Issuers of green and sustainability bonds are mostly focusing on climate mitigation initiatives to reduce emissions, often at the expense of climate adaptation efforts, a Fitch report has found. 

GEF Capital Partners has announced the successful final close of the GEF LatAm Climate Solutions Fund III, raising R$1.05 billion ($214m).

Howden, renowned for its innovative insurance solutions and speciality expertise, has launched a blended insurance product.

NeuralMetrics, headquartered in Denver, has added Lessor’s Risk Only (LRO) capabilities to its risk-quality data platform.

Funding for Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has dropped significantly in 2023 and the sector is on track to report its lowest deal activity and investment in the past five years. BNPL deal activity is on track to reach 34 deals in 2023, a 56% drop from 2022. BNPL funding has also dropped significantly. Based on the first half...

Horizon3.ai has announced a $40M cash inject in Series C funding led by Craft Ventures. It was also participated in by Signal Fire.

The Bank of Russia has revealed that it has enlisted 13 banks for the pilot testing of a digital ruble involving real-world transactions. 

A recent whitepaper released by Resistant AI discussed why authorised push payment fraud (APP) is the greatest threat to FinTechs today. 

Mnaara, a FinTech specialising in offering investors access to global private funds while complying with Islamic finance principles, has successfully raised $500,000 in a pre-seed round. 

The UK Government has revealed its plans to delve into the use of open banking to foster digital payments across various public services.