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TESCO Strengthens Customer Confidence Through ISO 9001, ISO 17025, and ISO/IEC 27001 Certification

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Internationally recognized standards validate TESCO’s commitment to quality, technical competence, and cybersecurity across its utility solutions portfolio.

BRISTOL, Pa., June 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TESCO Metering, a leading provider of metering equipment, meter testing solutions, field services, technical training, and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) solutions, today announced the continued maintenance of its enterprise-wide ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications, along with its ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation.

Together, these internationally recognized standards demonstrate TESCO’s commitment to delivering high-quality products and services, technically valid testing and calibration results, and a comprehensive, risk-based approach to information security that supports utility customers throughout North America and around the world.

As utilities modernize infrastructure, deploy Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), strengthen cybersecurity programs, and manage increasingly complex regulatory requirements, the need for trusted partners has never been greater. TESCO’s integrated management systems provide customers with confidence that products, services, testing activities, and information management processes are governed by rigorous international standards.

“Trust is earned through consistent performance, technical competence, and responsible stewardship of information,” said Tom Lawton, President and CEO of TESCO Metering. “Maintaining ISO 9001 certification, ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation, and ISO/IEC 27001 certification demonstrates our long-term commitment to providing utilities with reliable solutions, accurate results, and secure business practices that help them operate with confidence.”

Protecting Information Through ISO/IEC 27001

As utilities continue to digitize operations, expand Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), and deploy connected technologies, cybersecurity and data privacy have become mission-critical priorities.

TESCO maintains an Information Security Management System (ISMS) certified to ISO/IEC 27001, the globally recognized standard for information security management. The ISMS provides a comprehensive, risk-based framework that helps protect customer information, business information, and critical operational data through structured governance, documented processes, and continual improvement.

TESCO’s ISMS is audited internally and externally by independent certification bodies and addresses people, processes, technology, and governance across the organization.

The system includes:

Enterprise-wide information security controlsCybersecurity risk assessment and mitigation processesData privacy protection measuresCompliance with applicable legal, regulatory, and statutory requirementsExecutive management oversight and continual improvement activities

TESCO’s current Statement of Applicability, dated January 6, 2026, includes all ISO/IEC 27001 Annex controls and reflects the organization’s comprehensive approach to information security and cybersecurity risk management.

Ensuring Technical Competence Through ISO 17025

ISO 17025 is the international standard for testing and calibration laboratories and serves as the global benchmark for laboratory competence.

TESCO’s ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation demonstrates that testing and calibration activities are performed using validated methods, controlled processes, qualified personnel, and traceable measurements that produce technically valid results.

For utility customers, ISO 17025 accreditation provides confidence that:

Testing and calibration activities meet internationally accepted standardsMeasurement results are accurate, repeatable, and traceableLaboratory personnel possess demonstrated technical competenceEquipment and procedures are regularly evaluated and maintainedResults can be trusted for critical metering and utility applications

This accreditation reinforces TESCO’s longstanding reputation as a trusted technical authority within the utility metering industry.

Delivering Operational Excellence Through ISO 9001

ISO 9001 is the world’s most widely recognized quality management standard and establishes a framework for process consistency, customer focus, risk management, corrective action, and continual improvement.

TESCO’s ISO 9001-certified Quality Management System helps ensure:

Consistent product and service qualityStrong process control and operational disciplineContinuous improvement throughout the organizationIncreased customer satisfaction and responsivenessReduced operational risk and enhanced efficiency

By maintaining ISO 9001 certification, TESCO demonstrates a company-wide commitment to meeting customer requirements while continually improving performance across every aspect of its operations.

A Foundation for Continuous Improvement

Maintaining ISO 9001 certification, ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation, and ISO/IEC 27001 certification requires ongoing internal audits, management reviews, risk assessments, corrective actions, and continual improvement activities.

Together, these internationally recognized standards create a robust operational framework that strengthens customer trust while helping TESCO:

Reduce operational and cybersecurity riskImprove organizational efficiency and effectivenessSupport regulatory and compliance requirementsEnhance business resilience and sustainabilityDeliver reliable, secure, and technically competent solutions to the utility industry

This integrated management approach enables TESCO to continuously improve its products, services, testing activities, and information security practices while providing customers with confidence that they are partnering with an organization committed to operational excellence.

For utilities, meter service providers, manufacturers, and energy organizations, TESCO’s maintenance of ISO 9001 certification, ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation, and ISO/IEC 27001 certification provides assurance that the company operates under internationally recognized standards for quality, laboratory competence, and information security. Together, these standards help customers reduce risk, improve compliance, strengthen cybersecurity readiness, and maintain confidence in critical metering operations and infrastructure investments.

About TESCO Metering

Founded in 1904, TESCO Metering is the industry leader in electric utility metering equipment, meter testing solutions, field services, technical training, and engineered utility systems. For more than 120 years, electric utilities, meter service providers, manufacturers, and energy organizations have trusted TESCO to improve safety, accuracy, reliability, and operational performance across the meter lifecycle.

TESCO designs, manufactures, and supports a comprehensive portfolio of metering products and solutions, including meter testing systems, field test equipment, artificial loads, burdens, test switches, optical probes, AMI deployment and communication solutions, EVSE testing equipment, statistical sampling systems, ultrasonic cleaning solutions, meter shop infrastructure, and custom engineered systems.

TESCO maintains enterprise-wide ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications, as well as ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation, demonstrating its commitment to quality management, technical competence, and information security. These internationally recognized standards help ensure reliable products and services, technically valid results, and secure business practices for customers throughout the utility industry.

Headquartered in Bristol, Pennsylvania, TESCO serves customers throughout North America and around the world with innovative solutions, expert technical support, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Reliable Results. Every Meter. Every Time.

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Simpaisa and Tencent Cloud Collaborate on Strategic Cloud Transformation to Accelerate Infrastructure Optimization and Innovation

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ISLAMABAD, Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of global technology company Tencent, today announced a strategic collaboration with Simpaisa, a fintech and digital payments company, to explore a large-scale cloud transformation aimed at optimizing infrastructure efficiency while supporting the operational, security and regulatory requirements of financial services applications.

Through the collaboration, Simpaisa is working with Tencent Cloud to assess a future-ready cloud environment spanning its broader fintech technology ecosystem and supporting infrastructure. The initiative is designed to support the company’s long-term objective of improving infrastructure efficiency while maintaining the resilience, governance and reliability standards essential to its operations.

Driving Infrastructure Optimization and Cloud Transformation

As Simpaisa’s business and technology footprint continues to expand, optimizing cloud infrastructure costs while maintaining the performance, reliability and security required for mission-critical fintech operations has become an increasingly important strategic priority. At the same time, the company must continue to safeguard sensitive financial and transaction data while meeting evolving operational and regulatory obligations.

To support these objectives, Simpaisa is working with Tencent Cloud to validate a target cloud architecture that can support its evolving operational and technology requirements. Leveraging Tencent Cloud’s financial-grade infrastructure, integrated security capabilities, and technical expertise, the collaboration enables Simpaisa to assess a modern operating model designed to support future growth, operational resilience, and long-term innovation.

As part of the collaboration, Tencent Cloud is providing cloud infrastructure expertise, migration support, and architectural guidance to help validate the proposed target environment. The assessment spans compute workloads, Kubernetes-based applications, databases, messaging infrastructure, monitoring services, and security capabilities, including a proposed environment of more than 50 compute instances, over 50 Kubernetes pods, and multiple database technologies supporting Simpaisa’s broader fintech platform.

The initiative also evaluates cloud-native security controls, enabling Simpaisa to assess security, compliance, and operational requirements alongside technical and business objectives. This approach helps ensure infrastructure optimization goals can be pursued without compromising security posture or regulatory obligations.

Rachel Xie, General Manager of Tencent Cloud MENA, Operations, Channel Development and Marketing of Tencent Cloud International, said: “As digital payments and financial services continue to evolve, fintech companies are increasingly looking for technology platforms that can support growth, operational efficiency, security, and regulatory obligations simultaneously. We are pleased to collaborate with Simpaisa as it explores its cloud transformation journey. By leveraging Tencent Cloud’s infrastructure capabilities, financial-grade technology foundation and security expertise, we look forward to supporting Simpaisa in building a scalable and resilient technology environment that can support innovation and long-term growth in the digital financial services sector.”

Saqlain Raza, Chief Technology Officer of Simpaisa, said: “We are pleased to collaborate with Tencent Cloud on this strategic cloud transformation initiative. Tencent Cloud’s financial-grade technology foundation, cloud infrastructure capabilities and security expertise provide us with a strong platform to evaluate new opportunities for infrastructure optimization, modernization and innovation. Through this collaboration, we look forward to strengthening our technology foundation and supporting the continued growth of our fintech business.”

Beyond supporting Simpaisa’s cloud transformation journey, the collaboration reflects the growing importance of cloud modernization across the fintech sector as organizations seek to optimize infrastructure efficiency while maintaining high standards of security, reliability and compliance. Tencent Cloud remains committed to supporting fintech companies with cloud technologies, security capabilities, and industry expertise that enable digital transformation, operational excellence and sustainable growth.

Simpaisa Expands Market Presence in Saudi Arabia

The collaboration comes as Simpaisa continues to expand its market presence across key growth markets. Most recently, Simpaisa has expanded into Saudi Arabia through the incorporation of Simpaisa Arabia, a local entity established to offer the same suite of digital payment services to businesses and financial institutions in the Saudi market.

The Saudi Arabia expansion represents an important step in Simpaisa’s broader regional growth strategy, extending its market presence and enabling the company to bring its payment collection and payout capabilities to customers in another key market in the region.

About Tencent Cloud

Tencent Cloud, one of the world’s leading cloud companies, is committed to creating innovative solutions to resolve real-world issues and enabling digital transformation for smart industries. Through our extensive global infrastructure, Tencent Cloud provides businesses across the globe with stable and secure industry-leading cloud products and services, leveraging technological advancements such as cloud computing, Big Data analytics, AI, IoT, and network security. It is our constant mission to meet the needs of industries across the board, including the fields of gaming, media and entertainment, finance, healthcare, property, retail, travel, and transportation. 

About Simpaisa

At the crossroads of innovation and impact, Simpaisa pioneers secure, disruptive, and innovative technology infrastructure, amplifying financial inclusivity. They specialize in digital payments services, streamlining the collection of payments and distribution of payouts for our clients. By providing a seamless platform and single API integration, Simpaisa enables businesses to efficiently accept payments from their customers while ensuring secure and timely disbursement of funds to suppliers, partners, and stakeholders.

With customizable solutions tailored to the specific needs of each client, they optimize financial processes, enhance cash flow management, and foster growth for businesses across various industries. This seamless integration simplifies the payment process for merchants, eliminating the need for multiple bank accounts and disparate systems, while also enhancing the end-user experience with secure and streamlined transactions.

Registered in Singapore, Simpaisa leverages its expertise in the frontier markets of South Asia and North Africa. Through their cutting-edge payment solutions, they empower businesses and financial institutions to improve lives and support countless families, forging pathways to achieve seamless accessibility and economic prosperity. Simpaisa has also recently expanded its market presence into Saudi Arabia through its newly incorporated entity, Simpaisa Arabia, which offers the same suite of digital payment services to businesses and financial institutions in the Saudi market.

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XTransfer Secures In-Principle Approval for Retail Payment Services Licence from UAE Central Bank

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Strengthens Trade Connectivity Across the Middle East and Africa

DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — XTransfer, World’s Leading B2B Cross-Border Trade Payment Platform, is pleased to announce that it has secured in-principle approval for a Retail Payment Services Licence from the Central Bank of the UAE, marking another important milestone in the company’s global regulatory expansion and growing presence in the Middle East.

Upon completing the pre-issuance conditions, the licence will enable XTransfer to serve mainland UAE clients and further expand its regulated B2B payment services in the country. Through this licence, XTransfer aims to support businesses engaged in international trade with compliant, secure and efficient payment solutions tailored to cross-border transactions.

The UAE is a key market in XTransfer’s Middle East and Africa strategy. As a major regional trade and re-export hub, the UAE plays an important role in connecting Chinese trade with Africa and wider emerging markets. XTransfer’s presence in the UAE will further strengthen its ability to support trade flows between China, the Middle East, and Africa, providing businesses with more accessible and reliable cross-border payment services.

“Receiving conditional approval from the Central Bank of the UAE is a key milestone for XTransfer’s global regulatory expansion,” said Bill Deng, Founder and CEO of XTransfer. “The UAE is one of the world’s most important trade hubs and an essential gateway between Asia, the Middle East and Africa. This approval reinforces our confidence in the UAE market and its long-term growth potential across the region.”

Following successful licensing across major trade hubs in Asia and Europe, the UAE licence marks another important milestone in XTransfer’s international regulatory roadmap and reflects the company’s growing presence in the Middle East. XTransfer will continue to invest in regulated markets and strengthen its payment infrastructure to support SMEs and trading businesses participating in cross-border commerce.

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About XTransfer

XTransfer is the world’s largest B2B cross-border trade payment platform with over US$60 billion TPV in 2025, according to CIC. Founded in 2017 as one of the first payment platforms worldwide dedicated to B2B cross-border trade, we serve the largest customer base of over 1,000,000 registered SMEs globally.

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EnergyVision accelerates growth in its home market in H1 2026

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GHENT, Belgium, Sept. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — EnergyVision (ENRGY:BB), a renewable energy and electric charging company, delivered strong growth in the first half of 2026, driven by the continued expansion of its activities in Belgium.

Revenue increased 57.0% to €98.1 million, while underlying EBITDA rose 45.2% to €22.8 million and net profit grew 53.3% to €6.9 million. Growth was supported by the expansion of EnergyVision’s residential customer base, renewable energy portfolio and electric-vehicle charging infrastructure.

The solar portfolio reached 154.9 MWp and the wind portfolio 37.4 MW. The number of charging points increased by 60.4% year-on-year to 4,120. Customer satisfaction remained strong, with a Net Promoter Score of 43 and a Trustpilot rating of 4.7 out of 5.

Based on its strong first-half performance, EnergyVision raised its 2026 underlying EBITDA growth target from at least 30% to 35%. The company expects underlying EBITDA to grow by at least 40% in 2027, with more than 90% of expected 2027 underlying EBITDA already secured through existing contracts, volumes and production assets.

The unaudited interim financial statements and full press release are available at: https://investors.energyvision.be/en/reports-presentations 

Bloomberg – Euronext Brussels: ENRGY:BB

ISIN: BE0974499312

Yahoo Finance – Euronext Brussels: ENRGY.BR 

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