THREE SAPIENTNITRO CREATIVES SELECTED AS JURY MEMBERS AT 63RD CANNES LIONS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CREATIVITY

Design Lions: Keri Elmsly, Second Story
Print & Publishing Lions: Fernando Sosa, la comunidad Buenos Aires
Mobile Lions: Claire Waring, SapientNitro

BOSTON, May 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SapientNitro, part of Publicis.Sapient, today announced that three of its creative leaders -- Fernando Sosa, Executive Creative Director, la comunidad Buenos Aires, Keri Elmsly, Executive Creative Director, Second Story and Claire Waring, Executive Creative Director Southeast Asia, SapientNitro -- have been selected as jury members at the 63rd Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

"For more than six decades, Cannes Lions has served as the industry's highest honor, recognizing not only the creative skills and expertise that fuel traditional campaigns, but also the technological prowess and innovation required to challenge the status quo," said Donald Chesnut, Chief Creative Officer and Chief Experience Officer, SapientNitro. "We are honored that three of our chief creatives have been named as jury members at Cannes and look forward to helping recognize this year's best and brightest."

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ANZ ENABLES COMPREHENSIVE ACCEPTANCE OF UNIONPAY CARDS ACROSS 9 SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES--UNIONPAY CARD ACCEPTANCE COVERAGE IN FIJI WILL INCREASE TO OVER 90%

SHANGHAI, China, May 13, 2016 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/--

On May 11, UnionPay International and ANZ jointly announced in Fiji that UnionPay cards (card number starting with 62) will be accepted by all ANZ ATMs and POS terminals across 9 South Pacific island countries. UnionPay chip cards will be accepted for the first time in these countries. Cai Jianbo, CEO of UnionPay International, and Saud Minam, ANZ Country Manager in Fiji, attended the signing ceremony. Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum, Fiji's Attorney General and Finance Minister, Faiyaz Siddiq Koya, Fiji's Industrial Trade and Tourism Minister, Yolinda Chan, China Trade Commissioner of Fiji's Ministry of Trade, and Truman Bradley, Chairman of Tourism Fiji were present with congratulations.

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GLORY GLOBAL SOLUTIONS: MAJOR SINGAPORE RETAILER SHENG SIONG MAKES SHOPPING FASTER AND MORE CONVENIENT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS

Supermarket supports government campaign to address labour shortages through the implementation of convenient new Hybrid Payment Kiosk.

BASINGSTOKE, England, May 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sheng Siong Supermarket, Singapore’s third largest retailer, has introduced Glory’s CashInfinity™ secure closed cash management solution, making shopping faster and more convenient for their customers. The solution from Glory Global Solutions, a global leader in cash technology solutions, complements Sheng Siong’s latest move in addressing manpower challenges in the industry. First piloted in December 2014, the Glory CashInfinity solution is being rolled out in stores island-wide.

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GLOBAL ALCOHOLIC DRINKS CONSUMPTION DECLINES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE

LONDON, May 12 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- According to new research released by Euromonitor International, global alcoholic drinks volumes registered a decline of 0.7 percent in 2015, entering negative territory for the first time in more than a decade. This translated into a loss of 1.7 billion litres of alcoholic drinks volume sales since 2014.

Historic growth narratives derailed due to the influence of macro headwinds hitting China, which recorded a 3.5 percent decline. Brazil and Eastern Europe showed further weaknesses, falling 2.5 and 4.9 percent, respectively. While Western Europe and Australasia flat lined, North America’s 2.3 percent growth provided a shot of optimism in an otherwise sobering global landscape where even the potential of AMEA (Asia, Middle East and Africa) was diluted by currency volatility and commodity price fluctuations.

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A.M. BEST AFFIRMS RATINGS OF CONSUMER INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED

SINGAPORE, May 13 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb+” of Consumer Insurance Services Limited (CISL) (New Zealand). The outlook for each rating is stable.
 
The affirmation of the ratings reflects CISL’s adequate risk-adjusted capitalization and consistently strong operating performance.
 
CISL offers consumer protection insurance originated by the entities of its immediate parent, Fisher & Paykel Finance Holdings Limited (F&PFH). CISL’s ultimate parent is Australia-based FlexiGroup Limited [ASX: FXL], which acquired F&PFH earlier this year.

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SMARTSTREAM LAUNCHES TLM SMARTRECS ONDEMAND THROUGH ITS NEW INNOVATIONS LAB

LONDON, May 12 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM^®) specialist, today announced the launch of its SmartLabs innovation centre, and the release of its first solution TLM SmartRecs OnDemand. The SmartLabs mission is to proactively investigate and evaluate emerging and disruptive technologies - then deliver them in a fast and effective manner while using SmartStream’s time-tested expertise, skills and methodology. The first SmartLabs offering, SmartRecs OnDemand exemplifies this new paradigm. Built on new technology, the hosted service is easy to use for smaller firms with non-technical staff, offering an alternative for performing simple reconciliations.

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BPMB SCOOPS AWARD AT ADFIAP AWARDS 2016

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Bernama) -- Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (BPMB or the Bank) received an award from the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia Pacific (ADFIAP) for its outstanding work in environmental development and infrastructure development at a ceremony held in Apia, Samoa on Monday, 2nd May 2016.
 
The ADFIAP awards, established since 1997, is recognised for honouring individuals and institutions who have contributed significantly to the development of their respective countries.
 
ADFIAP named BPMB as the winner for ADFIAP Outstanding Development Project 2016 for two projects, namely (i) Perdana Putra High Performance Green Building and (ii) Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) in Education Sector.

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