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strategy; participating in defining the
media sector strategy for Saudi Arabia
in respect to Vision 2030 objectives; and
determining content types, packages, and
pricing for an OTT offering across KSA, the
UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
Lancelot Sursock
Sursock meanwhile brings over 15 years
of regional TMT-focused consulting
experience to the table at Strategy& –
almost eleven and a half of those spent at
Booz & Company/Strategy& to 2015 before
his recent return. In between, Sursock economics from American University of two areas of expertise. During his career,
spent just over three and a half years at Beirut, Sursock has since added a master’s Sursock has led a number of wide-scale
strategy competitor A.T. Kearney, while in finance from ESSEC and an INSEAD engagements, including multi-billion cost
prior to Booz & Co he kicked off his career MBA, and will at Strategy& focus on “the transformation.
as a financial analyst at Banque de France. CFO agenda powered by digital and the
Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in steering of profitability and returns” –

Syniverse and Samsung SDS Simplify Mobile
Payments for Anyone with a Phone

loyalty points, or other digital currencies
to other mobile users or merchants on a
global basis. Samsung SDS and Syniverse
developed the platform using a motto of
simplicity that “Your phone number has
become your easiest payment method.”
Samsung SDS and its Nexledger Universal
platform allow enterprises to take control
of distributed transactions, securely and
conveniently. The platform has been
implemented in various fields, such as
finance, manufacturing, logistics, and the
public sector. Nexledger Universal offers a
flexible application programming interface
that can be applied to different blockchains
like Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric and
Samsung’s own Nexledger Consensus
Algorithm. In addition, Nexledger
Universal can interoperate with diverse
wallet-device architectures from vanilla
At the 2020 International CES®, logistics, financial, travel and hospitality, Android to the defense-grade Samsung
Samsung SDS, a global leader in digital media and entertainment, and retail Knox for exceptional security when
transformation and innovation solutions, markets. The companies will bring together needed. Syniverse’s mobile technology
and Syniverse, the world’s most connected Samsung SDS’s Nexledger Universal products and services provide a secure
company, announced today they have platform and Syniverse’s industry-leading instant-access platform for seamless,
signed a memorandum of understanding to blockchain solution, Universal Commerce, customizable multi-channel messaging
develop a wallet-agnostic, mobile payment and market-aware Mobile Engagement and connectivity. The platform connects
platform to enable regulatory-compliant, platform to develop a common platform more than 7 billion mobile devices in 158
cross-region mobile transactions for that will work with any mobile operator countries and annually processes more
mobile operators and enterprises in and allow any mobile user to send money, than $35 billion in transactions for mobile

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