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Barclays Joins HSBC in Exiting the Net Zero Banking Alliance

Barclays has followed HSBC's lead in exiting the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), citing a shift in the membership landscape as the primary reason for...

Sustainable Finance.Live Set to Return in November 2025

Sustainable Finance.Live, Finextra’s premier annual conference, is set to return on November 4, 2025, in London, bringing together leading experts in sustainable fintech alongside professionals...

FCA Increases Regulation on E-Money Firms; Consumer Groups Claim “Too Little, Too Late”

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalized new regulations to safeguard consumers' funds in the event of payment firm insolvencies. Under these new rules,...

Asset Management Associations Unite in Global Blockchain Initiative

The asset management sectors of the UK and Singapore have united under Project Guardian, an innovative cross-border initiative spearheaded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore,...

Visa Introduces Cybersecurity Advisory Services

Visa has launched a cybersecurity advisory practice and appointed Jeremiah Dewey as the global head of cyber products. The new Visa Cybersecurity Advisory Practice aims...

QuamCore Raises $26 Million to Develop Million-Qubit Quantum Computer

An Israeli startup has secured $26 million in Series A funding to develop what it claims is the world’s first quantum computer with one million...

BVI Survey Aims to Attract Cross-Border Fintech Companies

Fintech companies are facing significant challenges in their international expansion efforts, primarily due to a fragmented regulatory environment, according to a recent study aimed at...

Spend Management Startup Stavtar Secures $55 Million Funding Round

Stavtar Solutions, a US-based startup offering a SaaS platform for expense allocations and spend management, has successfully raised $55 million in a Series A funding...

UK High Street Banks Experience Profit Decline as Online Competitors Rise

High street banks in the UK are experiencing a significant decline in profits in 2024 as consumers increasingly turn to alternative lenders and online banking...

Dwpbank Acquires Lemon.markets, a Brokerage-as-a-Service Platform

Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (dwpbank) has announced its acquisition of lemon.markets, a brokerage-as-a-service platform based in Berlin. Founded in 2020, lemon.markets specializes in providing digital brokerage...