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Flughafen Zürich Receives 2024 European Identity Award for Outstanding Innovation in Identity Management Solutions

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Award celebrates transition to modern cloud-based IAM with partners Omada and SECURIX

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Omada A/S (“Omada”), a global leader of Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), today announced that its customer, Flughafen Zürich, has been awarded the 2024 European Identity Award in the Enterprise IAM category at the European Identity & Cloud Conference 2024 in Berlin. The prestigious award, presented by global IT analyst firm KuppingerCole Analysts, honors Flughafen Zürich’s successful efforts transitioning to cloud-based IAM with the support of Omada and SECURIX.

The European Identity Award is one of the most respected accolades in the identity management industry, recognizing companies that demonstrate remarkable innovation and impact. Flughafen Zürich is the primary international airport in Switzerland and one of Europe’s leading transport hubs. The organization received this prestigious award for its work in identity governance, including its partnership with its system vendor, Omada, which has pioneered cloud-based identity solutions that help organizations enhance security, achieve compliance, and improve operational efficiency. Flughafen Zürich’s efforts were also aided by system integrator, SECURIX, which helps some of the most highly regulated organizations against identity-related threats – from requirements analysis to operations.

With Omada Identity Cloud, Flughafen Zürich achieved the following benefits in far less than a year:

Enhanced Security: Implementation of advanced identity governance practices that strengthened overall security posture.Operational Efficiency: Streamlined identity management processes, significantly reducing manual effort and associated errors.Regulatory Compliance: Comprehensive compliance capabilities that ensured adherence to stringent regulatory requirements, including GDPR.

Dietmar Wettach, Senior ICT Solution Architect (Application), Project Manager at Flughafen Zürich AG, said: “The joint teamwork between colleagues from Flughafen Zürich AG and Omada enabled us to migrate our established IAM solution from our own data center to the cloud. Now we have a standardized solution that is considerably easier to manage. Omada delivered the project in a very professional way and in close partnership with us on time and within budget. Even after the go-live, the Omada colleagues were available for questions regarding maintenance, minor adjustments, support and operating concepts.”

Fabio Morandi, information security officer, Flughafen Zürich AG, said: “The migration to Omada Identity Cloud has been a transformative step for Flughafen Zürich. We have seen significant improvements in our identity management processes, which has led to enhanced security and compliance. Omada’s solution is a testament to their innovation and leadership in the identity governance space, and this award is well deserved recognition for all involved.”

Michael Garrett, CEO, Omada, said: “Moving to the cloud is top of mind for customers to secure the benefits of modern identity management. This recognition celebrates our migration journey from customized on-premises to best practice configuration in Omada Identity Cloud, which we were able to achieve very quickly. This is a blueprint to show that the move from a very custom on-prem solution to a modern program is achievable and fruitful. Congratulations to Flughafen Zürich and Securix, we are honored to be partners in this journey.”

For complete details of how Omada Identity Cloud is deployed at Flughafen Zürich, please visit the success story online.

About Flughafen Zürich
Zurich Airport is one of Switzerland’s most important transport infrastructures, operated by Flughafen Zürich AG. It connects the country to the world’s most important metropolises. Flughafen Zürich AG employs some 1,700 people at its Zurich site. Together with staff from the other companies based there, they are part of our wider airport family of around 30,000 employees working in and around the airport, making it a major provider of jobs in the region. The company’s core activities are spread between three business areas: transport hubs, commercial centers and real estate.
For more information, go to https://www.flughafen-zuerich.ch/

About Omada
Omada, a global market leader in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), offers a full-featured, enterprise-grade, cloud-native IGA solution that enables organizations to achieve compliance, reduce risk, and maximize efficiency. Founded in 2000, Omada delivers innovative identity management to complex hybrid environments based on our proven best practice process framework and deployment approach.

For more information, go to omadaidentity.com.

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Howard Hughes Holdings Set to Join S&P SmallCap 600

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NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HHH) will replace Arcosa Inc. (NYSE: ACA) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, October 28. S&P 500 constituent CRH plc (NYSE: CRH) has acquired Arcosa in a deal that closed today, October 23.

Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:

Effective Date

Index Name  

Action

Company Name

Ticker

GICS Sector

October 28, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Addition

Howard Hughes Holdings

HHH

Real Estate

October 28, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Deletion

Arcosa

ACA

Industrials

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S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/. 

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Chelsea FC announces multi-year sleeve partnership with Sokin, the business payments and FX platform

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Chelsea FC name fast-growing fintech platform as Principal Partner

LONDON, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chelsea Football Club has today announced a multi-year partnership with Sokin, the embedded finance and payments company used by businesses worldwide. Sokin will be named a Principal Partner and Official Business Payments and FX Partner of Chelsea FC and Chelsea FC Women.

As a Principal Partner, Sokin will be represented on the sleeves of the Chelsea FC men’s, women’s and academy home, away, and third kits from the 2026/27 season.

The partnership brings together two ambitious London-headquartered organisations with worldwide reach – a club with millions of fans across the world and a fintech platform through which businesses move more than $11 billion a year. A club of Chelsea’s scale works in many currencies every day, with partners, competitions and supporters around the world, and needs a financial partner built to handle that.

Sokin gives finance teams business payments, multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, checkout and treasury in one place, so they spend less time juggling banks and providers and keep more of what they move.

As Official Business Payments and FX Partner, Sokin will simplify how Chelsea FC sends, receives and manages money in the currencies the club operates in.

The Sokin logo will feature on the sleeve of the Chelsea shirt for the first time [when the men’s team host Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 24th October.]

Jason Gannon, President at Chelsea FC said:

“At Chelsea, we seek to partner with organisations that share our ambition and innovative mindset. Sokin’s expertise in business payments, and their focus on making both simpler for the businesses they serve, makes them a natural fit for the Club. We are pleased to welcome Sokin to the Chelsea family and look forward to working together in the years ahead.”

Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder at Sokin said:

“Chelsea plays on the biggest stage in world football, and its business runs in dozens of currencies. Sokin was built for that with regulated, multi-currency payments and foreign exchange for organisations that operate internationally. We’re proud to be the platform behind the business payments and FX of one of the most iconic teams in football. Sokin’s platform serves businesses in more than 170 countries. We’re thrilled to be partners for the season ahead. An organisation as sophisticated as Chelsea doesn’t leave its finances to chance.”

About Sokin

Sokin is the financial layer global business runs on. Businesses can transact, convert and hold money in 70+ currencies across 170+ countries. Some businesses use Sokin to manage global finance in-house. Others build it into their products to power financial experiences for their customers. Businesses move more than $9 billion a year on licenses Sokin holds in 36+ countries and infrastructure Sokin owns. Founded in 2019, Sokin has raised over $100 million from investors including Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Prysm Capital.

About Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea Football Club is one of the biggest, most successful football clubs globally and our men’s team are reigning world champions, having won the four-yearly FIFA Club World Cup in 2025. Our women’s team, Chelsea Women, are also multiple trophy winners.

Founded in 1905, Chelsea is London’s most central football club, based at the iconic 40,000-capacity Stamford Bridge stadium. Nicknamed the Blues, the club lifted the Champions League for the first time in 2012 and domestically has won the Premier League five times, the FA Cup eight times, the Football League Cup five times and the Football League Championship once, in 1955.

The Chelsea Women’s team have enjoyed a huge amount of success and in 2025 won the FA Women’s Super League for a sixth consecutive year and the eighth time overall. The Women’s FA Cup has been won on six occasions. We have also captured the FA Women’s League Cup four times as well as reaching the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in 2021. In two seasons, 2020/21 and 2024/25, a domestic treble of trophies was secured.

The Chelsea Foundation boasts one of the most extensive community initiatives in sport, helping to improve the lives of children and young people all over the world.

Media Contacts:

Taina Biggs
taina.biggs@sokin.com 

Nerissa Chesterfield
nerissa.chesterfield@chelseafc.com 

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Amy Johnson Appointed President of GDIT

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RESTON, Va., Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) announced today that Amy Johnson has been appointed as president of GDIT, effective November 3.

Johnson is a 27-year veteran of General Dynamics Mission Systems, where she held increasingly senior roles in engineering, engineering management and business leadership across cybersecurity, defense electronics, space and intelligence systems, most recently as vice president and general manager for Space, Cyber and Intelligence. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science and computer systems engineering. 

“Amy has a proven track record of leading teams to solve complex and highly technical challenges for our customers,” said Phebe Novakovic, CEO of General Dynamics. “I am confident that her dynamic leadership, operational rigor and deep commitment to our values and culture will deliver value to our customers, employees and shareholders.”

GDIT delivers digital modernization, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and software development solutions to the U.S. federal government, defense, intelligence agencies and other customers. It is a business unit of General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 120,000 people worldwide and generated $52.6 billion in revenue in 2025. More information is available at gd.com.

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