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Deutsche Bank has unveiled its first €500 million social bond, a landmark move in its ongoing dedication to sustainable finance.

Deutsche Bank launches €500m social bond to boost sustainable finance

Deutsche Bank has unveiled its first €500 million social bond, a landmark move in its ongoing dedication to sustainable finance.
Schroders Greencoat, a specialist in renewables and energy transition infrastructure under Schroders Capital, announced today a substantial commitment of £170m from the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) into its flagship UK private markets fund. 

Schroders Greencoat lands £170m for UK renewable infrastructure fund

Schroders Greencoat, a specialist in renewables and energy transition infrastructure under Schroders Capital, announced today a substantial commitment of £170m from the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) into its flagship UK private markets fund. 
Canadian sustainable fixed income funds excel in early 2024

Canadian sustainable fixed income funds excel in early 2024

Canadian sustainable fixed income funds have made a robust start to the year, with the Morningstar Canada Sustainable Fund Landscape for Q1 2024 reporting an impressive $193.3m in inflows.
Bloomberg unveils innovative tool for sustainable investment screening tool

Bloomberg unveils innovative tool for sustainable investment screening tool

Bloomberg today unveiled a new sustainable investment screening tool available on the Bloomberg Terminal.
Klarna and Milkywire team up to expand Nature Transformation Fund for global biodiversity

Klarna and Milkywire team up to expand Nature Transformation Fund for global biodiversity

Klarna, an AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, and Milkywire, an environmental impact platform, have launched the Nature Transformation Fund.
Rising demand for high-quality carbon credits fuels market growth to $3bn

Rising demand for high-quality carbon credits fuels market growth to $3bn

The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is poised for a banner year, with projections indicating that it could reach a value of $3bn in 2024.
The future of investing: How sustainability is shaping investor choices according to Morgan Stanley

The future of investing: How sustainability is shaping investor choices according to Morgan Stanley

The latest survey conducted by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management reveals a significant trend among individual investors...
La Banque Postale and its affiliated entities, LBP AM and CNP Assurances, have unveiled a €1bn impact infrastructure debt fund, setting their sights on energy transition-centric ventures across Europe.

La Banque Postale launches €1bn energy transition infrastructure fund for a greener Europe

La Banque Postale and its affiliated entities, LBP AM and CNP Assurances, have unveiled a €1bn impact infrastructure debt fund, setting their sights on energy transition-centric ventures across Europe.

Position Green launches Sustainable Edge podcast: A dialogue with clean tech leaders

Position Green, hailing as the Nordic region's paramount independent pure play sustainability enterprise, has unveiled its brand-new podcast series titled "Sustainable Edge" to complement its annual ESG100 report.
Navigating ESG transparency How Position Green enhances portfolio management

Navigating ESG transparency: How Position Green enhances portfolio management

The call for more sustainable offerings from limited partners coupled with tightening ESG regulations has posed a significant challenge for general partners (GPs). Their primary concern? Procuring reliable and accurate ESG data from the firms within their portfolio.

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Diverse week for FinTech as $1.1bn raised across 17 deals

Diverse week for FinTech as $1.1bn raised across 17 deals

It was a diverse week for FinTech funding, with deals closing across nine different countries.  There were a total of 17 FinTech funding rounds covered...
Sift enhances fraud insights with new metrics in industry benchmark tool

Sift enhances fraud insights with new metrics in industry benchmark tool

Sift, a leading AI-powered fraud prevention platform, has introduced significant updates to its Fraud Industry Benchmarking Resource (FIBR), a free online tool designed to provide key fraud metrics across various industries, geographies, and timeframes.
Bitsight acquires Cybersixgill in $115m deal to enhance cyber threat intelligence

Bitsight acquires Cybersixgill in $115m deal to enhance cyber threat intelligence

Bitsight, a global leader in cyber risk management, has announced its $115m acquisition of Cybersixgill, a prominent cyber threat intelligence (CTI) provider. This strategic move...
FinCEN issues alert on deepfake fraud schemes targeting financial institutions

FinCEN issues alert on deepfake fraud schemes targeting financial institutions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a critical alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and addressing fraud schemes involving deepfake media created with generative AI (GenAI) tools.
change communication methods during a verification check.Some identity verification solutions may also flag possible attempts to circumvent verification checks, such as the use of third-party webcam plugins, which can let a customer display previously generated video rather than live video. Use of Deepfake Media in Phishing Attacks and Scams Criminals may also target financial institution customers and employees through sophisticated, GenAI-enabled social engineering attempts in support of other scams and fraud typologies, such as business email compromise (BEC) schemes, spear phishing attacks, elder financial exploitation, romance scams, and virtual currency investment scams.24For example, in family emergency schemes, scammers may use deepfake voices or videos to impersonate a victim’s family member, friend, or other trusted individual.25Similarly, criminals have reportedly used GenAI tools to target companies by impersonating an executive or other trusted employee and then instructing victims to transfer large sums or make payments to accounts ultimately under the scammer’s control.26 Financial Red Flag Indicators of Deepfake Media Abuse FinCEN identified the following red flag indicators to help financial institutions detect, prevent, and report potential suspicious activity related to the use of GenAI tools for illicit purposes.As no single red flag is necessarily indicative of illicit or suspicious activity, financial institutions should consider the surrounding facts and circumstances before determining whether a specific transaction is suspicious or associated with illicit use of GenAI tools. A customer’s photo is internally inconsistent (e.g., shows visual tells of being altered) or is inconsistent with their other identifying information (e.g., a customer’s date of birth indicates that they are much older or younger than the photo would suggest). A customer presents multiple identity documents that are inconsistent with each other.

Folks Finance secures $3.2m in Series A to advance crosschain DeFi solutions

Folks Finance, a DeFi platform specialising in lending, borrowing, and managing digital assets across multiple blockchains, has announced it raised $3.2m in an oversubscribed Series A funding round.

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