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NetJets Shares First Biannual Global Sustainability Program Progress Update

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NetJets, the leader in private aviation with more than 760 aircraft worldwide, today releases its first biannual update following the launch of its expanded Global Sustainability Program in October 2020. Since the program announcement, NetJets has taken its commitment to sustainability a step further, acquiring a stake in WasteFuel , a next generation waste–to–fuel business that transforms landfill waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). NetJets will also purchase 100 million gallons of SAF over the next decade. This represents one of the largest SAF offtakes in the aviation industry and by far the largest in private aviation.

In addition to sustainable fuel, NetJets' initiative focuses on consumer and corporate carbon offsetting. This includes offsetting NetJets' administrative and training flights, as well as its two corporate offices in Columbus, Ohio, which are now carbon neutral.

The following metrics are highlights of these collective efforts in the U.S. over the last six months:

  • A 61% increase in Blue Skies enrollment
    • The Blue Skies program encourages Owners worldwide to take responsibility for the environmental impact of their flight by seamlessly purchasing the equivalent amount of carbon credits to ensure their flight activity is carbon neutral
  • Approximately 750,000 nautical miles flown with SAF
  • 38,543 metric tons of CO2 offset
  • 7,650 carbon neutral flight hours purchased

NetJets Europe, which has been carbon neutral since 2012, offset 4,724 metric tons of carbon from October 2020 through February 2021 and over 1 million metric tons total. NetJets Europe will begin purchasing SAF in 2021.

"Our worldwide sustainability efforts continue to be a source of pride and passion for us at NetJets and a key business priority in 2021 and beyond," said Brad Ferrell, Executive Vice President of Administrative Services. "Our financial and operational commitments, to SAF in particular, not only push competitors to take a stance on the issue but also help guarantee the continued availability of sustainable fuel for the larger aviation industry. This is just the beginning of our journey, and we are invigorated to further our progress as the leader in sustainable private aviation."

A subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, NetJets aligns its Global Sustainability Program with the holding company's commitment to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. To follow NetJets' sustainability progress, visit https://www.netjets.com/en–us/sustainability.

About NetJets

Beginning as the first private jet charter and management company, NetJets has led the industry for 55+ years. Then in 1986, they revolutionized it with the concept of shared ownership and proceeded to build the largest, most diverse private jet fleet in the world. Today, NetJets is proud to be a Berkshire Hathaway company known for its unwavering commitment to safety, service, and unmatched global access. NetJets' industry–leading scale and business model offer NetJets and its Owners dependable financial sustainability unlike any other in the industry. For these reasons and many more, NetJets will continue to be the favored choice of the world's most discerning travelers for generations to come. For more information about the world's most reliable and trusted aviation company, please visit netjets.com.


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Jacada Partners With CallMiner to Coach Agents and Automate Tasks Using Agent Assist

ATLANTA, April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jacada, Inc., the leading provider of real–time agent assist solutions, has announced a new strategic technology partnership with CallMiner, the leading provider of speech and customer interaction analytics.

By leveraging CallMiner's Eureka platform and Jacada's Interact low code automation platform in harmony, organizations can rapidly build and launch real–time agent assist and other intelligent automation solutions.

Contact centers can use real–time agent assist to analyze voice interactions between customers and agents in real–time, automate repetitive tasks and guide agents at moments that matter the most during live customer interactions.

Some of the most popular agent assist capabilities are as follows:

  • Workflows that automate processes and guide agents during every step of a conversation with a customer.
  • Robotic process automation (RPA) bots that automate manual tasks on the agent's desktop.
  • Virtual assistants answer questions proactively and surface relevant articles at the right time, as well as coaching bots that offer timely tips for agent improvement.

Getting started with agent assist is easy. Business analysts can design the agent assistant in a visual designer with clicks not code. CallMiner's post call analytics and real–time insights help the agent assistant deliver more personalized agent and customer experiences. When ready, contact centers can launch the agent assistant, monitor its usage, and continuously boost relevant KPIs by tweaking it as needed.

"We are particularly pleased to partner with CallMiner and in taking another key step toward realizing our vision for Agent Assist, as our clients are excited about the combined power of real–time conversation analytics and robotic desktop automation," said Yoel Goldenberg, chief product officer at Jacada.

Jacada has proven its ability to deliver on the business case for agent assist by reducing agent onboarding time by 75%, errors by 90%, and agent attrition by more than 20%. The partnership builds on this industry leadership by enabling organizations to expand contact center automation and efficiency, which in turn drives benefits enterprise–wide.

"By combining the power of CallMiner's conversation analytics with Jacada's ability to guide agents and automate manual tasks in real time, we're making it easier for organizations to drive improvement in the contact center and across their business," said Jeff Gallino, founder, and chief technology officer at CallMiner. "We're excited about the benefits this partnership will undoubtedly bring to joint customers."

To learn more about this partnership, watch a live demo and interact with our experts, register for this webinar: Make Every Agent Your Best Agent With Real–time Speech Analytics and RPA.

About CallMiner
CallMiner is a recognized leader in the speech analytics software industry, harvesting key customer and operational insights from multi– channel customer interactions. Uniting with our customers and partners, our platform drives contact center efficiency, positive customer and employee experience and significant improvements in top and bottom–line corporate performance.

About Jacada
Jacada is the leading provider of contact center automation software, recognized for its unified intelligent virtual agent and robotic process automation capabilities. Contact center and customer experience leaders at Fortune 1000 companies trust Jacada with assisting customers and agents during moments that matter. Business analysts and developers use our low code automation platform to build and launch real–time assistance solutions leveraging AI and RPA in weeks and realize return on investment in months.

For press inquiries, contact Scott Merritt via phone at 770–361–5900 or email at smerritt@jacada.com


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Micro Insurance Company and TanManagement Join Hands in Africa

NEW YORK, April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micro Insurance Company (MIC) "" the world's first end–to–end digital insurance platform "" is partnering with TanManagement Insurance Brokers Limited to grow digital insurance in Tanzania. Micro Insurance Company's mission is to provide a simple safety net, so when the unexpected happens, people are able to bounce back swiftly. They do this by delivering relevant insurance products through their digital channels and partners "" providing them access to the over 4 billion people and 100 million businesses that are unserved across the globe.

Micro Insurance Company (formerly MicroEnsure) has been working diligently to partner with like–minded businesses and organizations in order to grow the distribution of microinsurance globally. The appointment of TanManagement, as Micro Insurance Company's representative in Tanzania, is part of this ongoing endeavor.

This partnership between Micro Insurance Company and TanManagement was formed as a result of leveraging the platform provided by Brokerslink "" a global company that owns and manages a worldwide insurance broking network with the initiative to strengthen the growth of digital insurance. Brokerslink is unique in that it has all the expertise needed to provide the services expected from an international firm, while also having the embedded knowledge and relationships that only local brokers possess.

Through the joining of forces between MIC and TanManagement, new and innovative insurance products will be developed and delivered to millions of individuals and businesses via various B2B partners such as telecom operators, e–commerce platforms, mobile money operators, ride hailing apps, and other platforms. Micro Insurance Company brings to the partnership it's digital insurance expertise, B2B network, innovative product development, process design, and reinsurance support, while Tan Management provides the license and outreach.

Micro Insurance Company is a global insurance platform delivering technology, underwriting, policy management, and distribution. Whereas most Insurtechs seek to improve existing monoline products and markets, MIC follows the concept of straight–through processing. They do this in order to create highly relevant insurance products that they can offer internationally at very low cost so they can support people in their local communities.

Micro Insurance Company will continue ongoing efforts to grow this model by partnering with other Brokerslink members across the globe with focus on Asia, Middle East, Africa and LATAM. MIC welcomes and encourages inquiries from members within. Contact Rehan Butt at Rehan@microinsurance.com

Micro Insurance Company is the world's first global end–to–end digital micro insurance platform that has combined reinsurance capacity, in–country insurance licenses, world class distribution, and market leading AI functionality. More details – www.microinsurance.com

TanManagement Insurance Brokers Limited is a private Limited Liability company registered in Tanzania under the Companies ordinance Cap 212 and issued with a Certificate of Incorporation No. 35174. In the past 10 years, the company has grown from a small office in Moshi to being one of the top 10 Brokerage Firms in Tanzania. For more details, log on to www.tm.co.tz


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Recently voted Best Zero Commission Broker, FXCM Expands Single Share and Stock Basket Offerings

LONDON and SYDNEY, Australia and JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FXCM Group, LLC ("FXCM Group' or "FXCM'), the leading international provider of online foreign exchange trading, CFD trading and related services, is today announcing an expansion of its Single Share CFD and proprietary Stock Basket product lines.

Having recently been awarded Best Zero Commission* Broker in the 2021 ADVFN International Finance Awards, FXCM is continuing to expand its offering to include shares from Hong Kong's primary exchange the HKEX, and an additional 50 NYSE and NASDAQ listed companies to its US Share CFD offering.

Trading shares with FXCM does not include any minimum commission values, allowing clients to start with trade sizes as small as 1/10th of a share on US, DE, FR and UK listed companies.

Additionally, the firm has expanded its stock basket offering by launching the "Big China Tech (ATMX)" basket. FXCM now offers a portfolio of fourteen stock baskets which combine the shares of multiple companies from one sector into a single tradeable instrument.

The Big China Tech (ATMX) basket consists of four of the most popular Chinese tech stocks listed in Hong Kong, Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan Dianping and Xiaomi. These stocks are rapidly growing and are considered a benchmark index for the performance of the Chinese Tech industry, being comparable to its US counterpart – the FAANG index.

Stock trading is available via FXCM's proprietary website, mobile and desktop trading platforms in addition to a multitude of third–party platforms via FXCM's robust REST, FIX, JAVA and FOREXCONNECT APIs.

Brendan Callan, CEO of FXCM commented: "Our Stock Basket and Share CFD products are some of our most popular instruments and we are excited to announce their expansion, providing even more trade opportunities for our clients. With constantly shifting markets and new company shares booming, we will always continue our focus on growing our offering so that clients can make the most of their FXCM account, no matter what is moving in the markets."

The list of available companies for share trading and the weightings of all FXCM Stock Baskets and is available via FXCM's website www.fxcm.com

*FXCM can be compensated in several ways, which includes but are not limited to adding a mark–up to the spreads it receives from its liquidity providers, adding a mark–up to rollover, etc. Commission–based pricing is applicable to Active Trader account types.

About FXCM:

FXCM is a leading provider of online foreign exchange (FX) trading, CFD trading, and related services. Founded in 1999, the company's mission is to provide global traders with access to the world's largest and most liquid market by offering innovative trading tools, hiring excellent trading educators, meeting strict financial standards and striving for the best online trading experience in the market. Clients have the advantage of mobile trading, one–click order execution and trading from real–time charts. In addition, FXCM offers educational courses on FX trading and provides trading tools, proprietary data and premium resources. FXCM Pro provides retail brokers, small hedge funds and emerging market banks access to wholesale execution and liquidity, while providing high and medium frequency funds access to prime brokerage services via FXCM Prime. FXCM is a Leucadia Company.

Forex Capital Markets Limited: FCA registration number 217689 (www.fxcm.com/uk)

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.

76.31% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider.

You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

FXCM EU LTD: CySEC license number 392/20 (www.fxcm.com/eu)

CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage.

Between 74–89% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs.

You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

FXCM Australia Pty. Limited: AFSL 309763. Losses can exceed your deposited funds. The products may not be suitable for all investors. Please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved. If you decide to trade products offered by FXCM AU, you must read and understand the Financial Services Guide, Product Disclosure Statement, and Terms of Business on www.fxcm.com/au.

FXCM South Africa (PTY) Ltd: FSP No 46534 (www.fxcm.com/za). Our service includes products that are traded on margin and carry a risk of losses in excess of your deposited funds. The products may not be suitable for all investors. Please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.

FXCM Markets Limited: Losses can exceed deposited funds. (www.fxcm.com/markets).

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