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NowBoarding Launches Global Travel Marketplace, Revolutionizing Traveler and Supplier Connections with Real-Time Personalized Offers

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Commission-Free, No-Middle-Man Marketplace Connects Suppliers and Travelers Directly

NEW YORK, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The ineluctable middlemen have long been the problem with the travel industry – too many layers and mouths to feed between suppliers and travelers. Some $75B a year in hotel commissions and short term rental booking fees are paid to the largest online travel retailers Airbnb, Expedia and Booking.com that inflate prices for consumers diminishing discretionary spending on travel. Adding to the problem is the strife between retailers and hosts with different motivations for implementation of rules, communication and ownership of the traveler pushing suppliers to look for alternatives.

That is until today – goodbye having to go to individual websites and assorted online travel agents to get the best deal. NowBoarding enables suppliers to efficiently reach their ideal customer base, commission free, selling directly from their proprietary inventory systems within the nowboarding.ai marketplace once and for all. NowBoarding has changed the business model in travel, introducing a freemium subscription that allows the platform to be completely market neutral and void of pesky sponsored ads that are expensive to suppliers and oftentimes not relevant for users. Subscriptions are free for suppliers with less than three listings, generally smaller short term rental hosts that require no integrations all the way to enterprise hotels that pay $5,000 annually per property including all integrations and payment facilitation.

Chris Moss, CEO of NowBoarding, explains, “Our mission is to be the most meaningfully connected travel marketplace in the world. NowBoarding leverages machine learning to perfectly match supply with demand by allowing the suppliers, in real time, when consented by the traveler, to understand user intent and propensity to buy, automatically distributing personalized offers to a desired traveler for suppliers.”

“The travel market is keen on marketing personalization but low on delivery – the omnichannel ecosystem is at war with itself. Supplier websites deliver an incomplete and fragmented planning and search experience, while the OTAs’ model is obstructive, rigid and costly.” As Moss further explains, “Every supplier globally wants to reduce costs and increase sales. We can save hoteliers up to 99% on cost of sale and distribution while delivering the holy grail – consented real time search data to help them increase customer connection, loyalty and sales.”

Two Disruptive Features are the Focus of Launch

First, Price Match Fusion enables travelers who have booked a hotel at any of the large online travel agencies to price match it at nowboarding.ai. Once the traveler completes the Price Match Fusion wizard, the hotelier the traveler has booked with will be notified directly so it can create a personalized offer directly from its system, bypassing the commissions and repurposing that money toward the client. This takes advantage of the fact that 60% of hotel bookings are cancellable up to 48 hours prior to check-in.

Secondly, NowBoarding’s Whisk Me Away feature empowers users to list a desired destination. Once they set a radius on the map of where they want to go, select dates and number of travel companions, users will have created a brand new trip in which suppliers will fight to win their business. Using NowBoarding’s Search Hawk functionality, suppliers will readily see these leads and be able to respond automatically with relevant, personalized offers.

The platform is now live with over 180,000 listings globally and growing rapidly. It offers short term rentals without the 12.5% average service fees of Airbnb, as well as hotels ranging from smaller independents to the biggest brands in the world. The company will move quickly to add a proprietary chat system, groups to help suppliers further micro segment and multiple categories with the aim to have 16 by the end of 2025.

For more information on partnering with NowBoarding, please reach out to press@nowboarding.ai.

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Evermos Partners with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to Deliver Entrepreneurship Training for Indonesia’s Vulnerable Groups

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BANDUNG, Indonesia, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Evermos, a Bandung-based reseller platform focused on MSME empowerment, sees significant potential for vulnerable groups to achieve economic empowerment through digital business. According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), the labour force participation rate among persons with disabilities stood at only around 20% in early 2025, far behind the roughly 70% recorded among people without disabilities.

“We see digital business as a bridge to lower the barriers to economic access for persons with disabilities and returning migrant workers. No significant capital, no need for a physical location, a mobile phone is enough. This business model opens up the opportunity for them to build an independent and sustainable source of income.”
Iqbal Muslimin, Chief of Sustainability, Evermos

The collaboration runs under the ILO project Promise II Impact, which aims to improve MSMEs’ access to financial services and has been running since 2023. It aligns with Evermos’ vision of advancing MSME empowerment across Indonesia. Evermos provides the digital business ecosystem, from its reseller platform and curated halal products to business training and mentoring, while the ILO brings a decent work framework and financial literacy modules that help participants start digital businesses on sound financial footing.

Since 2023, more than 230 beneficiaries have felt the project’s impact across various cities. In March 2026, Evermos and the ILO, together with the Migrant Worker Resource Centre (MRC), delivered digital entrepreneurship training for migrant workers in Cirebon, West Java. A similar programme was also held in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, involving persons with disabilities from various groups, including those supported by the BPKK of the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower, the Indonesian Association of Women with Disabilities (HWDI) Sleman, and the Mitra Sejahtera Disability Empowerment Centre (PPDMS) Gunungkidul.

During the training, participants were guided to try selecting products to sell directly through the Evermos app, to apply digital marketing techniques, and to strengthen their entrepreneurial mindset so that earnings from their working years can grow into long-term productive assets. They were also introduced to and practised using WhatsApp Business as one tool to start a digital business. Meanwhile, the ILO team complemented the training with basic financial literacy so participants could manage their new businesses soundly.

“For us, digital transformation also becomes meaningful when it reaches vulnerable groups, those furthest from the information they need to empower themselves economically. Through Evermos, a person with a disability or a migrant worker returning to their hometown can start a business with nothing more than a smartphone, without significant capital — and that is what truly inclusive empowerment looks like.”
Arip Tirta, President, Evermos

“The conclusion of this series of activities is not the end of the participants’ journey, but the beginning of their path as digital entrepreneurs. Three years of experience have shown that when vulnerable groups gain access to the right skills, technology, and mentoring, they are able to create economic opportunities for themselves. The partnership between the ILO and Evermos is an example of how collaboration can help bring about more inclusive economic growth that leaves no one behind.”
Djauhari Sitorus, Project Manager, Promise II Impact

Closing out three years of the Promise II Impact project, Evermos and the ILO hope this contribution can encourage vulnerable groups to take part in driving Indonesia’s economic growth as digital entrepreneurs. By opening access to doing business digitally, vulnerable groups can become economically empowered and self-reliant. Beyond that, the collaboration is intended to serve as a model of inclusive empowerment that can be replicated across more regions — so that an economy open to all is not merely an aspiration, but something that can be realised.

About Evermos

Evermos is a reseller platform that integrates a distribution network, commerce services, and a curated range of halal products with business communities focused on serving underserved communities. Evermos supports the success of its resellers regardless of gender, educational background, or geographic location by providing regular business training and mentoring.

Founded in November 2018, Evermos has built the largest reseller-based connected commerce network in Indonesia, with over 1 million resellers nationwide, more than 200,000 active monthly sellers, and hundreds of products from Indonesian MSMEs. Evermos has also received various prestigious accolades, including the Top CSR Award – Star 4 2026, the Seal Business Sustainability Award 2025, the Nikkei Asia Award 2023, and the UN Women 2024 Indonesian Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), and is a member of the global Endeavor Entrepreneur network. Evermos is also part of the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community.

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Innovid by Mediaocean Positioned as a Leader in the SPARK Matrix™: AdTech Platform, 2026 by QKS Group

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PUNE, India, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — QKS Group announced today that it has named Innovid by Mediaocean as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: AdTech Platform, 2026. This comprehensive evaluation provides a detailed competitive analysis, market ranking, and strategic insights to help users evaluate global vendor capabilities and market positions.

This recognition also reflects Innovid’s continued investment in AI-powered execution and the value it is delivering to customers and the industry at large. Earlier this month, the company introduced NIVO, its AI core for agents and orchestration, helping marketers turn intelligence into action across the advertising lifecycle. Early adopters have already reported workflow efficiency gains of up to 90%. 

“Innovid by Mediaocean’s leadership position in the advertising technology market is supported by its breadth across creative management, ad serving, campaign execution, measurement, optimization, and workflow automation,” said Richa Choubey, Senior Analyst, QKS Group. “The platform is particularly strong in helping advertisers manage campaigns across connected TV, digital, social, and linear media while providing greater consistency in execution and measurement across channels. Through cross-channel delivery capabilities, independent measurement, AI-enabled optimization, and interoperability across the advertising ecosystem, Innovid by Mediaocean enables brands and agencies to improve operational efficiency, strengthen performance visibility, and better manage increasingly fragmented media environments. Its integrated approach supports organizations seeking greater control over campaign operations, measurement consistency, and linkage between advertising investments and business outcomes.”

Analyst Assessment: Aligning with Market Dynamics

Innovid operates at the intersection of several of the most significant trends shaping the advertising technology landscape, including the rise of CTV, the growing demand for independent measurement, increasing media fragmentation, and the application of AI to campaign execution and optimization. Rather than competing solely on individual point capabilities, the platform’s value proposition lies in its ability to connect creative management, ad serving, measurement, and optimization workflows across channels that have traditionally been managed in silos.

As advertisers navigate an increasingly complex ecosystem characterized by evolving privacy requirements, proliferating media environments, and heightened expectations for accountability, platforms that can provide consistency, interoperability, and operational efficiency become increasingly important. Innovid’s continued investments in cross-channel measurement, CTV innovation, and AI-enabled workflow automation reflect a clear understanding of these market dynamics. While the AdTech market remains highly competitive and rapidly evolving, Innovid has established itself as a significant independent player with a differentiated position in helping brands, agencies, and media organizations execute, measure, and optimize campaigns across fragmented digital and television environments. Its ability to balance scale, openness, and innovation positions it well as organizations seek greater transparency and control over advertising performance in an omnichannel world.

“Innovid demonstrates differentiated capabilities in creative management and optimization, leveraging AI and automation to improve campaign efficiency and effectiveness,” said Umang Thakur, Vice President and Principal Analyst, QKS Group. “Its support for omnichannel activation, unified measurement, and cross-platform creative governance makes it well suited for organizations seeking to centralize advertising operations and maximize the impact of creative assets at scale.”

Building on a Foundation of AI Innovation

In 2025, QKS Group named Innovid the ‘Most Valuable Pioneer‘ in its AI Maturity Matrix for AdTech, highlighting the company’s ability to embed intelligence across the campaign lifecycle. With the launch of NIVO AI, Innovid has evolved that embedded intelligence into live, scalable execution, addressing the multi-channel complexities and fragmentation challenges highlighted in the QKS report.

“What stands out in this report is the growing need for greater connectivity across the advertising ecosystem,” said Grant Parker, President, Innovid. “Marketers aren’t struggling with a lack of tools; they’re struggling with disconnected workflows, fragmented data, and operational complexity. With NIVO, we’re helping brands and agencies bring those workflows together, turning signals into coordinated action across creative, delivery, measurement, and optimization.”

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To download the full report and explore the visit SPARK Matrix™: AdTech Platform, 2026.

About Innovid

Innovid is the leading omnichannel advertising platform, empowering marketers to create, deliver, measure, and optimize ad-supported experiences. At the core of Innovid is NIVO, powering AI agents and orchestration to activate, adapt, and optimize campaigns across the advertising lifecycle. As part of Mediaocean, Innovid is tied into Prisma, the industry’s core ad infrastructure for planning, buying, and billing, as well as Protected for verification, fraud detection, and brand safety. Visit www.innovid.com to learn more.

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QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology–integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence. For more available research, please visit Research.

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Innoscience’s current products are not affected by both rulings of the Munich Regional Court

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MUNICH, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Innoscience today announced that the Munich Regional Court has just issued a pair of rulings, from which it could be confirmed that Innoscience’s currently marketed gallium nitride (“GaN”) power device products fall outside the scope of Infineon’s asserted German patents and may be commercialized in Germany without restriction.

These rulings are fully consistent with the final determination issued last month by the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”), which found that Innoscience’s current products do not infringe Infineon’s asserted U.S. patent relating to packaging design (U.S. Patent No. 9,899,481). The Munich case concerns the German counterparts of that same patent family. In line with the ITC’s findings, the Munich Court found infringement only with respect to a limited set of legacy products—certain packaged 650–700V transistors—that had already been discontinued. Therefore, any injunction granted would not apply to Innoscience’s current product portfolio. As a result, there is no impact on Innoscience’s ongoing operations or its customers’ use of its products in Germany.

The decisions mark another significant milestone in Innoscience’s string of favorable outcomes across major jurisdictions. They follow the company’s recent success in China, where it secured an injunction and damages award against Infineon, as well as its decisive victory at the ITC in the United States last month. Together, these rulings reaffirm the legality of Innoscience’s current product portfolio and its ability to operate freely in key global markets.

While proceedings in Germany remain ongoing, including Innoscience’s invalidity challenges to the asserted German patent, the growing body of decisions across China, the United States, and Germany underscores that the global litigation campaign initiated by Infineon has not altered the competitive position of Innoscience’s core products. To the contrary, independent judicial findings across multiple jurisdictions have consistently validated the robustness of Innoscience’s technology and reinforced market confidence in the company’s product compliance and innovation capabilities.

Innoscience remains committed to advancing its technology leadership and expanding its global footprint, delivering cutting-edge GaN solutions to customers worldwide in a fair and competitive marketplace.

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