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Private market ESG data in the age of AI abundance

A long-standing divide has shaped how sustainability data flows through the investment world. According to ACA Group, public companies have operated for years under...
Earth Blox raises £6m to help banks price nature risk

Earth Blox raises £6m to help banks price nature risk

Earth Blox, an Edinburgh-based technology scaleup that helps organisations quantify how nature loss and climate hazards affect financial performance, has raised £6m in a...
MAS

MAS unveils climate transition planning rules for FIs

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released new supervisory guidance aimed at strengthening how financial institutions manage climate-related risks, issuing updated environmental risk...

The ESG data inconsistency problem wealth firms face

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has become an increasingly important area within the wealth management sector. However, ESG data consistency is still far from...
IMTF

IMTF strengthens ESG standing with EcoVadis badge

IMTF has secured an EcoVadis ESG badge following its most recent sustainability assessment, marking measurable progress in the way the company manages environmental, social...
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Was 2025 a good year for ESG FinTech and what does 2026 have in...

FinTech Global recently spoke to Zaliia Gindullina, head of business development at WealthTech provider Kidbrooke, about the trends that continue to shape the ESG FinTech landscape.  There...

Climate change is pushing insurance to breaking point

Climate change is no longer a distant scenario for risk teams to model; it is showing up in annual losses, premium hikes and insurer...
ESRS

EFRAG study finds investors fear loss of ESG data quality

A majority of investors and financial institutions believe that the European Union’s proposed simplified ESRS could undermine the quality of sustainability information they receive...
Climate risk assessment for European insurers: 2025

Climate risk assessment for European insurers: 2025

Ortec Finance has released a 2025 update to its climate risk assessment for the European insurance industry, following the publication of its initial report...
Worldpay launches sustainable payments feature with ekko

Worldpay launches sustainable payments feature with ekko

Worldpay, a global leader in payment technology, has entered into a strategic collaboration with ekko, a sustainability innovator focused on embedding positive environmental and...

News Stories

Prometeia: Italy output edges up but stagnation risks remain

Prometeia: Italy output edges up but stagnation risks remain

Research and advisory firm Prometeia has published its latest analysis of Italian industrial production, warning that despite a marginal uptick in February, the country's...
RegTech

Nine-figure raises dominate in powerful Q1 for RegTech deals

The first quarter of 2026 has proven to be a very strong period for RegTech funding raises, with close to $3bn raised across the...
78% of investors now use AI for research

78% of investors now use AI for research

BridgeWise, a wealth AI provider, has published its inaugural State of AI for Wealth in 2026 report, revealing that nearly four in five investors...
Lobster.cash partners with Mastercard for AI agent payments

Lobster.cash partners with Mastercard for AI agent payments

Lobster.cash, the AI agent payment solution developed by Crossmint, has announced plans to integrate Mastercard Agent Pay and Verifiable Intent, allowing AI agents to...
MUFG selects Finastra for US ACH payments expansion

MUFG selects Finastra for US ACH payments expansion

MUFG, Japan's largest bank, has deepened its strategic relationship with Finastra, a global financial services software provider, by selecting the firm's Global PAYplus solution...

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