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Lloyds and NatWest Reduce Number of Branches

Lloyds Banking Group and NatWest have jointly announced plans to close nearly 200 branches, marking a continued trend of diminishing high street presence in the...

SEB Highlights the Carbon Removal Market and Nature-Related Risks

Sustainable finance is rapidly evolving, with innovations emerging from various corners of the globe. In our discussions with the authors of SEB’s Green Bond Report,...

Nubank Acquires Hyperplane to Accelerate AI-Driven Strategy

Nubank is reinforcing its commitment to an AI-centric strategy by acquiring Hyperplane, a data intelligence company based in Silicon Valley, for an undisclosed amount. Founded...

BBVA Seeks 1,100 New Technology Professionals

BBVA aims to expand its workforce to include 20,000 technology professionals by 2025, with plans to recruit 1,100 individuals for advanced technical positions. Over the...

Mizuho and IBM Collaborate to Evaluate Generative AI for IT Incident Response Management

Mizuho Financial Group is currently conducting trials with an IBM generative AI application designed to enhance recovery speed following IT outages. In the event of...

Which? Places Six UK Banks on ‘Red Alert’ Due to Fossil Fuel Investments

Recent evaluations have categorized several major high-street banks in the UK as facing significant scrutiny regarding their fossil fuel investments and environmental strategies. Consumer advocacy...

Banco Santander and Google Provide Free AI Training for All

Banco Santander has partnered with Google to provide a complimentary AI course accessible to individuals aged 18 and older worldwide. The course, titled "Santander |...

Unite Everyone for the Decarbonization Celebration!

During the keynote session at SustainableFinance.Live 2023, Roxana Slavcheva, the Global Lead for the Built Environment at the World Resources Institute (WRI), addressed the critical...

PayPal Ventures Co-Leads $21 Million Investment in Formance, a Developer of Programmable Ledger Technology

Formance, the innovative developer of an open-source programmable ledger for managing financial flows, has successfully secured $21 million in a Series A funding round. This...

Bridging Capital with Optimal Sustainability Solutions

Taking the stage for the concluding panel of the day, Anna-Marie Slot, Global Sustainability Partner at Ashurst, set the tone for an insightful discussion about...