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3iQ Corp. Unveils Metaverse Headquarters in Voxels

Published

2 years ago

May 13, 2022

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – May 13, 2022) – Today, 3iQ Corp (3iQ), Canada’s largest digital asset fund manager, unveiled its new virtual headquarters (HQ) located in the Voxels (formerly known as Cryptovoxels) metaverse. The Voxels metaverse is a virtual world in the metaverse, powered by the Ethereum blockchain. In this virtual world, users can create and customize their avatars, purchase and build on parcels of land. Similar to physical real estate, users own their land and assets-with their ownership and purchase history recorded permanently on the blockchain.

3iQ’s metaverse HQ is located in Rome, one of the oldest cities in the Voxels metaverse, on a parcel of waterfront property. The sleek and modern building is designed to represent the 3iQ brand and offer a space in the metaverse to share research and insights to educate visitors about the latest innovations in digital assets. The headquarters will also serve as a place for employees to gather, host webinars and events in the metaverse.

“At 3iQ, we believe that the blockchain will not only serve as the future of finance, but it is the next iteration of the internet. This announcement is akin to having a website in the early 90s,” said Fred Pye, CEO of 3iQ. “Being the first regulated digital asset investment fund manager in Canada, we’re excited to continue in that tradition of innovation and be one of the first fund managers to extend our presence into the metaverse. This move further demonstrates our commitment to making it easy for investors to benefit from the financial evolution towards blockchain technology.”

Inside 3iQ’s metaverse headquarters

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The metaverse headquarters contains a video of Fred Pye introducing the space and welcoming visitors to experience its unique features, which include:

● Live market data
● A guestbook signable using Ethereum wallets
● Wearables that visitors can try on – including a rocket pack that takes you to the moon!
● NFT collection display
● Roof-top pool, elevators, and lounge areas
● Displays with updates on 3iQ products

3iQ invites media and the general public to visit its metaverse HQ at the following address:

2 Turing Expressway

Rome, Origin City

Voxels

https://www.cryptovoxels.com/play?coords=S@203W,469N

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Media Contact

Tara Christie, 3iQ Corp.
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NOVASPARKS EXPANDS ITS OPERATIONS IN ASIA-PACIFIC

Published

11 hours ago

December 4, 2023

Vlad Poptamas

NovaSparks™, the leading field programmable gate array (FPGA) market data company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Clément Pelletier as the new sales and marketing director, based in Bangkok, Thailand. Pelletier will report to Dr. Luc Burgun, CEO and president, beginning on December 1^st, 2023.

“Clément possesses a wealth of experience that makes him unique in the industry,” said Luc Burgun, NovaSparks’ chief executive officer and president. “His thorough understanding of the sales process, particularly in the field of trading tools which he acquired over 20 years in Asia, makes him ideally suited to drive our sales and marketing initiatives in APAC. We are pleased to welcome Clément and look forward to his leadership in expanding our operations in Asia.”

Pelletier brings to NovaSparks solid experience in sales and marketing in Asia. Most recently, he served as sales director for the APAC office of Horizon Software, a global leader in electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology. Prior to Horizon Software, he served as CEO of CPIT, an IT services and consulting, specialized in the Fintech industry, based in Hong Kong. Pelletier holds a Master of Engineering from INSA Lyon.

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Broadridge Investment Management Technology Enhances Carlyle’s Private Credit and CLO Portfolio Management Operations

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11 hours ago

December 4, 2023

Vlad Poptamas

Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announced today that its cloud-based solution, Sentry, has been implemented at global investment firm Carlyle in support of its private credit and collateralized loan obligation (CLO) portfolio management. The Sentry private credit and CLO portfolio management technology will enable Carlyle to more efficiently manage its deal pipeline, trade compliance and loan operations on a single platform, and scale operations as the platform grows.

“With increased demand in credit products and ongoing growth of our product offerings, we wanted the right technology that would enable us to scale up and achieve a platform approach,” said Jim Keogh, Carlyle’s Managing Director and Head of Operations for Global Credit. “Sentry has smoothly integrated with our technology stack and provides functionality that will improve our capabilities as we grow.”

“Working closely with Carlyle, we customized Sentry to specifically suit their portfolio management requirements, which emphasized the need to help manage all aspects of private credit and CLO administration,” said Mike Sleightholme, Broadridge’s president of international and head of asset management solutions. “This implementation really showcases the value of the flexibility and scalability our solution offers and how it helps position firms for growth.”

Broadridge’s Sentry PM is a scalable web-based solution that provides front-to-back-office functionality to both the private debt and syndicated loan markets to increase overall efficiency, including research and pipeline management, pre- and post-trade compliance, analysis of hypothetical trade scenarios, dynamic waterfall projections, loan administration, and data aggregation across strategies, portfolios and assets.

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Nuvei enters global payments partnership with Microsoft

Published

12 hours ago

December 4, 2023

Vlad Poptamas

Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI), the Canadian fintech company, announces today that it has partnered with Microsoft to deliver leading payment experiences for customers of its products, solutions, and services across many of its key markets.

Microsoft will start using Nuvei’s customizable and agile payments technology in the Middle East and the Africa region, while benefiting from Nuvei’s deep knowledge of local markets to optimize its payments for recurring billing and individual transactions across both its Office and Xbox product ranges.

Other benefits of Nuvei’s global payments capabilities Microsoft is harnessing include optimized authorization rates through local acquisition and superior risk management that minimize false declines, as well as Nuvei’s ability to offer all of the relevant local alternative payment methods (APMs) to each market through a single integration. Philip Fayer, Nuvei Chair and CEO said: “Enabling Microsoft to connect to its customers across a wide range of products is testament to our technology and dedication to world-class customer service. We’re excited to optimize payments for such a universal brand that is trusted and relied upon by so many people.”

“We’re pleased to extend our payment solutions to the Middle East and African region,” added Ajith Thekadath, Vice President Global Payments at Microsoft. “Whether it is a one-off purchase, software subscription, or in-game purchasing, payments are critical to our overall customer experience. Partnering with Nuvei enables our customers to pay wherever they are and whenever they want to.”

Extending the partnership across geographies and use cases

Nuvei and Microsoft are committed to extending this partnership across additional markets, as well as exploring new use cases to enhance the overall Microsoft experience. This includes Microsoft Dynamics 365, its business applications technology suite that drives operational efficiency and improved enterprise resource management.

Fayer commented: “As two innovative, technology-led businesses that provide solutions to many of the leading international brands across the globe, it makes sense to explore how we can work more cooperatively as we grow our commercial relationship.”