UAE-based Commercial Bank International to explore digital asset sustainability with Zumo
The collaboration follows CBI’s MoU with Abu Dhabi-based digital assets infrastructure platform Fuze in February.
ESG
News, intelligence and resources on the global fintech industry including topics such as ESG.
Sibos 2024: The future of sustainable finance – opportunities, challenges, and the road ahead
Sustainable finance is no longer an optional add-on for banks—it is central to their future competitiveness.
JP Morgan to bolster community presence with planned hiring spree in US
Chase intends to use the hires to maintain community-level support across 48 of the 50 US states.
UAE’s myZoi launches financially inclusive digital wallet with “one-to-many” transfer capabilities
The digital wallet enables transfers to up to five people for the price of one.
Challenger bank Griffin certified as B Corporation following “rigorous verification process”
The challenger had its governance, worker, customer, environment and community standards verified by accreditor B Lab.
Climate X completes $18m Series A led by Google Ventures
The UK-based start-up will use the funds to bolster its new commercial team in New York.
Business banking start-up GoDutch launches in the Netherlands
The start-up is aiming to “revolutionise business banking by redefining what ‘fair banking’ truly means”.
Standard Chartered pilots carbon credit tokenisation in Hong Kong with Mastercard, Mox Bank and Libeara
The pilot was conducted through the fintech supervisory sandbox hosted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
UK challenger Tandem appoints Suavek Zajac as new CTO
Zajac’s most recent positions include serving as CTO at Blackberry and the UK-based fintech Railsr.
Taxonomies of courage: ESG metrics and what then?
Knowing what the answer is, it turns out, is immaterial until you are prepared to do something about it.
Ecology Building Society set for 2025 core banking overhaul with Monument Technology
Ecology Building Society says technology modernisation will help “attract future customers at pace and scale”.
PayTech Awards USA 2024 nominations are now open!
Submissions for the PayTech Awards USA 2024 are now open, with the entry deadline set for 12 July 2024.
Celebrating 25 years of innovation: Banking Tech Awards 2024 nominations now open
Nominations for the Banking Tech Awards 2024 are now officially open to companies worldwide!
Finalists announced for PayTech Awards 2024
We are delighted to share with you the shortlist for FinTech Futures’ PayTech Awards 2024.
Plastic and dollars: confronting the environmental impact of consumerism and banking technology
We must ensure that banking technology follows a more planet-friendly path than plastic.
Karma Wallet acquires sustainability marketplace DoneGood ahead of card and membership programme launch
The sustainability spending fintech is to integrate the DoneGood marketplace into its company ratings platform.
FinTech Founders Video: embracing diversity, equity and inclusion
Three fintech founders discuss the importance of embracing diversity, equity and inclusion in business.
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: ZayZoon, Koin, FacePhi, Belong and more
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Bulgaria’s Paynetics acquires UK neobank Novus
Founded in 2020, Novus is the UK’s first B-Corp certified digital bank.
How hackathons can help redefine your ESG communications and product strategy
Hackathons focused on ESG challenges are a fun way for fintechs to use their tech prowess for the greater good.
(Fin)tech for good?
The ‘tech for good’ movement has the potential to effect real and positive global technological change.
Understanding inclusion in marketing
When inclusion and sustainability waltz together in your marketing strategy, magic happens.
Demystify Podcast: Modelling climate change risk with Lukky Ahmed of Climate X
In this latest podcast episode, Dharmesh and Dave talk with Lukky Ahmed, co-founder and CEO of Climate X.
Demystify Podcast: Embracing fintech and the green agenda with vice minister of finance, Lithuania
Lithuania’s ambitious journey in fintech and sustainability with vice minister of finance, Vaida Česnulevičiūtė Markevičienė.
Twig enters liquidation, becoming latest UK fintech to shut down
Anthony Hyams and Kelly Knight of Insolve Plus were installed on 23 January to liquidate the fintech.
UK challenger Tandem appoints former JP Morgan exec Maria Khan as director of product and digital
The bank says Khan will work to develop and cultivate “green digital banking solutions”.
EBA addresses ESG and climate change risks with new proposed guidelines
The EBA says it is accepting comments on the proposals via its consultation website until 18 April 2024.
Rising waters, rising risks: floods and the global financial tide of climate change
If the models are correct, then the financial impacts of climate change globally could be devastating.
A visit to a data centre, quantum computing and how lentils determined COP28
Data centres aren’t going away, and we’ll likely need more as we head into our collective digital future.
Ncontracts snaps up Quantivate for an undisclosed sum
Ncontracts hopes to strengthen its position in the US market and expand its offerings.
The What the FinTech? podcast | Season four’s jailed buzzwords
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
Canapi Ventures reveals new $750m fund to support US fintech entrepreneurs
The VC firm says the latest fund takes its total assets under management to over $1.4 billion.
Report: Trends in technology for the wealth management community
Delving into the wealth management industry issues, competing priorities, budget, expertise and culture – now and in the future.
Building a world for the 99%
We have the technology to create a more supportive ecosystem for millions of SMEs worldwide.
IDB Invest and IFC team up to launch the Amazon Finance Network
The global network aims to boost the economic development of the Amazon region.
UAE fintech start-up Flow48 lands $25m pre-Series A funding
Founded in 2022 by Idriss Al Rifai, Flow48 provides revenue-based financing to SMEs.
The intersection of finance and sustainability
Companies such as HeavyFinance in Lithuania are combining fintech with sustainable agricultural practices.
Mashreq taps Visa and Ecolytiq to launch climate banking platform
The platform uses transaction data to produce carbon footprint analytics.
Fils launches as digital ESG infrastructure for payments sector
Founder Nameer Khan describes his latest venture as “a catalyst for the evolution of ESG enforcement”.
Global enforcement fines rise to $5.65bn in Q3 2023
The first two quarters of this year saw global enforcement fines amount to $1.5bn and $2.27bn, respectively.
