AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoStorm Recovery: Hurricane Lala’s aftermath is still hitting Hawaii hard, with about 17,000 people on Hawaii Island without power and major road damage in Kau, while utilities say most remaining outages on Oahu and Maui should ease within days. Payments & Banking: TerraPay is teaming with Deutsche Bank to improve cross-border payment settlement, and Temenos was named a Gartner Leader for retail core banking systems in Europe. Retail & Consumer Tech: Globe At Home says its fibre base jumped 32% year-on-year, while Ui Ai launched Amica, an AI “digital employee” for 24/7 customer service. Corporate Moves in Food: Unilever is offloading its food businesses but keeping Lipton Ice Tea via the Pepsi Lipton joint venture. Safety & Hospitality: Travelodge’s boss resigned after criticism over assaults, including a key-card policy change requiring guest permission for replacements. Energy & Environment: Scottish Water became the first utility to use tech to cut laboratory plastic waste, and DP World opened a new warehouse in Johor to expand contract logistics across Southeast Asia. Health Policy: The UAE’s new vape tax (from Sept 1) sets a minimum excise price to deter youth vaping.
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