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IAASB

IAASB’s ambitious stride towards global sustainability reporting standard

The IAASB has unveiled the International Standard on Sustainability Assurance (ISSA) 5000, a standard to ensure sustainable reporting.

Clearview picks Insuritas to help build new insurance agency service

Clearview Federal Credit Union has picked insurance agency solution builder Insuritas to launch a credit union-owned full-service insurance agency.

Robinhood in Ziglu take-over for “new era of digital money”

Retail investing app Robinhood has signed a deal to acquire Ziglu, a UK-based electronic money institution and cryptoasset firm.

Data protection is the top priority for UK banking customers

Data protection and security are of the highest importance for UK banking customers as financial services become increasingly dependent on digital interactions, according to a new study.
transaction

eflow Global’s solutions to FCA’s Market Watch 74 transaction reporting concerns

RegTech firm eFlow Global recently took the opportunity to describe how it can provide solutions to key transaction reporting concerns. 

Could Backbase’s new banking platform really help incumbents compete with new challenger banks and...

Challenger banks and huge tech titans threaten to take traditional banks' share of the market. Now Backbase believes it might have a solution.

ECB exec calls on regulators to curb crypto wild west

Executive board member of the European Central Bank Fabio Panetta has claimed global regulators need to quicken efforts to launch a framework to tackle the crypto wild west.

Threat detection firm Venari Security pulls in £4.2m Series A

London-based Venari Security has raised £4.2m from a Series A funding round that included a number of high-profile cybersecurity backers.
GEF

GEF fuels Brazil’s green future with $214m climate solutions fund

GEF Capital Partners has announced the successful final close of the GEF LatAm Climate Solutions Fund III, raising R$1.05 billion ($214m).

Raisin acquires Choice Financial to bring US banks new deposit solutions

Open banking platform Raisin has acquired Choice Financial Solutions so it can offer US banks and credit unions the ability to create flexible deposits.

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NGFS

NGFS launches Version 2.0 of data directory to tackle climate finance risk

The NGFS Data Directory, an initiative led by major financial institutions including the BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Centre, the MAS and the Bank of France, aims to fortify the global financial sector against the burgeoning threat of climate change.
Bank of London

Bank of London secures £42m in oversubscribed funding round

Bank of London, a UK-based clearing bank and embedded banking service, has announced a successful £42m funding round.
MSIG Asia, a leading general insurance provider, has announced a new regional collaboration with Serenity Health Partners to transform the health insurance landscape.

MSIG partners with Serenity to reshape health insurance landscape in Asia

MSIG Asia, a leading general insurance provider, has announced a new regional collaboration with Serenity Health Partners to transform the health insurance landscape.
compliance

How new regulations and tech are shaping financial crime compliance

The landscape of financial crime compliance is rapidly transforming. Amidst political upheavals and technological advancements, the cost of compliance has become an integral part...
Thatch, a health benefits startup, has raised $38m in a Series A funding round led by Index Ventures and General Catalyst.

San Francisco-based Thatch raises $38m to revolutionise health insurance benefits

Thatch, a health benefits startup, has raised $38m in a Series A funding round led by Index Ventures and General Catalyst.

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