{"id":754,"date":"2020-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markupbackup.wordpress.com\/2021\/07\/21\/durians-daily-86-naluri-offers-mental-health-support-for-the-malaysian-aviation-group-emq-is\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T07:39:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T07:39:45","slug":"durians-daily-86-naluri-offers-mental-health-support-for-the-malaysian-aviation-group-emq-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=754","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #86: Naluri offers mental health support for the Malaysian Aviation Group; EMQ is\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"424\" data-height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/14IiM15QfXRgebx67xowJuw.png\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Peace of mind<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For some employees, the pandemic has been a source of stress and uncertainty, with concerns of an unstable economy further straining their mental wellbeing.<\/li>\n<li>500-backed digital health startup Naluri is working together with the Malaysian Aviation Group (MAG) to offer psychological health support during this time. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malaysiaairlines.com\/my\/en\/about-us\/malaysia-aviation-group.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAG<\/a> is home to Malaysian Airlines and Firefly.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sbr.com.sg\/hr-education\/more-news\/naluri-grants-mental-health-support-malaysia-aviation-group-employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Over 13,000 MAG staff<\/a> will take part in Naluri\u2019s digital therapeutics program led by qualified professionals.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWith this partnership, we can draw upon Naluri\u2019s digital platform and technologies to provide them with proactive support rather than reactive. We understand the importance of mental well-being and believe that early screening is important so intervention can be timely, and Naluri can help us do exactly that,\u201d said MAG CEO, Captain Izham Ismail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"780\" data-height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7da27b9476.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: The Straits\u00a0Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The aviation industry is among the ones heavily impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. With traveling still very much restricted globally, airlines are certainly going through trying times.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstraveller.com\/business-travel\/2020\/07\/28\/air-travel-will-not-recover-until-2024-iata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forecast<\/a> suggests that global passenger traffic will not return to pre-covid numbers until 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Besides MAG, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naluri.life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naluri<\/a> is also implementing digital therapeutics solutions for other notable companies such as Petronas, AHA Insurance, Pfizer, and RHB Bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Quick transfers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>500-backed cross-border financial settlement company <a href=\"https:\/\/emq.com\/emq-expands-realtime-international-payment-capabilities-across-vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EMQ<\/a> announced an upgrade for real-time international payment capabilities across Vietnam.<\/li>\n<li>Through liaising with National Payments Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS)\u200a\u2014\u200athe country\u2019s domestic payment network\u200a\u2014\u200ausers from around the world can now transfer money to 48 NAPAS banks under a few minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7da2821635.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: TTG\u00a0Asia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSoutheast Asia is growing at an unprecedented pace with Vietnam as the fastest growing economy, and it is fuelling the demands for a network infrastructure like EMQ that facilitates in minutes cross-border payments across the region,\u201d said Max Liu, co-founder and CEO of EMQ.<\/li>\n<li>In addition to Vietnam, EMQ provides in minutes cross border transfers across China, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal, Philippines, the United Kingdom, and 19 markets in Africa. More markets will be introduced by the end of this year.<\/li>\n<li>The company successfully raised a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/\/durians-daily-67-emq-raises-us-20-million-series-b-funding-zenysis-works-with-the-global-fund-2cdfd82d479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series B round<\/a> of US$20 million in July.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Prepping for takeoff<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>500-backed Australian rocket company Gilmour Space is eyeing to raise a new round later this year ahead of plans for a commercial launch in 2022, co-founder Adam Gilmour told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovationaus.com\/gilmour-space-new-capital-raise-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">InnovationAus<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Queensland-based firm last raised US$13.7 million in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spacetechasia.com\/gilmour-space-secures-us13-7-million-in-series-b-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series B funding<\/a> in 2018.<\/li>\n<li>With SpaceX and Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper deploying satellites into space through reusable rockets, Gilmour Space has hopes it can do the same, albeit with smaller and cheaper alternatives.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThose satellites go into particular orbits and to move from orbit to another is very expensive in terms of fuel and once you\u2019ve put all these massive constellations up there, they\u2019ve got a lifespan of five to seven years and they start to die.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-width=\"630\" data-height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_60f7da2870656.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Australian Defence\u00a0Magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cThe service we can provide is to take them back up in ones and twos to replace them. And so the [satellite] service doesn\u2019t get disrupted and it\u2019s uneconomical for a massive rocket like a Falcon 9 to take up a satellite but it\u2019s very economical for us to do it,\u201d said Adam.<\/li>\n<li>Last month, it achieved a <a href=\"https:\/\/spacewatch.global\/2020\/07\/australian-rocket-company-gilmour-space-achieves-another-global-breakthrough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">milestone<\/a> when a hybrid rocket engine test clocked at 110 seconds, surpassing the last test of 45 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>You can stay updated with Gilmour Space <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gspacetech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Missed out the last Daily Markup? 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