ESG FinTech

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...
osapiens

Osapiens buys Lucent AI to expand compliance automation

osapiens, a Germany-based software provider specialising in sustainability and transparency solutions for global organisations, has acquired Lucent AI. The move brings together a rapidly scaling...
ISSB

ISSB clarifies climate disclosures for finance

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has introduced a series of targeted changes to its IFRS S2 climate-reporting standard, designed to ease the burden...
climate

Climate risks drive surge in sustainable investment demand

More than four in five institutional investors expect to increase the share of their portfolios committed to sustainable strategies over the next two years,...
SFDR

Commission plans overhaul of SFDR to help investors

The EC has proposed significant amendments to the SFDR in a bid to simplify transparency rules for financial products with environmental or social aims. The...
net zero

Net Zero Atlas reveals rising transition pressures

New analysis from LSEG highlights how the global climate policy landscape has shifted ahead of COP30, with a significant increase in 2035 emissions targets...
ESG

Retail faces 2025 ESG rules and greenwashing risk

Retail companies are entering a new era of ESG scrutiny, where sustainability can no longer be treated as a side project or a branding...
GreenFi

AI ESG platform GreenFi secures $2m seed funding

GreenFi, a Singapore-based ESG risk and compliance technology provider founded in 2023, has secured fresh backing as demand grows for automated sustainability reporting tools...

News Stories

Over $600m was raised across 14 deals this week

It was another slow week for FinTech deals as the end of 2026 edges closer.  A total of $602m was raised across 14 FinTech deals...
KYCP adds API4ALL to sharpen corporate due diligence

KYCP adds API4ALL to sharpen corporate due diligence

Compliance teams facing growing pressure to uncover who really sits behind a corporate client now have another tool at their disposal. According to KYCP,...
Compliance gets faster but firms trust it less, CUBE finds

Compliance gets faster but firms trust it less, CUBE finds

Financial institutions are processing regulatory change at a much faster pace than a year ago, but their belief that this work is actually effective...

Zing365: Insurance broking must map out career paths

Zing365, an InsurTech-focused learning and development specialist, has called on insurance brokers to set out defined career routes, organised training and mentoring if they...
Agentcard secures $8m to let AI agents shop online

Agentcard secures $8m to let AI agents shop online

Agentcard, a payments firm that lets AI agents make purchases using their users’ own cards, has closed an $8m seed funding round to help...

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