Financial consortium calls for new social, environmental reporting rules for banks
A financial group has called for the adoption of impact-reporting standards that account for social and environmental factors to speed up a sustainable transition for banks.
Majority of UK compliance experts expect more AML regulation due to Brexit
A study by LexisNexis Risk Solutions has found 78% of compliance professionals in the UK see increased anti-money laundering (AML) legislation on the horizon due to Brexit.
Booking.com unveils FinTech department to bolster travel market access
Travel accommodation company Booking.com has created a new internal FinTech business unit to help facilitate better access to its global travel marketplace.
Carbon, Visa enter five-year partnership to support payments across Africa
African FinTech Carbon has entered a five-year strategic alliance with Visa to provide digital and physical issuance of Visa cards to its customers on the continent.
HKMA sets out four-step initiative to drive bolstered RegTech adoption
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has outlined four actions to promote the use of RegTech in the Hong Kong banking sector.
Survey finds majority of financial sector favour hybrid work policy post-pandemic
A survey by Accenture has found almost three-quarters of financial sector workers in the UK would prefer a flexible working policy once the pandemic has come to an end.
OneSpan whitepaper details possibilities of eIDAS regulation for e-signatures
OneSpan has published a whitepaper that details how the eIDAS Regulation offers a range of possibilities for electronic signatures in the European Union.
MeasureOne secures additional $3.2m in funding
Consumer-permissioned data platform MeasureOne has secured an additional $3.2m in funding to support its product expansion.
Report finds branch-based banking may become obsolete within five years
A report published by Temenos has found that 65% of global banking executives believe branch-based banking will be ‘dead’ within a five-year period.
Bari Bank introduces credit and debit card for children
Italian digital bank Bari Bank has introduced a debit and credit card supplied with pre-set funds for children and teenagers.