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Company announcement/crypto

New report highlights opportunities for digital assets to empower businesses in displaced communitie

Digital Assets, including bitcoin and stablecoins, can foster financial inclusion for businesses in displaced communities, according to a new report by Block, Inc. and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

31 October 2024

News/sustainable

Sustainable Finance Live 2023: Connecting capital with the right sustainability solutions

Bursting on stage to lead the final panel session of the day, Anna-Marie Slot, global sustainability partner, Ashurst, outlined her hopes for a “rubber hits the road” panel. Getting straight to the crux of the matter, Slot asked the panel, how much money actually has to move to ensure impact?

11 October 2023

Company announcement/startups

EBRD and Startup Wise Guys to run fintech accelerator in Romania

Startup Wise Guys (SWG), one of Europe’s most experienced accelerators and busiest investment funds, alongside the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), are announcing the launch of a new startup accelerator focusing on fintech.

20 April 2022

News/retail

Viva Wallet secures $80 million financing

Viva Wallet, a pan-European neobank providing localised payment and credit services to businesses across 23 European countries, has secured additional financing of $80 million from several technology and financial services investors, including Tencent, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Breyer Capital.

28 April 2021

News/payments

EBRD, Goldman Sachs invest in Turkish fintech DgPays

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Goldman Sachs are to jointly invest in Turkish fintech DgPays.

24 March 2021

Company announcement/startups

EBRD supports Baltic fintech hub Rockit

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced today it was scaling up its partnership with the Lithuanian fintech hub Rockit, underscoring the Bank’s support for the development of this industry in the Baltic states.

17 June 2020

News/sustainable

Sustainable Finance Live: How investment opportunities can transform the greenhouse gas landscape

Finextra Research and ResponsibleRisk today hosted Sustainable Finance Live, the first virtual workshop in series of events designed to create actionable ESGtech strategies and build an ecosystem of partnerships that will turn strategy into reality.

02 June 2020