Debt platform CredAvenue raises $90m in Series A funding round
Significant investments in data science, machine learning, and AI are in the pipeline.
ESG
Prodigy Finance lands $750m funding to expand into new markets
New funds will allow Prodigy to assist students from previously excluded countries.
UK industry body unveils five-year strategy to catch US and Asia
The industrial strategy aims to shore up existing UK successes in order to overtake Asia and the US.
Aspiration Partners to go public in $2.3bn SPAC deal
It claims it will be the first ESG-focused financial services institution to go this route.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 9 | Demystifying scope 1, 2 & 3 emissions
What are scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and how can businesses start recording and reporting on them?
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 8 | ESG and new talent
New talent in the fintech industry consider ESG to be an important factor when accepting new roles.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 7 | Carbon
Carbon neutral vs net zero vs zero carbon; and how to embed them within your business model.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 6 | DEI
In this #itsamatterofcomms vlog, we discuss how D&I is incorporated within ESG reporting and initiatives.
Technology can help uncover credible ESG investment opportunities
The total market value of ESG fund investment has surpassed $1 trillion for the first time.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 5 | B Corp
This week’s #itsamatterofcomms vlog features Hannah Cox, founder of betternotstop.
Harlem Capital raises $134 million for its second fund
Harlem Capital Partners Venture Fund II was oversubscribed from its target of $100m.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 3 | ESG
This week’s #itsamatterofcomms vlog features Dave Wallace, founder of NMD+.
It’s a matter of comms | Episode 2 | Strategy
The corporate comms strategy is the spine that would hold start-ups accountable to their investors.
Barclays reveals fintech start-ups in its 2021 New York Techstars accelerator
Barclays’ 2021 cohort includes four data-focused fintechs.
TreeCard raises $1m from Ecosia ahead of 2021 launch
TreeCard, set to launch next year, is made of sustainable cherry tree wood.
Morgan Stanley publishes greenhouse gas emissions on loans & investments
The bank is joining the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials.
LA neobank Aspiration plants 1m trees in three months
The scheme launched in mid-April.
BNY Mellon extends Azure partnership to boost ESG investment
The US bank has launched three new data and analytics tools.
The positive impact of going negative
Find out how and why fintech companies should be going carbon negative.
Regtech: the new lifeblood of compliance
It changes the current compliance game for the better.
Next year looks bright for community banking
Credit unions and community banks raise their game in 2020.
