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Boolvideo 2.0: Transform Static Image into Dynamic Video

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Boolv Tech, a leader in AI-powered video creation, has announced the launch of Boolvideo 2.0, a revolutionary upgrade designed to redefine how businesses create promotional content for e-commerce platforms like Shopify, Amazon, and Etsy.

With its latest features, Boolvideo 2.0 empowers users to transform static product images into dynamic, high-quality videos that captivate audiences and boost sales.

“At Boolv Tech, we strive to simplify video creation and empower businesses to showcase their products in compelling ways,” said Ken Wang, CEO of Boolv Tech. “Boolvideo 2.0 introduces groundbreaking tools like AI Image Dynamization, making professional video production faster, easier, and more engaging.”

What’s New in Boolvideo 2.0?

AI-Powered Image Animation

Harness the power of AI to animate static images into lifelike visuals. Customize animations to match your branding, adding an extra layer of creativity and engagement to your content.

Key Features

  • Product to Video
    Transform product URLs into engaging, platform-specific videos optimized for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and more. Seamlessly boost sales and engagement with content tailored to each platform’s algorithm.
  • Visuals to Video
    Upload photos or video clips, and let Boolvideo craft them into share-worthy videos. Whether for e-commerce or personal projects, breathe new life into your visuals effortlessly.
  • Idea to Video
    Start with a simple idea or phrase, and watch Boolvideo’s AI transform it into a polished, stunning video. Perfect for businesses looking to turn creative sparks into compelling content.
  • Templates to Video
    Choose from a library of premium templates, upload your content, and generate professional-grade videos instantly. Ideal for brands, influencers, and content creators.

Revolutionizing E-Commerce Video Creation

Boolvideo 2.0 offers a cutting-edge solution for e-commerce seller seeking to create high-quality promotional videos that highlight their products’ best features. With AI Image Dynamization, static images come to life, providing a dynamic and visually appealing display that resonates with potential buyers.

This innovation reduces shooting costs and simplifies workflows, allowing businesses to achieve higher returns on investment.

YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/YOi9_KI0Mxs?si=OlZ0W0tiIkGwnYEF

Boolvideo 2.0 is purpose-built for e-commerce businesses, helping them connect with their target audience and drive measurable sales growth. By streamlining video production and enhancing content quality, Boolv Tech empowers brands to stay competitive in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

About Boolv Tech

To learn more, visit Boolv Tech or contact us below.

Boolv Tech is a trailblazer in AI-driven video creation, offering innovative tools such as Boolvideo and Similarvideo that empower businesses to produce captivating content effortlessly. With features like AI Image Dynamization, multilingual support, and a rich material library, Boolv Tech continues to set new standards in professional-quality video production.

Media Contact

Ken Wang
CEO, Boolv Tech
support@boolvector.com

e& Collaborates with IBM to Launch Pioneering End-to-End AI Governance Platform

DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — e&, a global technology group, has collaborated with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to deploy a pioneering, end-to-end, multi-model Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI governance solution. Announced today at the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos, this collaboration intends to enhance e&’s AI governance framework to promote compliance, oversight, and ethical practices across its growing AI ecosystem, reinforcing e&’s commitment to establishing robust governance, risk management, and regulatory oversight across its AI usage.

IBM & e& executives at World Economic Forum
IBM & e& executives at World Economic Forum

The solution will leverage IBM’s watsonx.governance enterprise AI and data governance platform, combined with IBM Consulting’s expertise in AI implementation, build on e&’s commitment to scale AI responsibly and track ROI while addressing compliance requirements, transparency, and ethical oversight of AI models.

This collaboration will bring IBM’s globally recognized toolkit for AI governance to bear on key challenges like maintaining consistent oversight of e&’s AI systems, navigating risks such as non-compliance, ethical concerns, and the monitoring of AI performance at scale. As it continues to expand its ambitious AI strategy and capabilities, e& is proactively enhancing its AI ecosystem by establishing a robust framework for accountability, mitigating potential biases, and safeguarding data. Leveraging IBM’s technology and consulting expertise, e& is taking a significant step forward in building scalable and transparent AI operations.

The new AI governance solution introduces advanced features like automated risk management, compliance monitoring, and real-time performance analysis. This will enable e& to mitigate risks, detect biases, and address regulatory standards throughout the entire AI model lifecycle—from development to decommissioning.

“As AI continues to transform industries, responsible governance is paramount. At e&, we are committed to leading by example and setting the global benchmark when it comes to establishing robust AI governance practices,” said Dena Almansoori, Group Chief AI and Data Officer at e&. “By adopting IBM watsonx.governance, we’re taking a decisive step forward in our AI journey. This collaboration ensures transparency, explainability and efficiency across our AI operations, raising the bar for AI governance in the industry.”

The governance solution is set to empower e& to monitor current AI use cases in real-time, proactively manage any potential AI risks in production, and deliver measurable value to stakeholders.

By establishing a centralized inventory of AI models, the solution supports full traceability and oversight. IBM watsonx.governance facilitates dynamic monitoring, offering real-time insights into model performance, risk scoring, and compliance metrics. This helps enable e& to detect issues like bias and drift early, allowing for corrective action and ethical AI practices.

IBM Consulting will be working closely with e& to design and implement a comprehensive AI governance framework tailored to e&’s unique requirements. This includes defining workflows and key performance indicators and onboarding existing AI models onto the platform to deliver real-time insights into AI’s value, impact, and potential risks.

The deployment will also utilize IBM Consulting Advantage, an AI-powered delivery platform, to accelerate the development of the AI governance framework through persona and journey mapping, market research, architecture patterns for AI integration, and knowledge transfer materials.

“IBM watsonx empowers organizations like e& to navigate the complexities of AI governance. By integrating automation, real-time monitoring, and centralized oversight, we are addressing key governance challenges and reducing risks associated with AI,” said Shukri Eid, General Manager, Gulf, Levant & Pakistan at IBM. “Strengthening our long-standing partnership with e&, this milestone serves as a catalyst for responsible AI innovation.”

This collaboration builds on the successful relationship between IBM and e&, including the  recently joint report titled MENA’s AI advantage: Opportunity to leap ahead and lead (Middle East and North Africa perspective) featuring perspectives from top Middle East businesses and data from IBM’s existing CEO study. The report identified five critical themes that uncover regional nuances for CEOs to keep in mind as they navigate and prepare their organizations to seize the AI opportunity, including the importance of advocacy for trustworthy AI.

This collaboration marks a significant step in e&’s AI governance journey, setting a new standard for responsible and scalable AI operations for the group and industry at large.

About e&
e& is a global technology group committed to advancing the digital future across markets in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe. With the group’s financial performance in 2023 showing a consolidated net revenue of AED 53.8 billion and a net profit of AED 10.3 billion, e& continues to maintain its position as a financial powerhouse, reflected by its strong credit rating and solid balance sheet.

Founded in Abu Dhabi over 48 years ago, e& has evolved from a telecom pioneer into a technology group. Its footprint now spans 38 countries, offering a comprehensive portfolio of innovative digital services ranging from advanced connectivity, entertainment, streaming and financial services to AI-powered solutions, cloud computing, ICT, cybersecurity and IoT platforms.

The Group is structured around five core business pillars: e& UAE, e& international, e& life, e& enterprise and e& capital, each catering to distinct customer and market needs. These pillars empower e& to lead in various sectors, from telecom and digital lifestyle to enterprise services and venture investments. The ongoing strategic investments in AI, IoT, 5G and cloud services reinforce its leadership in the global technology landscape, driving the future of smart connectivity and innovation.

Driven by innovation, sustainability and a commitment to digital empowerment, e& is set on creating a smarter, more connected future for individuals, businesses and communities.

To learn more about e&, visit eand.com.

About IBM
IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

Visit www.ibm.com for more information.

Contact:

Shahd Rami Ahmad Barghouti
IBM
shahd.barghouti@ibm.com 

Algorand rolls out crypto’s most inclusive staking rewards program

Avoids punitive slashing and token lockups, maintains web3’s lowest costs for node runners with real-time reward payments

SINGAPORE, Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Staking rewards have arrived on the Algorand blockchain. The Algorand Foundation announced today that, after this week’s consensus mechanism upgrade, ‘block rewards’ are now being paid, in real-time, to validators successfully proposing blocks to the Layer-1 blockchain. The rewards begin at 10 ALGO per block and will decay by 1% every millionth block. Validators also receive 50% of the transaction fees of the blocks they successfully propose. More information about this upgrade and “Algorand 4.0” can be found here.

Algorand’s staking program is unique in the industry. Rewards are paid out in real-time and, unlike the staking setups on Solana, Ethereum, and other chains, participants are not threatened by slashing nor subject to restrictive token lockups. Node runners continue to have full access to their funds at all times. Also, compared to other popular currencies like ETH and SOL, Algorand’s staking rewards are not inflationary and don’t impact the total supply of ALGO.

“While staking on Algorand is highly inclusive, it’s highly secure as well,” said John Woods, CTO of the Algorand Foundation. “Algorand uses advanced cryptography that makes it unnecessary to put user funds at risk of penalty or loss – their ALGO does not need to be delegated to other parties or locked up to be used to secure the network.”

“Any time we interact with a blockchain – whether through a dApp or an enterprise platform – that action is made possible because of the network running it,” said Staci Warden, CEO of the Algorand Foundation. “The nodes on the Algorand blockchain secure corporate supply chains, online credentials, and digital identities. They make it possible to send aid payments around the world, and to tokenize and exchange real-world assets, all in a decentralized system. The Algorand blockchain does not fail. The Algorand blockchain will never fork. And, now, Algorand will also offer inclusive, robust, and future-proofed staking.”

There are multiple ways people can participate in securing the network and earn staking rewards. For DeFi users, liquid staking is available from Folks Finance, Tinyman, Messina, and CompX; there is a consensus staking pool on Pact, with other staking pools available on Réti; and delegated staking is available from Valar. ALGO staking will be available on other centralized exchanges later this year. Users can also run their own Algorand node

The rollout of staking rewards marks the end of a banner year for the sustainable Algorand blockchain, including:

About Algorand Foundation 
Algorand’s mission is to power a world where information has integrity and innovative ideas can scale. The Algorand Foundation supports Algorand’s rapidly growing ecosystem by providing a best-in-class developer environment, supporting key infrastructure and setting technical standards, offering comprehensive support to builders and entrepreneurs, and providing the framework for decentralized governance.

Launched in 2019, the Algorand (ALGO) blockchain has grown into a vibrant ecosystem of developers, entrepreneurs, and enterprise partners that benefit from institutional-grade certainty and resilience. Its low fees, instant finality, and minimal carbon footprint appeal to the protocol’s millions of retail users, and developers of all kinds appreciate the ability to use common programming languages like Python. Builders on Algorand are creating protocols and companies that solve important problems at a global scale: instant payments in war and disaster zones, self-sovereign identity for the disenfranchised, supply-chain traceability for global commerce, permissionless protocols addressing financial inclusion, and the creation of entirely new markets through tokenization, to name a few. To learn more and start your journey on Algorand, visit algorand.co 

About Algorand (ALGO)
Algorand (ALGO, ALGO-USD) is a cryptocurrency launched in 2019 as part of the Algorand blockchain. The Algorand blockchain is an energy-efficient, quantum-secure, single-layer blockchain with instant finality, consistently high throughput, and low fees. Algorand (ALGO) is currently trading on more than 400 active markets under the tickers ALGO, ALGO-USD, ALGO/USD, ALGO-EUR, and ALGO/EUR, among other currency pairs. It has a limited, deflationary supply of 10,000,000,000 ALGO which will be in full circulation by 2030. More information can be found at algorand.co.

 

ViewSonic Unveils Future-Focused Visual Solutions for Public, Corporate, and Educational Spaces at ISE 2025

User-Centric, Flexible, and Sustainable Designs Simplifying AV Technology Adoption

BREA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, will showcase its latest innovations under the theme “Solutions That Shape the Future” at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2025, taking place from February 4th to 7th in Spain. The company will introduce a diverse range of advanced display solutions, ranging from 75-inch to 263-inch displays, along with integrated software designed to enhance efficiency and productivity in public spaces, corporate workspaces, and collaborative learning spaces.

ViewSonic demonstrate comprehensive, adaptable solutions in public spaces, meeting rooms, and learning environments
ViewSonic demonstrate comprehensive, adaptable solutions in public spaces, meeting rooms, and learning environments

“In an era of rapidly evolving technology, users across different scenarios prioritize quick and easy adoption of solutions,” said Bonny Cheng, COO of ViewSonic. “At ViewSonic, we envision a future where seamless communication and collaboration break down barriers. By offering integrated, one-stop solutions, we minimize the learning curve and bridge the gaps between tools, optimizing users’ performance and experience in work, learning, and life—all while ensuring sustainability.”

Simplifying Large-Scale Visual Deployments in Public Spaces 
ViewSonic’s solutions for large venues focus on delivering high-quality presentation, effortless installation, and seamless operation. Among the ISE highlights is the world’s first rack-mount All-in-One control box, which integrates power and control modules into a compact 4U design. This innovation complements the Customizable All-in-One LED Series, which supports irregular shapes and custom sizes, breaking configuration limits while seamlessly integrating into existing ProAV structures for impactful branding presentation.

Upgrading its versatile lineup, ViewSonic will unveil its latest third-generation foldable All-in-One LED display. This 138-inch display features a sleek, frameless design and a built-in wheeled stand, enabling effortless relocation and installation-free setup—making it ideal for multi-purpose applications. Complementing this innovation, ViewSonic will also exhibit other large-format displays, including an ultra-wide 105-inch display, showcased in portrait orientation with side-by-side visuals. Designed for 24/7 operation, it is suitable for advertising and other high-demand environments. For creative installations in spaces such as lobbies, museums, or auditoriums, high-brightness lamp-free projectors offer reliable and adaptable performance. 

Optimizing Collaboration in Corporate and Education Settings
Effective communication, collaboration, and management are essential for organizational success. To meet the needs of corporate workplaces and educational institutions, ViewSonic will demo advanced meeting room solutions. featuring dual interactive display setups. These include a video conferencing solution that pairs a 75-inch ViewBoard interactive display with TeamJoin, a Microsoft Teams Rooms certified meeting system, enabling seamless videoconferencing with one-tap sign-in and one-click meeting access. Additionally, the collaboration solution combines TeamOne, an AI-powered software, with an ultra-wide 92-inch interactive display to enable intuitive teamwork and streamline meeting notes with AI-driven summarization.  

Enhancing these offerings, ViewSonic’s Manager is a centralized management software designed to simplify multi-device administration. With features such as efficient on/off scheduling and broadcast control, it helps IT administrators reduce repetitive tasks and streamline operations.

Leading in Sustainability with ESG Initiatives
Aligned with its 2050 net-zero commitment, ViewSonic incorporates eco-friendly designs and robust carbon management practices across every stage of the product lifecycle. Setting a new industry benchmark, ViewSonic achieved the world’s first EPEAT Gold certification in the signage display category and holds the highest number of EPEAT Silver certifications for interactive and commercial displays, reflecting its dedication to sustainable design, production, and energy efficiency.

At ISE, ViewSonic will showcase its sustainable solutions. An 86-inch ViewBoard interactive display from an upcoming series will take center stage, featuring advanced performance and energy-efficient design that has earned it EPEAT Silver certification, reducing power consumption by 20% compared to the previous generation. Beyond interactive displays, the Luminous Superior projector series utilizes laser and LED light sources, eliminating toxic mercury and delivering high brightness, energy efficiency, and a longer lifespan of up to 60,000 hours. These advancements reinforce the company’s commitment to sustainable innovation and environmentally responsible practices.

ViewSonic at ISE 2025
Location: Booth #2Q200, Hall 2, Fira Barcelona Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain
Dates and Times:

  • February 4th – February 6th, 2025: 10:00 am6:00 pm
  • February 7th, 2025: 10:00 am4:00 pm

To experience ViewSonic’s innovative visual solutions, click here to reserve a booth tour.

About ViewSonic
Founded in 1987 in California, ViewSonic is a leading global visual solutions provider with a presence in over 100 countries. The company leverages over 35 years of expertise in visual technology to deliver a comprehensive portfolio of hardware, software, content, and services. ViewSonic offers a wide range of products, with screen sizes spanning from 5 inches to a massive 760 inches. This includes interactive displays, large format displays, LED displays, pen displays, monitors, projectors, SaaS, AI services, interactive content, and more. This innovative ecosystem empowers education, workplaces, and individuals to foster creativity, collaboration, and seamless learning. ViewSonic focuses on designing products that deliver optimal performance and customer satisfaction while integrating sustainable production practices and upholding comprehensive environmental, social, and governance standards. The company’s goal is to enable customers to “See the Difference”. Learn more at www.viewsonic.com

UN Global Compact Champions Collaborative Solutions for the SDGs at Davos

DAVOS-KLOSTERS, Switzerland, Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The United Nations Global Compact concluded a series of impactful sessions during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, advancing discussions on the critical role of business in addressing global challenges through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Held at the SDG Tent, an inclusive and collaborative space for dialogue, the UN Global Compact convened leaders from business, government and civil society to explore solutions for sustainable growth, human capital development and safeguarding the planet.

Under the Davos theme of Collaboration for the Intelligent Age, the discussions highlighted opportunities to navigate geo-economic fragmentation, leverage exponential technological innovation and drive inclusive economic growth.

Highlights of Activities by the UN Global Compact at Davos include:

  • Investments in Technology and Innovation: An executive breakfast explored the transformative potential of AI and frontier technologies in promoting sustainability and inclusivity, with a focus on gender equality, sustainable finance and inclusive economic growth.
  • Leadership Dialogues Luncheon: A high-level gathering with UN Global Compact Board members and engaged CEOs charted a 2025 roadmap for policy advocacy, setting the stage for key global moments including COP30 and the World Social Summit.
  • Water Resilience Coalition CEO Circle: A closed-door session showcased the role of AI in achieving water resilience, advancing the goal of impacting 100 water-stressed basins by 2030.
  • From Silos to Synergy: This panel highlighted the transformative power of sustainable procurement to advance the SDGs. The session introduced a new collaboration with the Watch and Jewelry Initiative to simplify processes for buyers and suppliers and enable industry-wide adoption across various brands. The discussion also emphasized the role of procurement in empowering women- and youth-led enterprises, enhancing transparency through AI and reshaping industries for sustainability.

The discussions underscored the importance of innovative partnerships, financing mechanisms and frontier technologies in addressing global challenges, from climate change and resource resilience to economic inequality and the ethical use of AI.

Reflecting on the week’s activities, Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, stated:
“In an era defined by unprecedented technological advancement and global complexity, the role of businesses in delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals has never been more vital. At Davos, we witnessed the power of collaboration to harness innovation, unlock investment and advance transformative solutions that benefit both people and the planet. Together, we can create a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient future.”

The sessions of the UN Global Compact aligned closely with the core themes of the Annual Meeting, including reimagining growth, safeguarding the planet and investing in people. These discussions emphasized the importance of collaboration across sectors to build stronger, more resilient economies and address shared challenges effectively.

About the UN Global Compact

The ambition of the UN Global Compact is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the SDGs through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more than 20,000 participating companies, 5 Regional Hubs, 63 Country Networks covering 80 countries and 13 Country Managers establishing Networks in 18 other countries, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world.

Leading Global Alcoholic Beverage Company Transforms HR Operations with 3CLogic’s Intelligent EX Solution and ServiceNow HRSD

3CLogic’s AI-powered contact center solution integrated with ServiceNow HRSD to streamline global HR operations and enhance employee engagement for leading beverage company.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — 3CLogic, the leading AI-powered contact center platform purpose-built for ServiceNow®, today announced that a major alcoholic beverage organization has selected its intelligent solution, integrated with ServiceNow HR Service Delivery (HRSD) to power its new global HR department. The American organization, renowned for its world-class distilleries and distribution of iconic brands to over 100 countries, generates over $1 billion in annual revenue.

In today’s fast-paced, globalized business environment, fragmented HR systems, siloed technologies, and rising employee expectations for AI-driven, personalized experiences create challenges and frustration. Many businesses also face increasingly overlapping CRM and contact center systems, driving operational complexity and costs while reducing service quality.

With mounting pressure to modernize and streamline HR operations, the beverage organization turned to 3CLogic and ServiceNow to create a comprehensive, centralized EX platform. The unified solution will provide AI-driven automation, omnichannel engagements, intelligent agent workspaces, and rich analytics, enabling HR teams to deliver faster and more personalized support.

“As businesses worldwide face pressure to modernize their HR systems, we’re excited to work with this global leader to create a unified EX platform,” said Matt Durkin, VP of Sales at 3CLogic. “By combining our intelligent contact center capabilities with ServiceNow, employees will receive fast, frictionless support, allowing them to focus on their work.”

The combined HR solution will streamline workflows and engagements to simplify operations, boost productivity, and enhance employee engagement. With voice and SMS integrated with ServiceNow agent workspace and comprehensive contact center reporting embedded in ServiceNow Performance Analytics, the organization gains improved call deflection, faster and more efficient employee engagement, proactive service optimizations, and reduced operational costs.

In response to the growing demand for its AI-powered EX/CX solution purpose-built for ServiceNow, 3CLogic will highlight its latest platform capabilities and updates at several key upcoming events, including ServiceNow Summits in Charlotte, Boston, London, Dublin, and Paris, as well as at Customer Contact Week (CCW) 2025 in Berlin. For more information, please contact info@3clogic.com.

About 3CLogic
3CLogic transforms customer and employee experiences with its patented and award-winning AI-powered cloud contact center solutions purpose-built to enhance today’s leading CRM and Customer Service Management platforms. Globally available and leveraged by the world’s leading brands, its offerings empower enterprise organizations with innovative capabilities, such as intelligent self-service, Generative AI, Conversational AI, agent automation & coaching, and AI-powered sentiment analytics — all designed to lower operational costs, maximize ROI, and deliver better, faster, and more personalized interactions for IT, employee, and customer service. For more information, please visit www.3clogic.com.

PayJoy Report Reveals How Mexico’s Working Mothers Leverage Mobile Finance

92% of working mothers credit smartphones as employment enablers

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — PayJoy, the top financial service provider to the underserved in emerging markets, today released its latest report “Unlocking Economic Mobility: Smartphone Finance and the Rise of Mexico’s Working Mother Micro-Entrepreneurs.” Drawing insights from over 1,100 working mothers in Mexico who have received a PayJoy smartphone loan, the report looks at how access to smartphones impacts their work, family life, and financial stability. Ninety-two percent of working mothers in Mexico reported that smartphone financing has unlocked their ability to maintain their current employment.

According to PayJoy data, smartphones are crucial for working mothers in Mexico, with 95% of mothers working outside the home crediting smartphone ownership as enabling their employment, and 94% of working mothers reporting that smartphones help them work at home and manage remote work effectively.

In Mexico, working mothers navigate a challenging economic landscape marked by a 32% gender gap in labor participation while simultaneously managing 40 hours per week of unpaid caregiving and household duties (twice the time men spend on similar responsibilities). Smartphone financing emerges as a critical enabler for these women, offering flexible economic opportunities that allow them to balance domestic responsibilities with income generation through accessible mobile financial tools that support entrepreneurship, remote work, and micro-business management.

“Smartphones are more than devices—they’re gateways to financial inclusion for Mexico’s working mothers,” said Priscila Barrantes, PayJoy’s Mexico Country Manager. “From managing customer relationships to accessing mobile payments and gig work platforms, smartphones are transforming how women participate in the economy. It’s no surprise that more than half (55%) report that their income has increased because they now have access to a smartphone.”

Mexico’s workforce is increasingly shaped by working mother micro-entrepreneurs, defined as mothers balancing caregiving responsibilities, household duties, and employment to supplement family income. Many of these women participate in the informal economy – economic activities like street vending, domestic work, and gig work – taking on multiple jobs and becoming micro-entrepreneurs in pursuit of better economic futures for themselves and their families.

Sixty-five percent of PayJoy’s female customers in Mexico operate in this informal economy, with 75% of this group working over seven hours per day, and 24% working more than ten hours per day. 

Out of PayJoy’s female customers surveyed, 67% are working mothers and 73% report that their smartphones are extremely important to them.

Ninety-five percent of mothers report that their phone allows them to balance work and home responsibilities, underscoring how smartphone finance supports micro-entrepreneurship and economic mobility. This ability to combine work and family duties is essential to working mothers: 96% say both caregiving and the ability to work are equally important to them.

“We’re committed to supporting the women who are often overlooked by traditional financial services,” continued Barrantes. “We believe that real impact comes from offering everyone the chance to access tools that can make a meaningful difference in their lives.”

To view the report and explore the full findings visit: https://www.payjoy.com/blog/unlocking-economic-mobility

Survey methodology:
In October 2024, PayJoy conducted a survey of 1,146 working mothers in Mexico who are also PayJoy customers. All personal data is provided on an opt-in, completely voluntary basis while safeguarding data privacy.

About PayJoy
PayJoy is a mission-first financial service provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. We lend through our patented technology that turns a smartphone into digital collateral, and our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI allow us to offer the lowest cost and qualify the most customers in the industry. As of 2024 we have brought billions of dollars in credit to 13 million customers, doubling in the last two years while remaining strongly profitable and sustainable for the long term.

For more information, visit https://www.payjoy.com/.

WuKong Education’s 2024 Global Outreach: Bridging Educational Gaps in Underserved Communities

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — WuKong Education, a leading online K-12 education provider, is enhancing its global impact in 2024 through significant community outreach efforts in Indonesia, Nepal, and Kenya. As part of its ongoing commitment to educational equity, the company is supporting underserved children by providing essential resources and opportunities to bridge educational gaps.

WuKong Education launched the “WuKong Education Outreach Program” in partnership with Gapper International Voluntourism in 2024. The program actively engages WuKong’s students in providing vital educational materials, school supplies, and essential services to over 2,000 children across the three countries. These efforts have been a key component of WuKong Education’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, aiming to foster its students’ global citizenship and social responsibility.

From donating laptops and school supplies to organizing tutoring sessions and delivering nutritious meals, the program touched lives across multiple regions, ensuring children in underprivileged communities had the resources needed to thrive. These initiatives reflect WuKong Education’s long-standing mission to make education accessible and equitable to students worldwide. By providing vital resources and support, the company aims to empower students in underserved regions, helping them build the skills they need for a brighter future.

Vicky Wang, Founder and CEO of WuKong Education shared, “At WuKong Education, we believe every child deserves the opportunity to learn and grow, regardless of their background or location. Through the WuKong Education Outreach Program, we are helping children in underserved communities gain access to the education and resources they need to thrive, while also empowering our own students to develop a strong sense of global responsibility. We are determined to continue these efforts and make a lasting impact on future generations.”

WuKong Education is deeply committed to the transformative power of education and continues to expand educational opportunities globally, empowering every child to reach their full potential. “In 2025, we are taking the program to new heights. From January to March, we will return to Kemenuh Primary School to offer live, on-demand Chinese classes. We are also expanding our initiatives to new regions, ensuring that even more children gain access to the resources and support they need to thrive,” Vicky Wang added.

About WuKong Education

Based in Silicon Valley, WuKong Education is shaping the future of online learning for students aged 3 to 18. WuKong Education’s three core programs—WuKong Chinese, WuKong Math, and WuKong English (ELA)—combine AI-driven technology, expert educators, and personalized services to deliver engaging, dynamic learning experiences. With over 400,000 families served globally, WuKong Education is empowering students to succeed and become lifelong learners in an ever-changing world. Learn more at: wukongsch.com.