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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
FOCAL by Mozn is Positioned as the Leader in the SPARK Matrix: Know Your Customer (KYC) Solutions, 2025 by QKS Group
Middleton, Massachusetts, May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis and ranking of the leading Know Your Customer (KYC) solution vendors. FOCAL by Mozn, with its comprehensive technology and customer experience management, has received strong ratings across the parameters of technology excellence and customer Group has named FOCAL by Mozn as a SPARK leader in their analysis of the SPARK Matrix™: Know Your Customer (KYC) Solutions, 2025 market. The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ evaluates vendors based on technology excellence and customer impact. It offers an in-depth analysis of global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscapes, and competitive positioning. By providing a competitive analysis and ranking of leading technology vendors, the SPARK Matrix delivers strategic insights that help users assess provider capabilities, differentiate competitively, and understand market positions. FOCAL by Mozn was recognized as a technology leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Know Your Customer (KYC) Solutions, 2025, reflecting its accelerated innovation across AI-driven compliance automation, multilingual name screening, and behavioral risk intelligence. Its platform's modular design and seamless data integrations enable end-to-end KYC workflows, from identity verification and onboarding to ongoing monitoring with real-time risk scoring. With proprietary technologies for phonetic and linguistic risk detection, and advanced graph-based link analysis, FOCAL empowers institutions to uncover hidden relationships and adapt to evolving financial crime risks. FOCAL's rapid advancements in automation, contextual risk modeling, and Arabic/Latin-script precision position it as a leader in the evolving KYC landscape. QKS Group defines 'Know Your Customer (KYC) solution as an integrated technology framework that helps financial institutions verify customer identities, assess risk, and meet regulatory requirements across jurisdictions. A comprehensive end-to-end KYC solution integrates key processes such as customer onboarding, sanctions and PEP screening, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), risk assessment and scoring, and ongoing monitoring. Leveraging AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics, robust KYC solutions analyze customer data and behavioral patterns to detect anomalies and flag potential risks. These solutions also support perpetual KYC (pKYC), beneficial ownership analysis, and real-time decisioning, enhancing accuracy and responsiveness. By automating core compliance functions and enabling seamless integration with internal systems and external data sources, a comprehensive KYC solution improves accuracy, efficiency, and strengthen an institution's financial crime risk management framework.' 'FOCAL by Mozn is adopting an AI-powered approach to modern KYC, blending intelligent risk detection, multilingual name screening, and behavioral analytics into a flexible compliance solution. Built to support the complexities of financial institutions across emerging markets, FOCAL offers robust risk scoring models reflecting jurisdictional needs. The platform also incorporates configurable workflows, API-based integrations, and explainable AI techniques that support transparency in decision-making. FOCAL's modular design and growing automation place it at the forefront of modern KYC platforms, enabling institutions to address evolving regulatory requirements with agility, accuracy, and assurance.' said Siddharth Arya, Senior Analyst at QKS Group. Malik Alyousef, Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer at Mozn, said 'Our recognition as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™ for Know Your Customer (KYC) Solutions by QKS Group is a testament to our relentless efforts and commitment to achieving excellence and innovation in the Financial Crime space. Our cutting-edge AI-driven FOCAL platform minimizes false positives and improves screening & detection precision. We enable an end-to-end KYC Compliance solution making compliance with regulations simple, easy, and effortless while providing frictionless customer experience. Our team remains dedicated to continuously improving and enhancing our FOCAL platform, to meet the evolving needs of our customers and regulatory landscape be it local or global.' Additional Resources: For more information about Mozn About Mozn: Mozn is a technology company committed to advancing digital humanity through the harnessing of artificial intelligence to build enterprise AI-powered products – FOCAL, the End-to-end Fraud Prevention and AML Compliance platform and OSOS, the leading Arabic Gen AI platform – along with tailored AI solutions designed to meet the unique needs of enterprises across various sectors. Mozn is at the forefront of technological innovation, striving to redefine the limits of what is possible in the digital age. Media Contact For more information, please contact Mozn through: media@ About QKS Group: QKS Group is a global advisory and consulting firm focused on helping clients achieve business transformation goals with Strategic Business and Growth advisory services. At QKS Group, our vision is to become an integral part of our client's business as a strategic knowledge partner. Our research and consulting deliverables are designed to provide comprehensive information and strategic insights for helping clients formulate growth strategies to survive and thrive in ever-changing business environments. 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USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 MLB Draft: Six prospects to watch in NCAA baseball tournament regionals
Hear this story While Major League Baseball's draft remains on the horizon, the number of players under the microscope narrows significantly as high school playoffs wrap up and the collegiate postseason gets underway. Beginning Friday, 64 teams will launch their journeys toward Omaha, as NCAA regional play commences. With a draft board that remains largely unsettled as the July 13 selection party draws nearer, the next three weeks could add clarity to the pecking order as evaluators get their last looks at the very best, particularly a stable of playoff-bound No. 1 starters. USA TODAY Sports examines six players who will be in action during the NCAA regionals: JB Middleton, RHP, Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg Regional) He's been on the fringes of the first round based on prospect rankings and mock drafts and could benefit from an up-close eye test if the Golden Eagles advance out of Hattiesburg. Middleton, at 6-foot, 178 pounds, does not bring the physical presence of many top pitching prospects but will be attractive to clubs that prioritize strike-throwing. His 0.83 WHIP is tied with North Carolina ace Jake Knapp for second in the nation and first among postseason pitchers. Middleton's 114-24 strikeout-walk ratio in 98 ⅓ innings is elite, and while his fastball sits around 95 mph, it's just his first year as a starter. With Ivy League champion Columbia the No. 4 seed, it will be interesting to see if Southern Miss saves Middleton for the Miami-Alabama winner or unleashes him in a perceived overmatch against the Lions. Kyson Witherspoon, RHP, Oklahoma (Chapel Hill Regional) Catch him while you can: The Sooners are in a dogfight of a regional, opening with Big Ten tournament champion Nebraska with No. 5 overall North Carolina looming in the winners' bracket. The question for Witherspoon is whether he can lock in a spot in the draft's top 10. The 20-year-old blew away batters in the Sooners' first SEC season, striking out 120 in 91 innings with a 0.91 WHIP. His fastball nears triple digits and his slider is his next-best pitch, with a four-pitch offering that will intrigue clubs seeking a quick mover. Oklahoma's survival may depend as much upon the performance of Kyson's twin brother, Malachi, who will likely get a starting nod sometime this weekend. Brendan Summerhill, OF, Arizona (Eugene Regional) An enticing prospect given he could likely man all three outfield spots as a pro, Summerhill could use an extended look after a broken hand and hamstring injury limited him to just 168 plate appearances this season. He posted a cartoonish .512 OBP in that span and 19 of his 51 hits went for extra bases. The Wildcats will likely need to prevail in an old school Pac-12 matchup against the host Ducks, though they'll have the momentum of a Big 12 tournament title on their side in their first year in the new league. Summerhill will be bidding for the Wildcats' third first-round selection in four years. Marek Houston, SS, Wake Forest (Knoxville Regional) With five prep shortstops slated to go in the draft's top 15, Houston has a chance to show evaluators a more pro-ready skill set in the postseason. He had a decent platform year – a .351/.460/.572 line, with 12 homers and 19 steals – but defensive steadiness might be his calling card. Still, the postseason can provide Houston a spotlight his prep competition will lack. Houston is a consensus top 20 pick but if he can flash more offensive upside to pair with his glove-first profile, he may edge past some of his younger counterparts on draft day. Nolan Schubart, OF, Oklahoma State (Athens Regional) Schubart comes in on a heater, with nine of his 17 home runs in the past 17 games for a Cowboys team that's just 28-23 but boasts the pitching and power that make them a live dog to put a scare into host Georgia. At 6-foot-5, 223 pounds, Schubart figures to only get bigger and stronger as a pro, where his primary position will surely be 'hitter.' He's generated a top exit velocity of 116 mph and made modest strides in his strikeout percentage, cutting it from 27.4% his sophomore year to 25.1. That swing-and-miss will keep him out of the first round, but a big postseason could power Schubart into a first-day selection. James Ellwanger, RHP, Dallas Baptist (Baton Rouge regional) The Patriots' pitching factory has a decent chance to produce four picks in the top three rounds over the past two years; 2024 second-rounder Ryan Johnson has already reached the majors with the Angels. Ellwanger, at 6-4, 205 pounds, touches the upper 90s with his fastball but has struggled with control, walking 36 in 59 innings this season. Still, Ellwanger and fellow projected top-round right-hander Micah Bucknam give Dallas Baptist the sort of pitching profile one needs to survive a regional; perhaps one of them will get matched up with LSU lefty Kade Anderson, a likely top 10 overall pick. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Texas oil companies face new deadlines to plug inactive wells
Texas oil and gas companies face new deadlines to plug defunct wells after the Texas Legislature agreed this week to send Gov. Greg Abbott a bill setting new rules for the industry. The bill, which passed with bipartisan support in both chambers, is the first legislative step in years toward addressing the growing environmental problem for which the state's taxpayers have become increasingly responsible. Written by state Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, Senate Bill 1150 requires oil and gas operators to plug wells that have been inactive for at least 15 years. The Texas Railroad Commission, the agency regulating the oil and gas industry, must start enforcing the new rules in September 2027. In a statement to The Texas Tribune, the Texas Oil and Gas Association applauded the bill. The bill 'recognizes that once a well has reached the end of its economic life and there is no useful purpose, the owner should be responsible for the plugging, and makes this the law in Texas,' said Todd Staples, the association's president. More than 150,000 inactive wells puncture Texas land, regulators estimate. Nearly 8,900 of them have no established owner because the company is either bankrupt or no longer exists. The commission calls these orphan wells, some of which have become conduits for water traveling underneath them. At least eight have burst with brine since October 2024, costing the state millions of dollars to fix. Current Texas law allows oil companies to indefinitely extend the amount of time they have to plug wells. Middleton's bill changes that, but there are exceptions. An operator can still ask for an extension in a number of scenarios. For instance, regulators can consider requests from operators with a proven history of plugging other inactive wells.. Another provision allows extensions for operators who can't afford to plug the well. If approved, the well would have to be plugged by 2042. Under the bill, regulators must evaluate a number of factors, including the operator's plugging history, the number of inactive wells on the property and whether the operator has a plan to reactivate the well. It will be up to the commission to work out the details of how to enforce the bill. Regulators must consider risks to public safety and the environment, as well as the state and location of the well. Virginia Palacios, executive director of Commission Shift Action, a group that advocates for stronger environmental regulations, said she was impressed to see the oil and gas industry support Middleton's bill, but disappointed the rules aren't more stringent. Lawmakers should have given operators 10 years, instead of 15, to plug the wells, she said, adding that the bill contains too many extensions. She said she hopes the commission's rules will be stricter. 'I'm optimistic that this law is going to help reduce some of the problems we've had from unplugged wells,' Palacios said. 'But, in the bigger picture, we could have so much more efficient laws if we had lawmakers actually taking feedback from the people that are most affected, who are seeing these problems play out on the ground, and are seeing what the solutions should be.' First round of TribFest speakers announced! Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Maureen Dowd; U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio; Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker; U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California; and U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas are taking the stage Nov. 13–15 in Austin. Get your tickets today!
New European
4 days ago
- New European
Reform can't resist Liverpool conspiracy theories
Within two hours of a car driving into a crowd at Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade, Merseyside Police announced they had arrested a white British man, aged 53. At that point, police also said that the incident was not being treated as terrorism, hoping to stop any wild speculation leading into unrest, as happened last year. Police on Merseyside, keen to avoid the vacuum which allowed the far right to decide who was responsible for the murders of three children in Southport last year, were much quicker to put information in the public domain following last night's horrific incident in Liverpool. Not that this stopped some of the right's more dedicated conspiracy theorists. Ant Middleton, former TV presenter and putative Reform candidate for Mayor of London in 2028, weighed in on, inevitably, X, urging his 427,000 followers not to 'believe anything that comes from police statements or the msm… Corruption runs deep and lessons were well and truly learnt from the not too distant past! 'God bless all the scousers and to all involved in this terrible 'terror type' incident, may strength be with you! You are in my prays [sic] this evening! Romans 8:26,' he added. Pointed out to him that the suspect was a white Briton, Middleton – who himself has spent time in prison for the unlawful wounding of a male police officer and common assault on a female PC – responded: 'It doesn't matter his skin colour, it's the motive behind why he done [sic] it. Which could be a number of things. 'This tactic being used multiple times as confirmed terror attacks who suggest it comes from that handbook and terror attack or not this should be treated primarily as suspected terrorist activity until proven otherwise.' Meanwhile, Middleton's Reform colleague and fellow noted national security expert Darren Grimes – formerly of GB News, now a Durham councillor – was irked by an initial BBC report that, with confirmation of the nature of the incident yet to come, labelled it a road traffic collision. 'Road traffic collision? Do the BBC know we've all seen the awful videos? I hope to Almighty God there is an explanation for what's happened in Liverpool,' he wrote on X. When it emerged that the suspect was white and British, Grimes complained: 'Tonight has proven that the police can give out identifiable characteristics such as skin colour pretty damn fast when it suits the approved narrative.' All very distasteful when people are still seriously injured in hospital. Still, those lucrative likes and reposts won't harvest themselves.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
'1000%' — Giannis Antetokounmpo confirms one Khris Middleton fact while cheering for the former Milwaukee Bucks veteran
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton. Image via: Jesse D. Garrabrant/ NBAE via Getty Images Giannis Antetokounmpo has recently shared that former Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton's jersey was retired in the organization as a gesture of respect for his commitment and contribution to the team over the years. Responding to a fan on X, Antetokounmpo also showered praise for his former teammate with a heartfelt emoji as he made it clear that parting with the Bucks veteran was not easy. Giannis Antetokounmpo confirms Khris Middleton's jersey retirement at the Milwaukee Bucks Three-time All-Star Khris Middleton began a new chapter in his career with the Washington Wizards, and it started with a fresh jersey number. Middleton, who wore jersey number 22 during his twelve-year tenure with the Milwaukee Bucks, made the surprising decision not to continue with the same number in Washington. It was evident when he chose to wear #32. In a recent post on X, Giannis Antetokounmpo shared that the Milwaukee Bucks retired the #22 jersey. Responding to a fan's post, Antetokounmpo simply wrote '1000%' alongside a GOAT emoji, showing his respect for the former teammate and the NBA veteran. Though the decision was partially influenced by veteran Richaun Holmes already wearing #22 on the Wizards roster, it was also seemingly Middleton looking to start a new chapter. He parted ways with the number so closely associated with his greatest professional achievements, and Middleton is embracing change and reaffirming his commitment to the Wizards' rebuilding effort. The move came just before the NBA trade deadline, when Middleton was sent to Washington as part of a four-team deal that included the Bucks acquiring Kyle Kuzma. The trade marked the end of a storied run for Middleton in Milwaukee, where he not only became the franchise leader in three-pointers but also climbed to third on their all-time scoring list with 12,586 points. Middleton's legacy in Milwaukee is undeniable. He was a cornerstone of the Bucks' rise from a 15-win season in 2013 to NBA champions in 2021. That championship run included heroic performances in the playoffs, especially when Giannis Antetokounmpo went down with an injury during the Eastern Conference Finals. Middleton stepped up, delivering clutch performances, including a 40-point outburst in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, which was crucial for Milwaukee's first title in 50 years. Also Read: 'Must see basketball' — Giannis Antetokounmpo pushes for 2026 NBA All-Star Game to feature Team USA vs World in epic new format Injuries hampered his later years with the Bucks, but Middleton remained a respected leader and elite scorer. His contributions, both on and off the court, have sparked calls for Milwaukee to eventually retire his number. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
