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Gabriela Uquillas Selected as New Chief Financial Officer of the Dallas County Medical Society

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
General Health, Other Health, Hospitals, Health, Managed Care, North Park University, CAE, University, Information technology, Tuft, University of Illinois at Chicago, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Public, DCMS, Employment, MBA, Accounting, MS, Physician, American College, Environmental medicine, Management, DFW

The Dallas County Medical Society (DCMS) is pleased to announce that Gabriela Uquillas, MBA, has been selected as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Key Points: 
  • The Dallas County Medical Society (DCMS) is pleased to announce that Gabriela Uquillas, MBA, has been selected as its new Chief Financial Officer.
  • “Gabriela impressed everyone with her expertise, leadership, and thoughtful communication style,” said Executive Vice President & CEO, Jon R. Roth, MS, CAE.
  • “I am honored to join the DCMS team and to have the opportunity to serve physician members in Dallas County,” said Gabriela.
  • About DCMS: The Dallas County Medical Society (DCMS) is a professional society of over 9,000 physicians, resident physicians, and medical students who live or practice in Dallas County, TX.

Project Gigabit is failing to deliver as millions are still without broadband funding: National Broadband Reports

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Digital divide, DCMS, DSIT, National Broadband Network, Government, FOI, Internet service provider, Ofcom

National Broadband has launched a petition calling on the Government to fund alternative broadband solutions for poorly connected areas falling outside the scope of Project Gigabit.

Key Points: 
  • National Broadband has launched a petition calling on the Government to fund alternative broadband solutions for poorly connected areas falling outside the scope of Project Gigabit.
  • Only one out of the ten local authorities with the worst broadband connectivity in the UK has to date received any funding from Project Gigabit.
  • Moreover, 50% of residential properties without  access to the national minimum standard for broadband have yet to benefit from Project Gigabit funding.
  • With fixed line broadband speeds below 10Mbit/s, these homes cannot perform even simple online tasks, such as video calling or streaming.

Arqit: Accelerating 5G Open-RAN to meet the UK's future communications needs to develop new telecoms networks for the UK

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Data infrastructure, Heart, SDR, Open, CSA, Telecommunications, Internet of things, Medicines Discovery Catapult, MEC, DCMS, Innovation, Research, RAN, GSMA, Government, O/S, Radio access network, Radio, Commercial, GPP, Slipstream, MPN, Catapult, Renewable energy, Mobile phone

The aim of Secure 5G is to reduce costs, while accelerating the pace of innovation, enabling faster roll-out of services and more secure communications via a UK sovereign supply chain.

Key Points: 
  • The aim of Secure 5G is to reduce costs, while accelerating the pace of innovation, enabling faster roll-out of services and more secure communications via a UK sovereign supply chain.
  • The Secure 5G project will pave the way for more secure and competitive telecoms networks in the UK, benefiting industries across the board.
  • Secure 5G will accelerate the pace of innovation and further enable secure communications via a UK sovereign supply chain.
  • The technology developed by the consortium will accelerate Open-RAN through a powerful, secure and scalable 5G solution to meet the UK's future communications needs.

Arqit: Accelerating 5G Open-RAN to meet the UK's future communications needs to develop new telecoms networks for the UK

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Data infrastructure, Heart, SDR, Open, CSA, Telecommunications, Internet of things, Medicines Discovery Catapult, MEC, DCMS, Innovation, Research, RAN, GSMA, Government, O/S, Radio access network, Radio, Commercial, GPP, Slipstream, MPN, Catapult, Renewable energy, Mobile phone

The aim of Secure 5G is to reduce costs, while accelerating the pace of innovation, enabling faster roll-out of services and more secure communications via a UK sovereign supply chain.

Key Points: 
  • The aim of Secure 5G is to reduce costs, while accelerating the pace of innovation, enabling faster roll-out of services and more secure communications via a UK sovereign supply chain.
  • The Secure 5G project will pave the way for more secure and competitive telecoms networks in the UK, benefiting industries across the board.
  • Secure 5G will accelerate the pace of innovation and further enable secure communications via a UK sovereign supply chain.
  • The technology developed by the consortium will accelerate Open-RAN through a powerful, secure and scalable 5G solution to meet the UK's future communications needs.

Crypto.com Obtains Major Payment Institution Licence from Monetary Authority of Singapore

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
Crypto.com, Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, AUSTRAC, Money, Australian Financial Services Licence, Blockchain, Australian Securities & Investments Commission, CFTC, Hellenic Capital Market Commission, Web3, ASIC, Investment, Ontario Securities Commission, VARA, MPI, DASP, DCMS, MAS, Monetary Authority of Singapore, DCO, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Electronic, Cayman Islands, Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich, FCA, AMF, MVP, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Security (finance), Organismo Nacional de Administración de Bienes, DPT, UK, Safety, Cryptocurrency, OAM

SINGAPORE, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crypto.com announced today that it has received its Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence for Digital Payment Token (DPT) services from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This announcement follows Crypto.com receiving its in-principle approval from MAS in June 2022. With this licence, Crypto.com can continue to extend its Digital Payment Token (DPT) services to customers in Singapore.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crypto.com announced today that it has received its Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence for Digital Payment Token (DPT) services from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
  • With this licence, Crypto.com can continue to extend its Digital Payment Token (DPT) services to customers in Singapore.
  • "The Monetary Authority of Singapore is recognized globally as a regulator that ensures responsible innovation of the digital assets sector," said Kris Marszalek, CEO of Crypto.com.
  • "The Major Payment Institution licence underscores our ongoing commitment to build with the Web3 community in Singapore."

Crypto.com Obtains Major Payment Institution Licence from Monetary Authority of Singapore

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
Crypto.com, Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, AUSTRAC, Money, Australian Financial Services Licence, Blockchain, Australian Securities & Investments Commission, CFTC, Hellenic Capital Market Commission, Web3, ASIC, Investment, Ontario Securities Commission, VARA, MPI, DASP, DCMS, MAS, Monetary Authority of Singapore, DCO, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Electronic, Cayman Islands, Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Rich, FCA, AMF, MVP, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Security (finance), Organismo Nacional de Administración de Bienes, DPT, UK, Safety, Cryptocurrency, OAM

SINGAPORE, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crypto.com announced today that it has received its Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence for Digital Payment Token (DPT) services from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This announcement follows Crypto.com receiving its in-principle approval from MAS in June 2022. With this licence, Crypto.com can continue to extend its Digital Payment Token (DPT) services to customers in Singapore.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crypto.com announced today that it has received its Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence for Digital Payment Token (DPT) services from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
  • With this licence, Crypto.com can continue to extend its Digital Payment Token (DPT) services to customers in Singapore.
  • "The Monetary Authority of Singapore is recognized globally as a regulator that ensures responsible innovation of the digital assets sector," said Kris Marszalek, CEO of Crypto.com.
  • "The Major Payment Institution licence underscores our ongoing commitment to build with the Web3 community in Singapore."

CBDC Leader Announces New CTO

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Friday, December 9, 2022
Blockchain, Pelion, CBDC, Newsroom, Overstock.com, Ecosystem, Name, Silicon Valley Bank, DCMS, PayPal, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Economics, Community business development corporation, Growth, Internet fraud prevention, Googleplex, Silicon, Engineering, Cryptocurrency, Online shopping, Bitts

Bitt's fully interoperable and scalable Digital Currency Management System (DCMS) has positioned the company to secure more CBDC and stablecoin projects across the globe.

Key Points: 
  • Bitt's fully interoperable and scalable Digital Currency Management System (DCMS) has positioned the company to secure more CBDC and stablecoin projects across the globe.
  • Building on Bitt's steady growth trajectory is of paramount importance to the new CTO, who said, "I am very proud to join Bitt at this time in the company's and the industry's development.
  • Greg has been Chief Architect, CTO, and VP of Engineering at several web, networking, blockchain, and payment companies, and financial institutions.
  • Currently investing out of their seventh fund, Pelion invests in Seed and Series A software companies across the United States.

CBDC Leader Announces New CTO

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Friday, December 9, 2022
Blockchain, Pelion, CBDC, Newsroom, Overstock.com, Ecosystem, Name, Silicon Valley Bank, DCMS, PayPal, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Economics, Community business development corporation, Growth, Internet fraud prevention, Googleplex, Silicon, Engineering, Cryptocurrency, Online shopping, Bitts

Bitt's fully interoperable and scalable Digital Currency Management System (DCMS) has positioned the company to secure more CBDC and stablecoin projects across the globe.

Key Points: 
  • Bitt's fully interoperable and scalable Digital Currency Management System (DCMS) has positioned the company to secure more CBDC and stablecoin projects across the globe.
  • Building on Bitt's steady growth trajectory is of paramount importance to the new CTO, who said, "I am very proud to join Bitt at this time in the company's and the industry's development.
  • Greg has been Chief Architect, CTO, and VP of Engineering at several web, networking, blockchain, and payment companies, and financial institutions.
  • Currently investing out of their seventh fund, Pelion invests in Seed and Series A software companies across the United States.

Digital Currency for Everyone nano, Now Available Through Coin Cloud’s Network of More Than 5,000 Bitcoin ATMs

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
Cloud, Bitcoin Cash, USD Coin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum, Cardano, White paper, Decentralized finance, Digital, ETH, Digital currency, LTC, BCH, Social media, Nano, ORV, APE, NANO, DCM, USDC, SHIB, DCMS, ACE Cash Express, SUSHI, ADA, UNFI, Spec's Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods, DOGE, Non-fungible token, BTC, Bitcoin ATM, OMG, ALGO, Cryptocurrency, Polygon, Bitcoin, Thorntons

Being part of the growing Coin Cloud network is another new and exciting way to facilitate this.

Key Points: 
  • Being part of the growing Coin Cloud network is another new and exciting way to facilitate this.
  • We are in lockstep with nano in bringing digital currency access to the people of the world, said Chris McAlary , CEO of Coin Cloud.
  • Coin Cloud , a Digital Currency Machine (DCM) company committed to Digital Currency for All since 2014, operates more than 5,000 DCMs across the U.S. and Brazil.
  • Coin Cloud provides the fastest and easiest way to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, and over 40 other digital assets and cryptocurrencies with cash.

“Children are better protected online in 2022 than they were in 2021” - ICO marks anniversary of Children’s code

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Monday, October 31, 2022
Privacy, EIR, FOIA, Data Protection Act 2018, ICO, YouTube, Parliamentary system, Google Account, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, DCMS, Take a break, Freedom of Information Act 2000, PECR, Social media, Internet, Culture, Parent, NSPCC, Information privacy, Department, British Board of Film Classification, Industry, Digital, National Centers for Environmental Information, Ofcom, Face, Data Protection Act 1998, Information, Research, Learning, Microsoft, Government, Telecommunication, Beeban Kidron, Freedom, Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Cryptocurrency, Online shopping, Toy, Medical device, Property management, Google, Instagram, UNICEF

The ICO is marking the anniversary of the groundbreaking Childrens code, that has changed how children are treated online.

Key Points: 
  • The ICO is marking the anniversary of the groundbreaking Childrens code, that has changed how children are treated online.
  • The Childrens code was fully rolled out in September 2021, requiring online services including websites, apps and games to provide better privacy protections for children, ensuring their personal data is protected within the digital world.
  • Changes include targeted and personalised ads being blocked for children, childrens accounts set to private by default, adults blocked from directly messaging children and notifications turned off at bedtime.
  • The code has also had an international effect, inspiring reviews of childrens privacy protections in California, Europe, Canada and Australia.
  • Information Commissioner John Edwards said:
    Weve seen real changes since the Childrens code came into force a year ago.
  • The result is that children are better protected online in 2022 than they were in 2021.
  • The ICO are currently looking into how over 50 different online services are conforming with the code, with four ongoing investigations.