What the FinTech? | S.5 Episode 22 | Green finance and how fintech can help tackle climate change
In this podcast episode, Sage’s George Sandilands discusses the current state of play around green finance.
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Challenger bank Griffin certified as B Corporation following “rigorous verification process”
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A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
UK challenger Tandem appoints Suavek Zajac as new CTO
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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
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Banking Technology Magazine May 2024 issue out now
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Former Tesla exec Tim Newell to spin off Aspiration’s consumer financial services division
The new standalone company will act as an independent neobank offering environmentally sustainable products.
Bulgaria’s Paynetics acquires UK neobank Novus
Founded in 2020, Novus is the UK’s first B-Corp certified digital bank.
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Understanding inclusion in marketing
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Deadline extended for Banking Tech Awards USA nominations
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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.
How Lithuania became a fintech hub in Europe
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UK challenger Tandem appoints former JP Morgan exec Maria Khan as director of product and digital
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PayTech Awards 2024 sponsorship opportunities
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OakNorth names Lord Adair Turner as new chairman
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Data centres aren’t going away, and we’ll likely need more as we head into our collective digital future.
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.
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.
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”.
Nominations now open for the seventh annual PayTech Awards
Submit your nominations before 15 March 2024.
Dodging a dark data disaster
The amount of dark data being collected by firms is increasing, and its overall environmental impact is massive.
