ESG FinTech

Swift's payments overhaul reaches Canada through RBC and TD

Swift’s payments overhaul reaches Canada through RBC and TD

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and TD Bank Group (TD) have become among the first financial institutions globally, and the first in Canada, to...
Oportun launches AI tool to automate savings for recurring bills

Oportun launches AI tool to automate savings for recurring bills

Oportun, a Nasdaq-listed financial services company, has launched Smart Bills, an AI-powered feature within its Set & Save platform designed to help users prepare...
AMINA becomes first regulated bank to integrate Mesh

AMINA becomes first regulated bank to integrate Mesh

AMINA Bank AG, a Swiss crypto bank regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), has become the first regulated bank to integrate...
Bluevine opens US business banking to overseas founders

Bluevine opens US business banking to overseas founders

Bluevine, a digital banking platform for small businesses, has expanded its services to international owners of US businesses, allowing eligible entrepreneurs in seven regions...
InSoil lands €120m Pollen Street facility for agri lending

InSoil lands €120m Pollen Street facility for agri lending

InSoil, a European climate finance firm that channels institutional money into regenerative agriculture, has landed a €120m senior secured credit facility from Pollen Street...
EBA

EBA aligns Pillar 3 framework with EU green agenda

The European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU's banking regulatory body, has published final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) that overhaul its Pillar 3 disclosure...
MSCI

MSCI acquires First Street to sharpen climate risk edge

MSCI has acquired First Street, a physics-based climate risk data and analytics specialist, in a move designed to deepen its physical climate risk offering...
Copecto

Sustainability drives bank switching, Copecto research finds

A third of UK consumers would consider switching their bank to access a wooden payment card, according to new research by Copecto, a sustainable...
How Ortec Finance helped PKZH measure ESG impact

How Ortec Finance helped PKZH measure ESG impact

Swiss pension fund PKZH, which manages CHF23.9bn in assets on behalf of more than 60,000 members, turned to Ortec Finance to gain a clearer...
What the FCA's focus on ESG ratings means for the sector

What the FCA’s focus on ESG ratings means for the sector

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial regulator, recently announced its plans to regulate ESG ratings, with the aim to make them more...

News Stories

KYCP bets on perpetual monitoring as compliance risk grows

KYCP bets on perpetual monitoring as compliance risk grows

High-volume payments and digital asset firms are under growing pressure to move fast without cutting corners on compliance. Legacy KYC systems, often built around...
What banks need to know before the EUDI Wallet deadline

What banks need to know before the EUDI Wallet deadline

The foundations of digital identity across European banking are being rebuilt, and fincite has set out what regulated financial institutions need to know before...

Over $1.3bn raised across 12 deals in powerful week for FinTech

There was a total of $1.36bn raised in 12 FinTech deals this week, representing a strong first week of September following the end of...
Ortec Finance warns on cascading polycrisis risk

Ortec Finance warns on cascading polycrisis risk

Institutional investors are facing a world where geopolitical, economic and environmental risks no longer arrive in isolation, but collide and compound one another, according...
Twenty7tec launches Steppl client portal

Twenty7tec launches Steppl client portal

Twenty7tec, a technology provider serving mortgage, protection and pension advisers, has introduced Steppl, a new client engagement platform built with artificial intelligence readiness at...

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