Day: September 21, 2023

Ubuy is reaching more customers across the globe through its integration to Nuvei’s industry-leading suite of alternative payment methods

MONTREAL and KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI), the Canadian fintech company, announces today that it has been selected by Ubuy, a leading international eCommerce platform based in Kuwait that specializes in connecting consumers all over the world with global brands, to enhance its customer checkout experience.

Ubuy is leveraging Nuvei’s global reach, local payments market expertise, and extensive suite of alternative payment methods (APMs), to enter new markets and offer its customers a diverse selection of payment options. Nuvei currently offers its customers access to 634 APMs, all available through a single integration. Online businesses can tailor each respective end market via the most relevant payment methods for that region to optimize the consumer checkout experience.

Alternative payment methods are increasingly critical to international expansion and accelerating growth for eCommerce businesses. Consumer payment preferences are constantly evolving, with a number of APMs such as Alipay (China), iDEAL (The Netherlands), and PIX (Brazil) now being the preferred online payment method for consumers in their region. Ubuy is enabling its customers in all three of these markets to pay using these preferred methods, as well as the most popular methods in many other markets, through its integration with Nuvei. Alternative payment methods also enable consumers to complete a purchase when a card transaction fails, ensuring customer retention and further boosting revenues.

Having access to all the leading payment methods in every market globally will enable Ubuy to scale internationally without compromising on its commitment to offering a ubiquitous consumer eCommerce experience to all its customers, no matter where they are located.

Ubuy’s CTO & Founder, Dhari Al Abdulhadi, commented on the announcement: “It is important for us to offer an industry-leading eCommerce experience for our customers, including enabling them to complete purchases via any of the payment methods they are familiar with. We’re delighted to be partnering with Nuvei to offer all the relevant payment methods our customers demand in each market we operate, through a single integration, and without the need to manage many dozens of independent relationships with payments companies.”

Philip Fayer, Nuvei Chair and CEO, added: “It is our mission to enable our customers to connect more closely to their customers through payments, wherever they are based and however they want to pay. As an eCommerce business with customers all over the world, Ubuy’s global appeal is underpinned by checkouts tailored to local markets. We’re proud to support Ubuy as it continues to accelerate its growth.”

This announcement further solidifies Nuvei’s focus and commitment to pursuing growth in the Middle East and Africa region.

About Ubuy

Founded in 2012, Ubuy is a leading cross-border retail search engine that connects customers to over 100 million unique products from top international brands. Ubuy is committed to providing the best possible shopping experience for its customers, building a connected world where quality brands are just a tap away. The platform started from Ubuy Kuwait and currently caters to their services in more than 180+ countries, fostering a global shopping community.

For more information, visit www.ubuy.com

About Nuvei 

Nuvei (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI) is the Canadian fintech company accelerating the business of clients around the world. Nuvei’s modular, flexible and scalable technology allows leading companies to accept next-gen payments, offer all payout options and benefit from card issuing, banking, risk and fraud management services. Connecting businesses to their customers in more than 200 markets, with local acquiring in 47+ markets, 150 currencies and 634 alternative payment methods, Nuvei provides the technology and insights for customers and partners to succeed locally and globally with one integration.

For more information, visit www.nuvei.com

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Systems Integrator Partners Accenture, Aggne and Coforge; Solution Partners Copart, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Quadient, and Smart Communications and Consulting Partner Penguin Tech are each recognized for meaningful technology innovations to the insurance industry during Duck Creek’s Partner Summit ’23

BOSTON, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duck Creek Technologies, the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, announces today the winners for the company’s inaugural 2023 Duck Creek Technologies Partner of the Year Awards during its annual Partner Summit ’23, held in Orlando, Florida, September 20-21, 2023. Receiving Duck Creek’s 2023 Partner of the Year Awards were Systems Integrator Partners Accenture, Aggne and Coforge; Solution Partners Copart, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Smart Communications, and Quadient; and consulting partner Penguin Tech.

The SaaS (software-as-a-service) leader dedicated time during their event to recognize the incredible accomplishments of their solution partners, systems integrators and consulting partners worldwide. The Duck Creek Technologies Partner of the Year Awards were created to acknowledge the power of partnerships and celebrate significant joint achievements across the insurance ecosystem. Engraved glass awards were handed to the eight winners for achieving the highest level of excellence as a partner to Duck Creek and for having a vision to advance their business while reimagining the future of insurance.

Accenture was recognized as System Integrator Partner of the Year for excelling in joint go-to-market activities, delivering Duck Creek solutions to customers across the globe, and consistently exceeding delivery adherence standards.​ Accenture has achieved the highest number of completed implementations across Duck Creek solutions and maintains its position as a significant influence for global customer upsells.

Aggne was recognized as Americas Value Creation Partner of the Year for successful collaboration with Duck Creek sales teams to differentiate and win new business and development of accelerators to ensure successful migration of customers to Duck Creek OnDemand (DCOD).

Coforge was recognized as International Value Creation Partner of the Year for providing exceptional delivery of packaged services to customers, realizing faster time to value from Duck Creek.​ Coforge successfully deployed prepackaged Duck Creek OnDemand solutions using accelerators and best practices in record time.

Copart was recognized as Operational Efficiency Solution Partner of the Year for its integration with Duck Creek. It improves operational efficiency for our mutual customers, enabling them to make intelligent insurance decisions and quickly meet policyholders’ needs. Copart has been a valued go-to-market partner for Duck Creek in the top 10 auto insurer market and provides an industry-leading auto salvage service central to Duck Creek’s automotive claims strategy. Its robust integration with Duck Creek provides a demonstrable example of simultaneously improving operational efficiency and customer experience.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions was recognized as Speed-to-Market Solution Partner of the Year for its integrations with Duck Creek, significantly impacting our mutual customers’ speed to market. LexisNexis Risk Solutions has been a partner of Duck Creek for fourteen years. It offers ten pre-built integrations for its industry-leading solutions. Its integrations are more consistently adopted than others, resulting in quicker implementation time and cost savings for our mutual customers.

Quadient was recognized as Personalized Experiences Solution Partner of the Year for providing a compelling solution integration to better personalize the policyholder experience. Quadient is a leader in customer communications management with integrations available for Duck Creek Policy and Claims. Quadient engaged closely with Duck Creek during 2023 in various co-marketing activities around these integrations, resulting in multiple new sales opportunities for both parties.

Smart Communications was recognized as International Solution Partner of the Year for significantly contributing globally to Duck Creek’s business. Smart Communications is a recognized global leader in customer communications management. In 2023, their team stood out by collaborating extensively with Duck Creek’s team to develop key demonstration integrations jointly and sponsored our first annual customer summit for our APAC region.

Penguin Tech was recognized as Consulting Partner of the Year for making significant contributions to the value of the Duck Creek ecosystem. The Penguin Tech team has over 40 years of combined Duck Creek experience and accelerated the growth of the Duck Creek ecosystem by developing many integrations on behalf of our Solution Partners. These integrations with market leaders have created compelling sales demonstrations and extended the Duck Creek value proposition.

“We are thrilled by the valuable partnerships we’ve formed and our capacity to engage collaboratively with distinguished companies such as Accenture, Aggne, Coforge, Copart, LexisNexis, Quadient, Smart Communications, and Penguin Tech. Together, we are reshaping the landscape of innovation in the insurance industry as we continue delivering top-tier cloud-based solutions paired with exceptional services,” said Mike Jackowski, CEO, Duck Creek Technologies. “It is a privilege to recognize these achievements and commemorate the accomplishments of our partners at our Partner Summit ’23, with an audience comprising hundreds of fellow ecosystem members.”

For more information about these award-winning Duck Creek partners, visit https://www.duckcreek.com/partner/ and these partner websites:

Systems Integrator award winners:

Accenture

Aggne

Coforge

Solution Partner award winners:

Copart

LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Quadient

Smart Communications

Consulting Partner award winner:

Penguin Tech

About Duck Creek Technologies

Duck Creek Technologies is the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry. We are the platform upon which modern insurance systems are built, enabling the industry to capitalize on the power of the cloud to run agile, intelligent, and evergreen operations. Authenticity, purpose, and transparency are core to Duck Creek, and we believe insurance should be there for individuals and businesses when, where, and how they need it most. Our market-leading solutions are available on a standalone basis or as a full suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand. Visit www.duckcreek.com to learn more. Follow Duck Creek on our social channels for the latest information – LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Marquee Brands entrusts Apparel Group with BCBG, Ben Sherman, Bruno Magli, Sur la table, and Martha Stewart in a strategic move to target 1.5 Billion Consumers

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apparel Group, a leading global fashion conglomerate, announces a monumental multi-brand licensing agreement with Marquee Brands LLC, the renowned brand owner, marketer, and media company. This unparalleled pact encompasses licensing for five of Marquee’s signature brands, namely BCBG, Ben Sherman, Bruno Magli, Sur la table, and Martha Stewart across the regions of GCC and India.

With this partnership, an expansive audience including some of the leading economies in the world with aggregate GDP of over 5 trillion USD, is set to experience and embrace the distinct styles and stories of these five brands. The move symbolizes both companies’ ambition to fulfil increasing demand for not only luxury but also contemporary goods in these regions, offering consumers a wider spectrum of choices and styles.

“Our partnership with Apparel Group is a key step forward in our strategic plan to expand the categories and geographies covered by our brands. In bringing these five brands to the GCC and India, we are expanding the market for our brands by almost 1.5 billion people,” said Heath L. Golden, President of Marquee Brands. “Further, in teaming up with the partner of choice in the region for the world’s most desirable brands, we are confident that local consumers will embrace our brands via Apparel Group’s innovative, omnichannel, and quantitative retail approach.”

Apparel Group Forms Groundbreaking Multi-Brand Licensing Alliance with Marquee Brands LLC, Expanding Fashion Footprint in GCC and India

“Our strategic partnership with Marquee Brands underscores our steadfast strategy to be the epicenter of global fashion in the GCC and India. As we join forces, we’re not just expanding our retail footprint, but elevating the fashion landscape in the region, setting new benchmarks for what consumers can expect,” commented Neeraj Teckchandani, CEO of Apparel Group. “We’ve always positioned ourselves at the crossroads of innovation and excellence, and this partnership further exemplifies our commitment to providing unparalleled shopping experiences while strategically enhancing our global brand stature.”

This partnership is destined to set new benchmarks, fostering a culture of fashion that is globally inspired yet locally embraced. The fusion of Marquee’s brand prowess with Apparel Group’s regional expertise promises an enriched retail landscape for the discerning fashion customers of GCC and India.

ABOUT APPAREL GROUP LLC

Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate residing at the crossroads of the modern economy – Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Today, Apparel Group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its 2025+ retail stores and 80+ brands on all platforms while employing over 20,000+ multicultural staff.

Apparel Group Forms Groundbreaking Multi-Brand Licensing Alliance with Marquee Brands LLC, Expanding Fashion Footprint in GCC and India

Apparel Group has carved its strong presence in the GCC and expanded thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Egypt. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary and Philippines.

Apparel Group has created an omni-channel experience, operating brands originating from the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The brands include leading names in fashion, footwear, and lifestyles such as Tommy Hilfiger, Charles & Keith, Skechers, Aldo, Nine West, Aeropostale, Jamie’s Italian, Tim Hortons, Cold Stone Creamery, Inglot, and Rituals.

Apparel Group owes its amazing growth to the vision and guidance of its dynamic Founder and Chairwoman, Mrs. Sima Ganwani Ved, who has taken the company from strength to strength since its inception in the last two decades.

For more information, please visit https://apparelglobal.com/en/

ABOUT MARQUEE BRANDS

Marquee Brands is a leading global brand owner, marketer, and media company. Owned by investor funds managed by Neuberger Berman, one of the world’s leading employee-owned investment managers, Marquee Brands targets high-quality brands with strong consumer awareness and long-term growth potential. Marquee Brands seeks to identify brands in various consumer product segments with the goal of expanding their reach across retail channels, geography, and product category while preserving the brand heritage and enhancing the ultimate consumer experience. The portfolio includes Martha Stewart, The BCBG Group, Ben Sherman, Dakine, Sur La Table, Body Glove, Emeril Lagasse, Destination Maternity, Motherhood Maternity, Hatch, A Pea in a Pod, America’s Test Kitchen, and Bruno Magli. Through its global team of professionals and partners, Marquee Brands monitors trends and markets in order to grow and manage brands in partnership with retailers, licensees, and manufacturers through engaging, impactful strategic planning, marketing, and e-commerce.

For more information, please visit http://www.marqueebrands.com/

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ستحصل مجموعة أباريل من خلال هذه التحالف مع شركة ماركيي براندز على حقوق الامتياز لكل من بي سي بي جيوبين شيرمان وبرونو مالي وسور لا تاب ومارثا ستيورات في خطوة استراتيجية للوصول لعلامة المليار ونصف متسوق.

21 سبتمبر، 2023 –  دبي ، الإمارات العربية المتحدة – كشفت مجموعة أباريل، التكتل العالمي  الرائد في مجالات الأزياء وأسلوب الحياة، عن اتفاقية ترخيص متعددة العلامات مع شركة ماركيي براندز، شركة مرموقة وقابضة للعلامات التجارية، تُعنى بالتسويق والإعلام التجاري. يندرج تحت هذه الإتفاقية الكبيرة حصول مجموعة أباريل على حقوق الامتياز لخمسة علامات تجارية تابعة لماركيي براندز كالتالي: بي سي بي جي، وبين شيرمان، وبرونو مالي، وسور لا تاب، ومارثا ستيورات عبر سائر دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي والهند.

وكنتيجة لهذا التحالف، ستتمكن شريحة جديدة من المتسوقين لأكبر اقتصادات العالم بناتج محلي إجمالي يفوق 5 تريليون دولار أمريكي من الحصول على تصاميم مميزة والتعرف على القصص الملهمة لهذه العلامات التجارية. تأتي هذه الخطوة بالتوازي مع سعي كلتا التكتلين في مجاراة الطلب المتزايد على المنتجات الراقية والرفاهية المعاصرة في الأسواق تتيح للمتسوقين بها تشكيلة أوسع من الخيارات والتصاميم.

قال هيث إل. جولدن، رئيس شركة ماركيي براندز ” نرى شراكتنا مع مجموعة أباريل علامة فارقة في استراتيجيتنا لتوسيع علاماتنا التجارية لتطال مناطق جغرافية جديدة. وبإحضار هذه العلامات الخمسة لمنطقة دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي والهند فإننا نوسع بصمتنا وسوق علامتنا ليصبح عدد متسوقينا مليار ونصف المليار” وأضاف قائلاً” بهذا التحالف الذي يجمع علاماتنا الأوسع انتشاراً مع الشريك المثالي في المنطقة، نحن على ثقة بإقبال المتسوقين طلباً في الحصول على منتجاتنا عبر المنصات المتعددة التي توفرها مجموعة أباريل باستراتيجيات مبتكرة ومتنوعة”.”

وقال نيراج تيكشينداني، الرئيس التنفيذي لمجموعة أباريل ” يكشف تحالفنا الاستراتيجي مع ماركيي براندز عن خططنا المستمرة لريادة عالم الأزياء والموضة في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي والهند. من خلال هذه الاتفاقية، فإننا لا نوسع بصمتنا التجارية فحسب بل نغير مفهوم ومعايير عالم الأزياء بما يفوق توقعات عملائنا في المنطقة.” ثم علق مضيفاً” لطالما كان الابتكار والتميز وسيلتنا في البقاء في الطليعة، وهذه الشراكة ماهي إلا خطوة جديدة في التزامنا المتواصل لتقديم أفضل تجارب التسوق في المنطقة وتعزيز مكانتنا العالمية في عالم الموضة والأزياء.”

ومن المرتقب أن يضع هذا التحالف معايير جديدة في المجال يبني من خلالها أسساً جديدة في ثقافة الأزياء العالمية المخصصة بلمسة محلية. وهذا التعاون الذي يجمع  بين نخبة علامات ماركيي و خبرة مجموعة أباريل في المنطقة يُعلن بها عن حقبة جديدة في عالم الأزياء والموضة ترضى أذواق عشاق الموضة في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي والهند.

لمحة عن مجموعة أباريل

تقف مجموعة أباريل، التكتل العالمي الرائد في مجالات الأزياء وأسلوب الحياة، على مفترق طرق الاقتصاد الحديث في مدينة دبي، بدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة. واليوم، أضحت المجموعة قادرة على تلبية احتياجات ملايين المتسوقين عبر أكثر من 2,025 متجراً وأكثر من 80 علامة تجارية وبتعيين 20,000 موظف من مختلف الثقافات.

حققت المجموعة حضوراً قوياً وراسخاً في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي كما أنها نجحت في توسيع مجالات تسويقها في الهند وجنوب أفريقيا وسنغافورة واندونيسيا وتايلند وماليزيا والباكستان ومصر. وإضافة إلى ذلك، وضعت المجموعة استراتيجيات واضحة للدخول إلى العديد من الأسواق الناشئة مثل هنغاريا والفليبين.

تدير مجموعة أباريل العديد من العلامات التجارية العالمية الشهيرة، التي انطلقت من الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية وكندا وأوروبا وأستراليا وآسيا، وتضم الكثير من الأسماء الرائدة في عالم الأزياء، الأحذية ونمط الحياة على غرار تومي هيلفيغر، تشارلز آند كيث، سكتشرز، ألدو، ناين وست، إروبوستال، وغيرها من الأسماء بالإضافة لعلامات تجارية رئيسية مثل تيم هورتنز، جيميز اتاليان، كولدستون كريمري، إنجلوت، ريتوالز وذلك على سبيل المثال لا الحصر.

يذكر بأن الفضل في نجاحات مجموعة أباريل ونموها المذهل يعود لرؤية وتوجيهات مؤسستها ورئيسة مجلس الإدارة سيما جنواني فيد، التي انطلقت بالشركة من القوة إلى الأقوى منذ نشأتها وعلى امتداد عقدين من الزمن.
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لمحة عن ماركيي براندز

ماركيي براندز، شركة عالمية قابضة للعلامات التجارية، تختص بالتسويق والإعلام التجاري. تتبع الشركة لصندق الاستثمار الذي يديره نيوبرجر بيرمان، من روائد المدراء في مجال شركات الإستثمار المملوكة للموظفين. تستهدف ماركيي براندز العلامات التجارية المرموقة والتي تركز على المتسوقين والتي يتوقع نجاحها ونموها مستقبلاً. تبحث ماركيي براندز عن أفضل العلامات التجارية في شتى القطاعات بهدف توسيع مجالتها في التجزئة ووجودها الجغرافي مع الحفاظ على تاريخ العلامة التجارية وتقديم أفضل تجربة تسوق. تقدم ماركيي براندز العلامات التالية: مارثا ستيوارت، وذا بي سي بي جي، وبين شريمان، وداكاين، وسور لا تاب، وبودي جلوف، وإيمريل لاغاسي، وديستانيشن ماتيرنتي، ومذرهود ماتيرنتي، وهاتش، و آبي إن آبود، وأمريكا تيست كيتشن وبرونو مالي. من خلال فريقها وشركائها العالميين، تستقصي ماركيي براندز أحدث الصيحات والأسواق العالمية لتتوسع وتدير العلامات التجارية بالتعاون مع شركات التجزئة وحقوق الامتياز والمصانع عبر التخطيط، والتسويق الاستراتيجي الفعال والتركيز على التجارة الإلكترونية.”

للمزيد من المعلومات، يرجى زيارة: http://www.marqueebrands.com/
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مجموعة أباريل تتعاقد مع شركة ماركيي براندز للحصول على حقوق الامتياز لخمس علامات تجارية مرسخةً سيادتها في عالم الأزياء والموضة في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي والهند

جيوبين شيرمان وبرونو مالي وسور لا تاب ومارثا ستيورات في خطوة استراتيجية للوصول لعلامة المليار ونصف متسوق.

مجموعة أباريل تتعاقد مع شركة ماركيي براندز للحصول على حقوق الامتياز لخمس علامات تجارية مرسخةً سيادتها في عالم الأزياء والموضة في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي والهند

جيوبين شيرمان وبرونو مالي وسور لا تاب ومارثا ستيورات في خطوة استراتيجية للوصول لعلامة المليار ونصف متسوق.

مجموعة أباريل تتعاقد مع شركة ماركيي براندز للحصول على حقوق الامتياز لخمس علامات تجارية مرسخةً سيادتها في عالم الأزياء والموضة في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي والهند

جيوبين شيرمان وبرونو مالي وسور لا تاب ومارثا ستيورات في خطوة استراتيجية للوصول لعلامة المليار ونصف متسوق.