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Accertify’s Q2 Global Air Travel Fraud Report Finds Fraud Pressure Intensifying Across Middle East and Africa

July 16, 2026 by jezzabellemente, posted in Uncategorized

Analysis of nearly 133 million airline booking transactions finds bookings departing from Cairo carried the world’s highest fraud rate this quarter, while departure cities across the United States and Australia posted among the lowest fraud rates

ITASCA, Ill., July 16 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Accertify, a leading fraud decisioning provider whose Predictive Yes Platform helps merchants say yes to more good customers, more revenue, and more growth, today announced the release of its Global Air Travel Fraud Report: Q2 2026, a quarterly analysis examining how fraud pressure varies across global airline markets based on departure city at time of booking.

Based on analysis of 132.9 million airline booking transactions processed between April and June 2026, the report evaluates prevented fraud rates across 537 departure cities that each processed at least 10,000 transactions during the quarter, providing airlines with a data-driven view of where Accertify’s Predictive Yes platform intervened most frequently at booking.

The Q2 findings reveal that fraud pressure continues to vary significantly by market, with the most notable shift occurring across the Middle East and Africa. The region’s average prevented fraud rate more than doubled quarter over quarter, from 0.95% to 2.03% — the highest of any region analyzed, against a global average of 0.29% — while bookings departing from Cairo, Accra, Tunis, and Casablanca posted the four highest fraud rates worldwide (Source: Accertify client data, Q2 2026). Meanwhile, departure cities across the United States and Australia continued to register some of the world’s lowest booking-stage fraud rates, reflecting the more mature fraud-prevention practices commonly found in those markets.

Key findings from the Accertify Q2 2026 Global Air Travel Fraud Report include:

Middle East and Africa recorded the highest average fraud rate of any region. The region’s average prevented fraud rate reached 2.03%, up from 0.95% in Q1 and well above the global average of 0.29%, with bookings departing from Cairo, Accra, Tunis, and Casablanca recording the four highest fraud rates worldwide.
Cairo reached the highest fraud rate in the world this quarter. The fraud rate on bookings departing from Cairo rose from 1.43% in Q1 to 6.57% in Q2 — moving it from 15th to the highest globally in a single quarter.
The United States and Australia reflected some of the world’s lowest fraud rates. Both remained well below the global average of 0.29%, with bookings departing from U.S. cities averaging 0.07% and bookings departing from Australia and Pacific cities averaging 0.08%.
East Asia posted the largest proportional improvement of any region. Its average prevented fraud rate nearly halved year over year, falling 43% from 0.20% to 0.11% — a steeper percentage decline than any other region, though Latin America + the Caribbean’s rate fell by more in absolute terms (0.91% to 0.69%).
Quarter-over-quarter rankings provide new insight into changing fraud patterns. For the first time, the report tracks how individual departure cities move within the global rankings from one quarter to the next, providing airlines with additional context into where fraud pressure is accelerating or easing over time.

The report underscores that fraud pressure is highly localized, often varying significantly between departure cities within the same region. By examining prevented fraud at the point of booking, airlines can better benchmark their own performance, identify emerging areas of elevated risk, and adapt fraud prevention strategies as booking patterns evolve.

Note on methodology: Fraud rate figures reflect prevented fraud – bookings denied for a fraud reason before travel occurred – denoted by departure city, the point of booking. Regional and global averages are calculated as the mean of each qualifying departure city’s individual fraud rate.

The Global Air Travel Fraud Report: Q2 2026 is hosted on Accertify’s website at https://www.accertify.com/q2-2026-global-air-travel-fraud-report/.

About Accertify

Accertify enables commerce by doing one thing extraordinarily well: pinpointing fraud. The company’s Predictive Yes Platform helps businesses say yes to more – more good customers, more revenue, and more growth – without getting burned. It’s a precise, confident, data-backed yes, made possible by joining signals across the entire customer lifecycle through unmatched data volume, layered AI-powered models, and a consortium approach that protects clients from bad actors spotted anywhere in the network while unlocking business with good actors verified anywhere in the network. With more than 10 billion transactions and over $1 trillion in commerce processed in 2025 alone, Accertify delivers the intelligence and precision that fraud and payments teams need to say yes confidently and enable growth. That’s the More Yes difference. Learn more at accertify.com.

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Work Now Travels With Business Travellers, Holafly Research Finds

July 11, 2026July 23, 2026 by jezzabellemente, posted in Uncategorized

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) — Holafly for Business’s latest research revealed that business travellers are increasingly carrying their work environment wherever they go, as modern business trips differ significantly from those around which most companies designed their travel policies.

Airports have become workspaces, hotel lobbies double as meeting rooms, and international travel no longer offers a pause from the working day, with work now travelling alongside business travellers.

Holafly for Business research suggests this shift is fundamentally changing what professionals need when they are on the road.

While internet access remains important, business travellers increasingly prioritise secure and reliable access to the digital tools they use every day rather than relying on unsecured public Wi-Fi networks. Security has now become the defining priority when staying online abroad.

More than four in 10 business travellers identify secure internet access as their top priority, reflecting the growing importance of accessing enterprise systems, cloud platforms and sensitive corporate data while travelling internationally.

“Professionals are expected to respond and make decisions wherever they are in the world. What our research shows is that they need the confidence to work securely and effectively from anywhere,” said Holafly for Business Vice President, Alex Bryzowski in a statement.

According to Holafly’s Summer Travel & eSIM Report 2026, business travellers now represent almost one in five international travellers. Yet the profile of this group is changing rapidly, with more than half being under the age of 35.

An overwhelming 86.5 per cent of business travellers report having experienced stress caused by connectivity issues while travelling, but younger professionals increasingly prefer digital-first solutions such as eSIMs, while older travellers continue to rely more heavily on traditional roaming services.

Among travellers whose companies provide a corporate eSIM, 81.3 per cent report a positive impact on productivity, compared with 61.2 per cent of those using traditional corporate roaming solutions and 52.4 per cent of employees who arrange connectivity themselves.

As work becomes increasingly distributed and international travel becomes more integrated into everyday business operations, organisations may need to rethink how they support employees on the move.

— BERNAMA

Empowering Tomorrow’s Changemakers: 110 Youth volunteers to drive social impact and community transformation across eight countries through eYAA: Cohort 6

July 9, 2026July 16, 2026 by jezzabellemente, posted in Uncategorized

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) — Maybank Foundation and the ASEAN Foundation have launched the sixth cohort of the eMpowering Youths Across ASEAN (eYAA) programme, bringing together 110 Youth Volunteers and representatives from across ASEAN for a regional capacity-building workshop in Bangkok.

This year’s cohort marks two milestones with Lao PDR joining as an implementing country for the first timeand Timor-Leste’s accession as ASEAN’s 11th Member State, increasing the number of Youth Volunteers from 100 to 110.

During the workshop, volunteers finalised 10 community projects to be implemented across eight ASEAN countries, addressing climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, waste management, cultural heritage preservation and women’s economic empowerment.

Speaking at the launch, Dr Piti Srisangnam, Executive Director of the ASEAN Foundation, said, “Cohort 6 reflects ASEAN as it is today, with 11 Member States, eight implementing countries and a generation of young people co-designing solutions with local communities. What makes eYAA distinctive is that every project begins with a local organisation, and every volunteer enters as a partner, not a visitor. From Vietnam in Cohort 5 to Lao PDR in Cohort 6, our expansion is deliberate and built to last.”

As a long-term partner of the ASEAN Foundation since 2018, Maybank Foundation continues supporting the programme with grants of up to USD25,000 per project team.

At the event, Datuk Shahril Azuar Jimin, Group Chief Sustainability Officer of Maybank, said, “Since the inception of eYAA, we have seen young changemakers become catalysts for meaningful community transformation across ASEAN. Their ability to work with local communities, understand real challenges and drive solutions embodies the spirit of positive social impact. This aligns with Maybank’s ROAR30 commitment to create positive social impact beyond banking. Together with the ASEAN Foundation, we continue to empower youth to turn passion into action and ideas into tangible outcomes, creating lasting impact for communities.”

Since its inception, eYAA has empowered 482 youth volunteers, delivered 50 community projects and benefited over 114,465 individuals across ASEAN.

Cohort 6 introduces two alumni initiatives: the Alumni as Mentors programme for volunteer support, and the Alumni Accelerator Programme, which provides grants of up to USD2,500 for alumni-led community projects.

The 10 projects address climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, waste management, cultural heritage preservation and women’s economic empowerment.

For instance, in Malaysia, the ASEAN-GIC (ASEAN Guru Innovation Challenge) will strengthen sustainability education in Kuching, Sarawak. In Thailand, Project Closed Loop is improving plastic waste management in 10 Bangkok public schools. In Lao PDR, Project Agri-Tourism will strengthen livelihoods through agriculture and community-based eco-tourism in Huay Hae Village.

Following the workshop, the 110 Youth Volunteers will spend two weeks working alongside local communities across eight ASEAN countries to co-develop sustainable solutions.

SOURCE: Maybank

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Maybank Group Corporate Affairs
Name: Izlyn Ramli
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Email: corporateaffairs@maybank.com

–BERNAMA

Vivani Medical Enters into Agreement with Novo Nordisk to Evaluate NPM-139, a Miniature, Ultra Long-Acting Semaglutide Implant for Chronic Weight Management

July 8, 2026July 9, 2026 by jezzabellemente, posted in Uncategorized

Novo Nordisk will conduct a non-exclusive internal evaluation of semaglutide implants prepared by Vivani

ALAMEDA, Calif., July 8 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vivani Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: VANI) (“Vivani” or the “Company”), an innovative, biopharmaceutical company developing novel, ultra long-acting drug implants, today announced the signing of a new agreement with Novo Nordisk to enable Novo Nordisk to evaluate NPM-139, the Company’s semaglutide drug implant. NPM-139, which utilizes Vivani’s NanoPortal™ platform technology, is under development for chronic weight management. There are no exclusivity provisions for NPM-139, or Vivani’s proprietary NanoPortal technology associated with this agreement.

Adam Mendelsohn, Ph.D., Vivani President and CEO, stated: “The new agreement announced today supporting our semaglutide implant program in chronic weight management demonstrates Novo Nordisk’s interest in evaluating our technology and its lead semaglutide application. This agreement reinforces our confidence regarding the market opportunity for our GLP-1 implants under development. We believe that our NanoPortal implants under development, including NPM-139, could address a growing segment of patients who would prefer a convenient once- or twice-yearly treatment option and the peace of mind that treatment could be stopped at any time if that became necessary.”

Separately, Vivani expects to initiate a Phase 1, randomized, first-in-human study evaluating the NPM-139 semaglutide implant, with Wegovy® injections as an active comparator, in mid-2026. The study’s objectives are to characterize the safety, pharmacokinetics, and tolerability of NPM-139 to support the initiation of a Phase 2 dose-ranging study pending successful results of the Phase 1 study.

About Vivani Medical, Inc.

Leveraging its proprietary NanoPortal™ platform, Vivani develops biopharmaceutical implants designed to deliver drug molecules steadily over extended periods of time with the goal of guaranteeing adherence and improving patient tolerance to their medication. Vivani is developing a portfolio of GLP-1 based implants for metabolic diseases including obesity and type 2 diabetes. These NanoPortal implants are designed to provide patients with the opportunity to realize the full potential benefit of their medication by avoiding the numerous challenges associated with the daily or weekly administration of orals and injectables, including tolerability issues and loss of efficacy. Medication non-adherence occurs when patients do not take their medication as prescribed. This affects an alarming number of patients, approximately 50%, including those taking daily pills. For more information, please visit: www.vivani.com.

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Company Contact:
Donald Dwyer
Chief Business Officer
info@vivani.com (415) 506-8462

Investor and Media Relations Contact:
Jami Taylor
Investor and Media Relations Advisor
investors@vivani.com (415) 506-8462

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SOURCE: Vivani Medical, Inc.

Modon’s Hudayriyat Golf Estates Sets UAE Record With More Than AED 13 Billion in Sales Within Days of Launch

July 8, 2026 by jezzabellemente, posted in Uncategorized

A record-breaking sales value for a residential project in the UAE
The project comprises golf mansions, villas, and townhouses across Hudayriyat Island, Abu Dhabi
1,700 residences sold within days after the launch
15% non-UAE resident buyers
81% new customers to Modon

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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Modon has set a new benchmark for the UAE real estate market with the launch of Hudayriyat Golf Estates on Hudayriyat Island, Abu Dhabi.

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Within days of launch, the community achieved record-breaking sales exceeding AED 13 billion, marking the highest publicly recorded sales value for a single residential project launch in the UAE.

Comprising an exclusive collection of golf mansions, villas, and townhouses, the development saw 1,700 of its residences sold after few days of launch.

The response from buyers and investors reflects confidence in Abu Dhabi’s real estate market and Modon’s development vision, while reinforcing Hudayriyat Island’s position as a premier lifestyle destination.

Designed around privacy, wellbeing and premium living, the gated community attracted strong interest, with 15% being non-UAE resident, and 81% being new customers to Modon. Andalusian-inspired architecture, dual waterfront and fairway views, and a 95-hectare golf course are integrated within a walkable masterplan. A 2.3-kilometre green spine connects a range of amenities, including a clubhouse, wellness and fitness facilities, retail and leisure offerings, co-working spaces and a school.

His Excellency Jassem Mohamed Bu Ataba Al Zaabi, Chairman of Modon Holding, said: “This strong demand reflects the growing global confidence in Abu Dhabi and the UAE, underpinned by the leadership’s long-term vision, economic strength and commitment to sustainable development. It reinforces the emirate’s position as one of the world’s most attractive destinations for investment, talent and quality of life.”

Bill O’Regan, Group Chief Executive Officer of Modon Holding, said: “This response reflects a broader shift in how people choose where to live. Buyers increasingly seek communities that combine quality homes with lifestyle, wellbeing and connectivity. At Modon, our focus is on creating integrated destinations that bring these elements together in a way that delivers enduring value for residents, investors and the wider city.”

Ibrahim Al Maghribi, Chief Executive Officer of Modon Real Estate, added: “Hudayriyat Golf Estates has been designed to offer a distinctive residential experience centred around quality, privacy and active living. The response from buyers reflects the appeal of the community, its unique setting and the strength of demand for thoughtfully planned homes in Abu Dhabi. We are grateful for the trust placed in Modon and look forward to bringing this community to life.”

Located approximately 20 minutes from downtown Abu Dhabi and 30 minutes from Zayed International Airport, Hudayriyat Golf Estates also provides direct access to Hudayriyat Island’s sports and leisure attractions, including Surf Abu Dhabi, the Velodrome and an extensive network of cycling, running and recreational trails.

For more information and to register interest in future developments, prospective investors can visit www.modon.com or call 800 MODON.

About Modon:

Modon is an international holding company, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). Modon is at the forefront of urban innovation, creating iconic designs and experiences that continually surpass expectations. From real estate to hospitality, asset and investment management, events, catering and tourism, and urban infrastructure, we are bringing cities to life through delivering long-term and sustainable value.

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