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UN SDGs: A Major Business Opportunity for Banks

Finextra Research recently engaged with Antoni Ballabriga, the global head of responsible business at BBVA and co-chair of the global steering committee for the UN...

SustainableFinance.Live to Foster ESG Through Constructive Skepticism

Finextra Research is set to host its second SustainableFinance.Live event on March 23, 2020, aimed at dispelling misconceptions and addressing the challenges of "greenwashing" in...

RBS Rebrands as NatWest Following Bailout

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is embarking on a significant transformation, rebranding itself as NatWest and outlining ambitious goals to establish itself as a...

Monzo Transfers Investment Accounts to Seccl

Monzo is set to transition its investment and pension product offerings to Seccl, an embedded investment platform owned by Octopus. Since September 2023, Monzo users...

Standard Chartered Teams Up with Imperial College to Combat Climate Change

The bank has entered a partnership with the Centre for Climate Finance and Investment at Imperial College Business School, focusing on innovative solutions to integrate...

Deutsche Bank to Introduce Wero Payment Acceptance

Deutsche Bank's Merchant Solutions division is integrating Wero into its payment acceptance systems ahead of the mobile wallet's launch in Germany. Launched to tap into...

Smart Shareholders Support Proposal to Relocate Listing to the US

Wise shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the fintech's plan to transition its primary listing from London to the US. Despite some controversy surrounding the decision to...

CaixaBank Launches Instant Cross-Border Mobile Transfers

The European Payments Alliance (EuroPA) has achieved a significant milestone by enabling customers of Spain's CaixaBank to send money to individuals in Portugal, Italy, and...

PayPal Launches New ‘Pay with Crypto’ Feature

PayPal is launching a service that allows businesses to accept payments in over 100 cryptocurrencies. Available to all US merchants, Pay with Crypto will enable...

FIS Partners with Circle to Enable USDC Payments Integration

Global banking technology vendor FIS has partnered with stablecoin issuer Circle to enable financial institutions to transact in USDC. Under this initiative, FIS and Circle...