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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...

MAS to Finance Quantum and AI Initiatives in the Financial Sector

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced a substantial commitment of $100 million in grant funding aimed at advancing AI and quantum computing technologies...

Embedded Banking Startup Swan Secures €44 Million in Funding

French banking-as-a-service platform Swan has successfully secured an additional €44 million in funding to facilitate its expansion across Europe and enhance its product offerings. This...

EVO Banco Utilizes AI and Google Maps to Display Transaction Locations for Customers

Spanish digital bank EVO Banco has introduced an innovative geolocation service for card purchases, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and Google Maps to provide...