Prelude to some cool news
A poem! … In French … Sorry for this language shift , but I’m not gifted enough to make a poem which makes sense in Englishđ . Don’t worry, I’ll come back to English just after.
On the other hand, I do feel emotions, like everyone (even if my wife sometimes does not agree đ€). A nd like everyone else, I am therefore entitled to express my feelings. Because they are… mine, I guess I am the only expert in regards to them? đ€·ââïž
One of the main art forms to express feelings is poetry and I am a particular lover of the Alexandrine structure. Please oblige me, by allowing me to use this art form (as a humble amateur) to give an emotional dimension to some of my thoughts.
2) Listen to me reading the poem to understand the feelings behind the words ( click here to view the video)
3) Both 1) and 2) đ
4) Close the mail đ”
5) A choice I have not yet forecasted đ€
C’est en Alexandrins qu’en ce dĂ©but d’annĂ©e,
Je vous formule, mes chers amis, nos souhaits.
Vous aurez noté que, vue la date avancée,
Ils sont un dĂ©but, loin d’une finalitĂ©.
Ătranger au sentiment, passe ton chemin !
Car aujourd’hui c’est en quelques Alexandrins
Que je souhaite partager deux mille vingt,
Et deux mille vingt et un, le voir en gamin
Nulle autre analyse ne sera ajoutée
à celles expertes, déjà bien formulées,
par les spécialistes autoproclamés,
ProphĂštes d’exĂ©gĂšse si falsifiĂ©es.
En effet, Qui suis-je en tant que fort simple esprit
Pour sonder cette défaillante économie
Dont je ne suis ni un expert ni un Ă©rudit
Mais qui au contraire, comme vous, la subit!
En revanche, comme vous, je suis un humain.
En tant que tel j’ai ressenti deux mille vingt.
En tant que tel, je dote mon Ăąme de mains
Pour aujourd’hui vous modeler mon instinct mien
Toi, zététicien ! Qui est tu pour avoir
pris en otage ce trĂšs critique savoir ?
Est ce ta volonté qui a créé ce noir ?
Ou ton ignorance notoire ? Va savoir !
La peur nous parvint d’abord d’un lointain lĂ bas.
Puis, vint rythmer notre national effroi
Par la suite, notre entourage s’alarma
Enfin, notre mental personnel se brisa.
De lĂ -bas parvenaient des Ă©chos alarmants,
Et nous les Ă©coutions, curieux mais distants.
Une catastrophe, en rien ne nous concernant,
Frappait encore ailleurs, nos cĆurs indiffĂ©rent
Le dix-neuf mars la chimÚre fut annoncée.
La curiosité, vers là -bas dirigée,
Se mua en peur dans notre réalité.
Nous les vrais humains étions enfin concernés
Il bondit vite le cerveau reptilien
Lui qui fait que lâautre, dâhumain ne passe Ă rien
Bien qu’en ce temps, nos Ăąmes furent en soutien,
La raison s’effaça au profit du malin
Ce jour de mars active le mode survie
Une nouvelle routine s’installa, puis
De confinés nous devinrent des confinis.
Car incognito, nous passĂąmes sous Vichy
D’aucuns n’avaient rien de trĂšs notable Ă parfaire
Dâautres furent par la famille dĂ©passĂ©e
Les cĆurs, Ă©trangers Ă la promiscuitĂ©
MalgrĂ© des dĂ©cennies d’amour, furent brisĂ©s.
Le premier lockdown est clos et un an plus tard,
Le voilĂ qui revient en force le bĂątard !
Vichy plus haut, qui n’Ă©tait pas qu’art oratoire,
Montrait les lubies d’un dictateur salopard
Staline lui-mĂȘme n’aurait pas rĂȘvĂ© mieux.
Nul Goulag, on trouva bien plus ingénieux:
Nos maisons sont devenues des camps Ă pouilleux
Chapeau! Minutieux, odieux mais pieux.
Bref, toi! Oui toi, il faudra que tu te démerde
Mais nulle contrainte pour autant que l’on perde
Tais toi! Lâexpert qui nous a mis dans cette merde.
Nous rendrons à notre liberté sa superbe.
Via mon consentement libre et éclairé
Mes confrĂšres et chĂšres consĆurs tant aimĂ©s
Je vous souhaite enfin une bonne année
Sans Ă©gard aucun pour les apprentis sorciers
The Game Changer
Extra Billing system
Hoteliers weâve got you!
In a time of crisis for an industry that adds so much to the local economy weâve developed a tool to help Hoteliers reduce their costs. The MIPS Extra Billing System or affectionately known as EBS, is a brand new MIPS technology that allows the Hotel to collect payments from extra guest expenses after theyâve already checked out.
Extra billing is built into the original payment request; therefore the Hotelier claims for extra billing expenses automaticallywithout further intervention from the guest required. T his is perfect for housekeeping , expenses, extra nights, extra meals… well any extra billing.
This new tech is in fact a bad news for you because… Well… sorry but… đ you won’t be able anymore to quit the hotel after “forgetting” to pay the mini bar đ.
By the way this system works for Car or Equipment Rental Companies as well.
1) I was on Kool FM talking about women integration in “Digital Mauritius”. ( Watch here)
2) I was invited at the launch of “Le Wagon”, the N° 1 Coding Bootcamp in the world! ( Watch here)
3) I Talked about CVV into Credit Card ecommerce Industry ( Watch here)
4) I tried an analogy to explain Paradigm Shift concept through music (I’m subjectively proud of this one with 35K views ) ( Watch here)
5) I mixed some stuffs on MBC TV concerning Fintechs ( Watch here)
6) We “celebrated” the Independence Day and the Women’s day at the same time…( Watch here)
7) ” An uppercut right into the jaw đ. Have fun, no listeners will be harmed!” ( Audio here) ( Text here)
ECO AUSTRAL ARTICLE
Cool new stuffs
QuickBooks compatibility
Our “Come & Play with us” philosophy is fully illustrated here.
Dynamic Failed Payments AutoRetries
Now this is a cool innovation in terms of payment collectionđ
The awesomeness doesnât stop there… Once a successful transaction has taken place, the system continues to retry payment collection at the new amount until 100% of the original payment amount is collectedđ.
Mini cool stuff
1) A brand new support process
2) A blog to follow in live our progress, Big ones and Small ones ( here)
3) Auto Cancellation Reminder before a QuickPay Payment expires ( SMS and Email claims)
4) Resend SMS receipts anytime if lost ( news here)
TIPS AND INITIATIVES
MIPS Trusted Partner Label
A LinkedIn Group for innovation in Mauritius
We created a LinkedIn Group to promote through games (but not only) concrete innovations ideas in Mauritius.
The first “Hypothetic Crisis Game” was launched! The first report will be available very soon. You are welcomed to join đ .
JOIN THE GROUP !
Tips for Ecommerce Merchants
For merchants who want to sell more efficiently, here are some home-made MIPS Tips for merchants (assuming the merchant has something to sell right ? Otherwise… it will not be a merchant right ? đ€)
Eshops.mu is still growing
Joining Hands with
New Family Members or Family get together !
1) Regeneration Mauritius – “ A partnership for people, communities and companies who aim to make Mauritius a regional hub for sustainable innovation in food systems ” ( More details )
2) Project Cybele – “ We conserve land through outreach win win situations and restoration ” ( their website here ). I invite you to have a close look at that initiative.
3) MITIA AGM. A locomotive for Mauritian IT ( more info here )
4) SME Mauritius Talks at Flying Dodo. It was a nice way to brainstorm together. (more info here)
5) Activations Terrains de “ Made in Moris “. Which will give a great opportunity for “Made in Moris” Family to be present on the spot ! More info to come soon.
6) MAHF Beer & Pizzas ! Talking FinTech and innovation around Beer and Pizzas, What else ?
7) Turbine Graduation of Startups ( Small video here and details there ) This is what I call “NĂ©o entrepreneurs” and “NĂ©o leaders”. By the way, we partnered with one of these Neos: Lean Search. They are now our Google Ads Trusted Partner. Contact us for more details on their offer.
8) Finally, I was invited to a great talk from Rogers Capital about Cybersecurity . I drank, ate, met friends and learnt some cool stuffs ( More details here )
Key MIPS Figures
Belly dancing times…
We proudly published this month our Key Figures concerning our FinTech activities. I think that the curves are self explanatory. If not… More details here
MORE DETAILS
New Clients
That’s it ! Done ! Read ! Finished ! Kaput (!)
Dear, Thanks for having the courage to read me till theređ
Take Care.
SĂ©bastien.