MILAN, March 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaleyra S.p.A., a
rapidly growing cloud communications software provider delivering
secure APIs and connectivity solutions in the API/CPaaS market,
today announced an integration with the WhatsApp Business API.
Kaleyra will now optimize its communication offerings for
businesses by expanding to WhatsApp chats and moving away from
conventional SMSes. By recognizing customer trends and adopting the
latest technologies, Kaleyra will incorporate the WhatsApp Business
solution to allow better management of conversations with customers
and providing them with the exact information they need.
This integration with the WhatsApp Business API is proof of
Kaleyra's growing importance and impressive innovation. Kaleyra
makes business communication seamless and serves as a comprehensive
platform that provides messaging, voice and fintech solutions, for
over 3,000 customers around the world.
How does it work?
Through Kaleyra's flexible and
easy-to-use API, businesses can now easily send WhatsApp messages
to their customers.
"Adding WhatsApp to our existing channels of communication will
allow businesses to enrich customer experiences through one easy
step, without any lengthy coding requirement," said Aniketh
Jain, General Manager BU Cloud Enterprise of Kaleyra.
"We're delighted to expand the reach of our clients through
WhatsApp, and we are watching to see the numerous ways in which
this addition along with our other scalable services will benefit
all our clients."
The algorithm of Kaleyra smoothly converts the composed text
message that needs to be sent out to WhatsApp messages. That's not
all. Through just 1 API, businesses can include 7 different types
of additions to enhance their communication. These 7 supported
formats of the message include text, audio, images, contact,
location, documents, and templates. This creates a two-fold
benefit. From the perspective of businesses, they can now use
Kaleyra's omnichannel platform to send messages on WhatsApp through
the same API using desktops, mobile phones etc., On the other hand,
customers can now get updates on the go and can interact with
businesses at any time, from anywhere.
With the WhatsApp Business solution, businesses can have genuine
conversations with their customers and receive instant analytics
including the number of messages sent, read etc.
The solutions serve multi-purpose use for businesses depending
on their need. Companies can send air tickets, QR codes and more.
For instance, an e-commerce firm can send logistics information
related to the delivery of products to customers and keep them
informed at each step of the way. Food delivery businesses can
allow their users to get updates on their order.
The new era of communication
"The mobile messaging
market offers businesses an additional line of communication with
their clients, and Kaleyra makes it possible. We also benefit in
multiple ways, including expanding our global customer base,
driving future revenue growth. We are here to empower businesses,
providing them all the different communication tools they need to
accelerate and strengthen their customer interactions. I am looking
forward to seeing the success this step brings about for both
customers and businesses. Being a WhatsApp Business solution
provider clearly sets us apart from other businesses and gives us
an opportunity to customize communication and meet the specific
requirements of all clients. It will also enhance our product
portfolio as we move forward with our proposed combination with
GigCapital and become a public company." - said Dario Calogero, Chief Executive Officer of
Kaleyra.
WhatsApp has grown to become a go-to communication tool and
through Kaleyra's platform businesses can build strong
relationships with their customers by connecting with them on the
same platform they use to chat with their friends and relatives.
Thus, creating a more personalized interaction with each and every
customer by adding an extra layer of connectivity.
About Kaleyra
Kaleyra is a global group specializing in providing mobile
messaging services for financial institutions and multiple other
types of enterprises of all sizes. Through its proprietary
platform, Kaleyra manages multi-channel integrated communication
services on a global scale, comprising messages, push
notifications, e-mail, instant messaging, voice services and
virtual assistants. Kaleyra's technology today makes it possible to
manage huge volumes of messages, with some 2 billion notifications
a month. For more information: www.kaleyra.com
About GigCapital, Inc.
GigCapital, Inc. (NYSE: GIG, GIG.U, GIG.RT, and GIG.WS), is
a Private-to-Public Equity (PPE)™ company, (also known as
a Blank-Check or Special Purpose Acquisition Company ("SPAC")),
sponsored by GigAcquisitions, LLC, and sole-managed by GigFounders,
LLC (www.gigfoundersglobal.com). All were founded in 2017 by
Dr. Avi Katz. The companies are led by an affiliated team of
technology industry experts, deploying its unique Mentor-Investors™
methodology to partner with exceptional privately-held technology
companies of dedicated solid entrepreneurs. The companies offer
financial, operational and executive mentoring in order to
accelerate their path from inception, privately-held entity into
the growth-stage as a publicly traded company. The partnership
continues through an organic and roll-up strategy growth
post the public offering. For more information,
visit www.gigcapitalglobal.com.
"Private-to-Public Equity (PPE)" and "Mentor-Investor" are
trademarks of GigFounders, LLC, used pursuant to agreement.
Additional Information About the Transaction and Where To
Find It
Additional information about the proposed business combination
and related transactions is described in GigCapital's Current
Reports on Form 8-K, definitive additional proxy
soliciting materials filed as DEFA14A, and preliminary proxy
statement relating to the proposed business combination and the
respective businesses of GigCapital and Kaleyra, which GigCapital
has or will file with the SEC. The proposed business combination
and related transactions will be submitted to stockholders of
GigCapital for their consideration. GigCapital's stockholders and
other interested persons are advised to read, once available, the
preliminary proxy statement and any amendments thereto and, once
available, the definitive proxy statement, in connection with
GigCapital's solicitation of proxies for its special meeting of
stockholders to be held to approve, among other things, the
proposed business combination and related transactions, because
these documents will contain important information about
GigCapital, Kaleyra and the proposed business combination and
related transactions. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed
to stockholders of GigCapital as of a record date to be established
for voting on the proposed business combination and related
transactions.
Stockholders may also obtain a copy of the preliminary or
definitive proxy statement, once available, as well as other
documents filed with the SEC by GigCapital, without charge, at the
SEC's website located at www.sec.gov or by directing a request
to Tara McDonough, Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, GigCapital, Inc., 2479 E. Bayshore
Rd., Suite 200 Palo Alto, CA
94303, or by telephone at (650) 276-7040.
Participants in the Solicitation
Kaleyra, GigCapital and their respective directors and executive
officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitations of proxies from GigCapital's stockholders in respect
of the proposed business combination and related transactions.
Information regarding GigCapital's directors and executive officers
is available in its Form 10-K filed with the SEC on
December 6, 2018. Additional information regarding the
participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their
direct and indirect interests will be contained in the preliminary
and definitive proxy statements related to the proposed business
combination and related transactions when it becomes available, and
which can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated
above.
Forward-Looking Statements
On February 26th
2019, GigCapital, Inc., (NYSE: GIG, GIG.U, GIG.RT, and GIG.WS)
("GigCapital") a Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Private-to-Public Equity (PPE)™ corporation, announced that it has
entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Kaleyra S.p.A.
("Kaleyra"), a profitable and rapidly growing CPaaS
provider.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws regarding the
integration with WhatsApp Business API and the proposed
transactions and GigCapital. Such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the closing
of the combination and the expectations, hopes, beliefs,
intentions, plans, prospects or strategies regarding the business
combination and future business plans of the Kaleyra and GigCapital
management teams. Any statements contained herein that are not
statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking
statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections,
forecasts or other characterizations of future events or
circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are
forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe,"
"continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "may,"
"might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project,"
"should," "would" and similar expressions may identify
forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not
mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The forward-looking
statements contained in this press release are based on certain
assumptions and analyses made by the management of GigCapital
and/or Kaleyra in light of their respective experience and their
perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected
future developments and their potential effects on Kaleyra and
GigCapital as well as other factors they believe are appropriate in
the circumstances. There can be no assurance that future
developments affecting Kaleyra or GigCapital will be those
anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the control of the
parties) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or
performance to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by these forward-looking statements, including that the
GigCapital stockholders will approve the transaction, the ability
of the post-combination company to meet the NYSE listing standards,
that Kaleyra will have sufficient capital upon the approval of the
transaction to operate as anticipated, and the intended impact of
the integration with WhatsAppBusiness API. Should one or more of
these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the
assumptions being made prove incorrect, actual results may vary in
material respects from those projected in these forward-looking
statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as may be required under
applicable securities laws.
Disclaimer
This communication shall neither constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there
be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer,
solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.
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