total capital, the movements in the total number of voting shares and the total number of voting rights, in so far as these particulars have changed during the preceding month.
Situation as at 31 May 2025 Total capital : EUR 3,158,128,455.28 Total number of voting shares : 77,011,844 Number of shares with double voting rights : 39,774,914 Total number of voting rights (= denominator) :116,786,758
The total number of voting rights (the ‘denominator’) serves as the basis for the disclosure of major shareholdings by shareholders.
On the basis of this information, shareholders of KBC Ancora can verify whether they are above or below one of the thresholds of 3% (threshold set by the Articles of Association), 5%, 10%, and so on (in multiples of five) of the total voting rights, and whether there is therefore an obligation to notify the company that they have exceeded this threshold.
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KBC Ancora is a listed company which holds 18.6% of the shares in KBC Group and which together with Cera, MRBB and the Other Permanent Shareholders ensures the shareholder stability and further development of the KBC group. As core shareholders of KBC Group, they have to this end signed a shareholder agreement.
Financial calendar: 29 August 2025 Annual press release for the financial year 2024/2025 23 September 2025 Annual report 2024/2025 available 31 October 2025 General Meeting of Shareholders
This press release is available in Dutch, French and English on the website www.kbcancora.be.
Serensia is a leading French electronic invoicing platform, accredited by the French Government as a Partner Dematerialization Platform (PDP)
The acquisition provides Quadient with first-class electronic invoicing technology, advanced PDP capabilities and certified access to the Pan-European Public Procurement Online (Peppol) market
With mandatory e-invoicing regulations approaching, Quadient is now strongly positioned in Europe’s digital compliance market, offering a comprehensive, end-to-end solution
Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a global automation platform powering secure and sustainable business connections, today announced the acquisition of Serensia, a highly recognized a leading French electronic invoicing platform provider accredited by the French government as a Partner Dematerialization Platform (PDP). This strategic acquisition strengthens Quadient’s position in digital compliance and its ability to support both its 150,000 European customers and the more than 8 million businesses impacted in France as they transition to mandatory electronic invoicing.
Serensia’s robust, scalable, API-driven and modular technology stack provides Quadient with operational autonomy as an independent and certified e-invoicing platform. Its Peppol-ready infrastructure ensures seamless integration with Quadient’s digital automation solutions and third-party systems, enabling immediate readiness for regulatory deadlines in Belgium, France, and Germany, as well as the upcoming ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) regulation.
With ownership of a Peppol access point—a secure gateway for document exchange—Quadient can now offer a compliant, end-to-end e-invoicing solution to the millions of companies across Europe that will be required to transition to electronic invoicing under upcoming regulatory mandates.
Geoffrey Godet, CEO of Quadient, stated: “This acquisition marks a strategic milestone in our ambition to lead the digital financial automation market in Europe. Integrating Serensia’s certified e-invoicing platform into our Digital Automation portfolio strengthens our ability to support our 150,000 European customers, from large enterprises to SMBs, as they prepare for next year’s new regulations. Serensia brings proven expertise, a robust platform processing hundreds of millions of invoices annually, and a talented team. This accelerates our time to market and enhances our ability to deliver scalable, compliant, and future-ready invoicing solutions.”
Serensia, with a team of approximately 40 employees, serves over 160 organizations across key sectors such as utilities, property management, and telecommunications. Its platform demonstrates strong operational maturity and deep industry expertise.
The acquisition, completed on June 2, 2025, aligns with Quadient’s long-term strategy to deliver trusted, end-to-end digital solutions that help organizations navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape.
About Quadient® Quadient is a global automation platform powering secure and sustainable business connections through digital and physical channels. Quadient supports businesses of all sizes in their digital transformation and growth journey, unlocking operational efficiency and creating meaningful customer experiences. Listed in compartment B of Euronext Paris (QDT) and part of the CAC® Mid & Small and EnterNext® Tech 40 indices, Quadient shares are eligible for PEA-PME investing. For more information about Quadient, visit http://www.quadient.com/en/.
New elements of the 2025 financial year – increasing Pace of Activity
The purpose of this press release is to factually inform shareholders of any significant new developments regarding the first months of the 2025 fiscal year. As a reminder, to date, the statutory auditors have not yet completed all their work on the first semester of the 2025 fiscal year. The estimates provided in this press release do not replace the audited consolidated financial results for the first semester of the 2025 fiscal year, which will be published on September 23, 2025.
Business activity for the fiscal year 2025
Market parameters during the first months of 2025 are broadly comparable to those of the 2020 financial year, with notably higher volatility than in 2024. As at 31 May 2025, in line with these parameters, the monthly average Pace of Activity for the Group over the first five (5) months is more than 10% higher than the monthly average for the 2020 financial year (see 2020 Results). The Pace of Activity is regularly used in the Group’s communications. It is a non-audited indicator similar to the financial aggregate Net Trading Income1, which reflects a form of gross result (before expenses, taxes, and other specific or exceptional impacts). As a reminder, the Net Trading Income for the 2020 financial year was close to 69 million euros, representing a monthly average of approximately 6 million euros.
Expenditures for 2025 were estimated in the “FY2024” annual presentation, available since the end of March 2025 on the ABC arbitrage website (see Publications/2024 Annual Results Presentations). Based on 2024 expenses, slide 37 outlines the outlook for additional investments in the 2025 financial year, estimated at +3.5 million euros on a full-year basis (personnel and information technology-related expenses). As a reminder, personnel expenses are partly correlated with the Pace of Activity generated by the Group, through discretionary variable bonus distributions.
Group assets under management
As of today, assets under management stand at 253 million euros, compared with 265 million euros as at January 1st, 2025. This decrease is primarily due to the withdrawal of a European client (12 million euros), which occurred at the end of January. With regard to the impact on management fees, all other things being equal, the effect of this withdrawal on the 2025 fiscal year results will be marginal (less than 0.2 million euros).
ABC arbitrage shareholding
The Group was informed by Eximium of a downward crossing of the statutory thresholds in place at ABC arbitrage. These thresholds require a disclosure notification each time a 1% ownership threshold is crossed. As at 30 May 2025, Eximium is recorded as holding 5.2% of ABC arbitrage’s share capital. Eximium also stated that it intends to remain above the 5% ownership threshold in the Group’s capital.
COFACE SA: Disclosure of total number of voting rights and number of shares in the capital as at May 31, 2025
Paris, June 2nd, 2025 – 17.45
Total Number of Shares Capital
Theoretical Number of Voting Rights1
Number of Real Voting Rights2
150,179,792
150,179,792
149,332,110
(1) including own shares (2) excluding own shares
Regulated documents posted by COFACE SA have been secured and authenticated with the blockchain technology by Wiztrust. You can check the authenticity on the websitewww.wiztrust.com.
About Coface
COFACE SA is a société anonyme (joint-stock corporation), with a Board of Directors (Conseil d’Administration) incorporated under the laws of France, and is governed by the provisions of the French Commercial Code. The Company is registered with the Nanterre Trade and Companies Register (Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés) under the number 432 413 599. The Company’s registered office is at 1 Place Costes et Bellonte, 92270 Bois Colombes, France.
At the date of 31 December 2024, the Company’s share capital amounts to €300,359,584, divided into 150,179,792 shares, all of the same class, and all of which are fully paid up and subscribed.
Source: United States Senator for Idaho James E Risch
Invites Idahoans to support small businesses on Friday, June 6, 2025
BOISE, Idaho – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and the Idaho Department of Commerce launched the sixth annual Support Local Gems initiative—an all-day event dedicated to supporting Idaho small businesses.
On Friday, June 6, 2025, Idahoans are invited to Support Local Gems by giving their business to their favorite local shops and restaurants. Idahoans can get involved by shopping at a small business, dining at an independent restaurant, purchasing a gift card, writing a review online, or simply saying “thank you” to an Idaho small business they love.
“The Gem State is powered by our small businesses. The entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners and employees is vital to our state’s economy, workforce, and way of life,” said Risch. “Friday, June 6 is a special day to show our appreciation and support for these pillars of our communities. I invite all Idahoans to join me and Support Local Gems.”
“The majority of Idaho workers are employed by a small business and almost all of the registered businesses in our state are small businesses. The State of Idaho is a beacon of prosperity because we greatly value our small businesses and promote policies that help them succeed. I will join many Idahoans on Friday, June 6 as we celebrate and support Idaho small businesses – the local gems of our great state,” Governor Brad Little said.
Background: In 2020, Idaho’s small businesses faced unprecedented hardships as they worked through the pandemic. To support these businesses, Senator Jim Risch and the Idaho Department of Commerce launched the Support Local Gemsinitiative to encourage Idahoans to shop and dine locally. As challenges like inflation and supply chain disruptions continue, support for Idaho’s small businesses through Support Local Gems remains essential.
As we celebrate the sixth annual Support Local Gems initiative, Idahoans are encouraged to once again give their full support to the small businesses – our local gems – that make Idaho a special place to live and thrive.
If your organization or small business would like to get involved in the Support Local Gems initiative, visit www.risch.senate.gov.
The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) has received information about a reported incident in the Rosetown area regarding unlicensed door-to-door sellers offering paving services. Saskatchewan residents are reminded to only deal with door-to-door sellers licensed by the FCAA.
All door-to-door salespeople, also known as direct sellers, are required to be licensed in Saskatchewan pursuant to The Direct Sellers Act and Regulations. They must also adhere to specific contract requirements and cancellation rules. To view a comprehensive list of licensed door-to-door sellers, visit FCAA411
Tips for Consumers Considering Door-to-Door Purchases
If you decide to purchase goods or services from a door-to-door seller, consider the following tips:
Ask to see a copy of their licence and verify their listing on FCAA411
Read the contract carefully, including the fine print.
Ask questions if you do not understand something.
Do not feel pressured to make an immediate purchase.
Keep down payments to a minimum; the higher the amount paid in advance, the greater the risk of loss.
Never hand over a blank cheque.
Avoid paying in cash or agreeing to services without documentation.
Check the seller’s rating and customer reviews on the Better Business Bureau directory at https://www.bbb.org/ or call 1-888-352-7601.
Consumer Rights for Door-to-Door Sales
If a salesperson comes to your door, here are some rights you should be aware of:
All contracts must be in writing unless the sale is less than $100.
All direct sales contracts must include a statement of cancellation rights.
You have 10 days to cancel a contract without needing to provide a reason.
If a contract is canceled, the vendor must refund all money received under the contract within 15 days of cancellation.
For questions about door-to-door sellers, please contact the FCAA’s Consumer Protection Division toll-free at 1-877-880-5550 or by email at branch.consumerprotection@gov.sk.ca
For more information about contract rights and cancellation rules, visit: https://fcaa.gov.sk.ca/regulated-businesses-persons/businesses/directdoor-to-door-sellers
overnor Kathy Hochul today announced that rail transportation manufacturer Alstom marked the completion of a major expansion that featured the addition of a car body shell production facility in the City of Hornell. Thanks to New York State assistance, Alstom reshored this critical operation back to the United States from Brazil, investing $75 million in this state-of-the-art manufacturing and testing facility, assisting the storied company with fulfilling a major order with Chicago’s Metra commuter rail line. Alstom is producing 200 new multi-level commuter cars that will have modern features, greater capacity and a smoother ride. Alstom will also soon begin production on new light rail vehicles for Philadelphia on the Hornell campus. Alstom’s stock facility in Hornell is the largest passenger rail manufacturing facility in North America.
“Alstom’s $75 million expansion is proof that manufacturing is back in the Southern Tier,” Governor Hochul said. “We are reshoring good, union jobs and rebuilding Upstate, making New York the place where things get made and made well. I am committed to rebuilding New York’s manufacturing base, creating opportunity in every part of the State and ensuring the future is made right here at home.”
Because of New York State support, Alstom has pledged to create 258 union supported jobs on-site and retain 390 jobs. Up to $7 million is being made available through the performance-based Excelsior Jobs Tax Credit Program in exchange for the job creation commitments.
An earlier expansion at the Hornell site, bolstered by up to $30 million in funding from the Southern Tier Soaring Upstate Revitalization Initiative, supported facility construction and renovation, and installation of crucial machinery and equipment. That support facilitated the retention of more than 1,000 existing positions in Hornell and at other Alstom operations in New York. The State’s support for the project was also a crucial factor in Alstom’s efforts to secure a contract with Amtrak in support of its high-speed train initiative.
The Acela contract with Amtrak involved the design and production of 28 next-generation, high-speed trainsets. These trains, named Avelia Liberty, will replace Acela’s current fleet that is nearly a quarter century old. The new ‘tilting’ trainsets will operate along the Washington – New York – Boston Northeast Corridor, initially at speeds up to 160 mph, and will have one-third more passenger seats, as well as modern amenities such as improved Wi-Fi access, personal outlets, USB ports and adjustable reading lights at every seat, enhanced food service and a smoother, more reliable ride.
Alstom Americas Region President and CEO Michael Keroullé said, “Americans deserve high-quality transportation options and good jobs. Alstom’s continued investments in our U.S. manufacturing sites deliver both. As the largest employer in Hornell, we have witnessed the positive impact of rail investment and innovation on this community and the opportunities it generates. We thank Governor Hochul and all our state and local partners for their continued support of our growth and expansion.”
IAM Union International President Brian Bryant said, “The IAM Union could not be more proud to represent the dedicated and skilled workforce at Alstom. IAM Union members right here in Hornell, New York are building the future of rail transportation in the United States and beyond. These are generational, family-sustaining union careers that benefit the entire community. We look forward to continuing this important work with Governor Hochul, Alstom, and our state and local partners to grow this workforce and the entire U.S. rail industry.”
The Hornell site has been a major employer for the community for over a century and plays a critical role in the Southern Tier regional economy. The Hornell plant has delivered more than 8,000 new or refurbished rail vehicles to customers across North America, including 1,000 subway cars to New York City Transit. Alstom helps 10 million commuters make their way to and around New York City.
Empire State Development President, CEO & Commissioner Hope Knight said, “Alstom’s ongoing commitment to expanding its operations and advancing rail technology will keep Hornell, and the entire region, on track for continued economic growth. Advanced manufacturing is a critical Upstate industry, and we are grateful to Alstom for its dedication in reshoring the company’s car body shell production to the United States and for creating solid job opportunities right here in the Southern Tier.”
Senator Charles Schumer said, “It’s full steam ahead for Plant 4, Alstom’s new Hornell cutting-edge manufacturing facility! I was proud to secure $3.4 million in federal funding to put Alstom on the fast track to expand and house this new manufacturing facility. The opening of Plant 4 today is a win-win-win for American manufacturing leadership, the Southern Tier economy, and Alstom’s powerhouse union workforce, getting even stronger with 250 new good-paying jobs. Today, Alstom solidifies the Southern Tier and New York State as the beating heart for its North American operations. I’ve long fought to support Alstom’s growth in Steuben County and will continue to fight to ensure Hornell has the resources it needs to be one of the nation’s main hubs for rolling stock manufacturing.”
Senator Kirstin Gillibrand said, “Alstom’s $75 million expansion will create hundreds of new union jobs, generate new economic opportunities in the Southern Tier, and strengthen New York’s manufacturing base. I’m proud to support this project, and I will continue fighting to bring jobs, opportunity, and long-term economic growth to working families across New York.”
Hornell Mayor John Buckley said, “Hornell has long thrived as a hub for the railroad transportation industry, and our longstanding partnership with Alstom has played a vital role in that success. Alstom’s continued investment in our city has not only created high-quality jobs and driven economic growth here in Hornell but has also delivered substantial benefits to the surrounding communities and the entire region. This collaboration strengthens Hornell’s position as a leader in transportation innovation and manufacturing. We are deeply grateful to Governor Hochul and Alstom for their ongoing support and commitment to our community’s future.”
Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council Co-Chairs Judy McKinney-Cherry and Dr. Mary Bonderoff said, “This project has indeed proven to be a win-win for the Southern Tier and all of New York State. Thanks to the Governor’s leadership, we are making transformative investments in leading industries and improving our transportation equipment manufacturing network for the 21st century, ensuring that the region will continue to soar for years to come.”
In a meeting in the corporate assembly of Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR) on 2 June 2025 Dawn Summers was elected as a new member of the board of directors of Equinor ASA.
The corporate assembly re-elected Jon Erik Reinhardsen as chair and Anne Drinkwater as deputy chair of the board, in addition to re-election of Finn Bjørn Ruyter, Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Mikael Karlsson, Fernanda Lopes Larsen and Tone Hegland Bachke as members of the board of directors. The current member, Jonathan Lewis will resign from the board of directors as of 30 June 2025. Dawn Summers is elected as a new member of the board of directors of Equinor ASA.
The election of the shareholder representatives to the board of directors of Equinor ASA enters into effect from 1 July 2025, with the exception of Dawn Summers who is elected with effect from 1 September 2025, all with effect until the ordinary election of shareholder-representatives to the board of directors in June 2026.
Further, the corporate assembly re-elected Hilde Møllerstad, as employee-representative and elected Frank Indreland Gundersen and Geir Leon Vadheim as new employee-representatives of the board of directors of Equinor ASA. Also, Anette Heggholmen, Terje Werner Hansen and Hans Einar Haldorsen were elected as deputy members for the employee-representatives of the board.
The election of employee-representative members to the board of directors enters into effect from 1 July 2025 and is effective until the ordinary election of employee-representatives to the board of directors in 2027.
Contacts:
Nils Morten Huseby, chair of the nomination committee
All enquiries to be directed through Equinor Corporate Press Office, Sissel Rinde, +47 412 60 584
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act
New York, NY, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amid the increasingly mature global regulatory landscape for digital assets, global compliant digital asset trading platform Poynex has announced the official launch of an independent general agent system in France. As part of its ongoing global compliance strategy, Poynex has appointed Mr. Tom Tragett, a veteran executive in the European financial industry, as the General Agent for the French region. He will be fully responsible for overseeing the development of local compliance, operations, and user service systems.
Poynex is a cryptocurrency trading platform registered in the U.S. and holds an MSB (Money Services Business) financial license issued by FinCEN (the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network). Since its establishment, Poynex has adhered to the business philosophy of “compliance first, safety above all,” committed to providing global users with safe, transparent, and convenient digital asset trading services. The platform’s technology team hails from international tech hubs like Silicon Valley, Zurich, and Hong Kong, leveraging advanced matching engines and intelligent risk control models to deliver efficient and smooth trading experiences. Poynex has integrated multiple national compliance systems, including those in major financial centers like Singapore, Canada, and the UAE, and is gradually building a global compliance network.
As an important financial power in the EU, France has particularly strict regulations for the digital asset market. The introduction of the MiCA regulation (Markets in Crypto-Assets) has raised compliance standards for cryptocurrency trading platforms across Europe. Therefore, establishing the local general agent system in France is a crucial step in Poynex’s compliance strategy and signifies a deeper service phase in its European layout.
Tom Tragett, the newly appointed general agent for France, focuses on global macroeconomics, foreign exchange policy, and market liquidity strategy research. In addition to his extensive experience in the banking system, Mr. Tragett is active in financial education and public affairs, providing risk control and market strategy support to several fintech companies. He is one of the few experts with expertise in both traditional finance and digital assets.
Poynex stated: “We are honored to announce the addition of Tom Tragett. His professional experience will greatly enhance Poynex’s local responsiveness and compliance governance capabilities in France and Europe, further reflecting the platform’s strategic direction of ‘global layout, localized service.’”
According to official information, Poynex will build a complete local service ecosystem in France, including a French-speaking customer service system, compliance support center, user education training, and local market operations team. France will serve as a “strategic hub” for Poynex’s European operations, connecting key markets such as Belgium, Italy, and Spain, and promoting a unified and efficient European service network.
The platform also reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining the highest standards of responsibility for user asset security. In the event of any issues related to user funds in the France region, Tom Tragett will address and coordinate as the general agent to ensure that platform operations are compliant and transparent, and asset management is open and reliable.
As one of the fastest-growing compliant trading platforms globally, Poynex continues to earn the trust of global investors and users through strong technological support, robust regulatory strategies, and effective localized service execution.
Disclaimer: The information provided in this press release is not a solicitation for investment, nor is it intended as investment advice, financial advice, or trading advice. It is strongly recommended you practice due diligence, including consultation with a professional financial advisor, before investing in or trading cryptocurrency and securities.