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Qonto announces European expansion

French neobank Qonto is set to open new offices in Austria, Belgium, Portugal and the Netherlands as part of a European expansion plan.

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SVB Financial to sell VC business, SVB Capital

SVB Financial Group has announced that its venture capital business, SVB Capital, will be sold to an entity affiliated with Pinegrove Capital Partners.

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German bank LBBW enters crypto market

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), the largest federal bank in Germany, has formed an alliance with crypto custodian Bitpanda.

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ClearBank hits FY profitability

Britain's ClearBank is planning international expansion after reporting its first annual pre-tax profit.

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Mastercard invests in Hello Alice

Hello Alice, a platform connecting small businesses to capital, connections and opportunities, has closed a Series C funding round joined by QED Ventures and Mastercard.

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Central banks explore tokenisation of cross-border payments

A collection of seven central banks are working with the Bank for International Settlements to explore tokenisation of cross-border payments.

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SumUp releases suite of new product features

Global fintech SumUp has announced its array of new product features to support small businesses at the company’s annual event.

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Finextra's top research reports of 2023

With 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most downloaded whitepapers, sentiment papers and surveys over the course of the past year. These reports are Finextra-led and cobranded, based on editorially balanced, independent, referenced desk-based and online research.

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Capgemini World Payments Report: Non-cash transactions to reach 1.3 trillion

This year’s report shifts its focus to explore the significant opportunities for banks and payment service providers (PSPs) to support corporate treasuries and commercial enterprises.

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ClearBank boasts 144% revenue growth in H1 2023

The embedded banking and clearing provider reports nearly £50m in revenue and £6m in profit in the first half of 2023.

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Wells Fargo backs $70m fund to help underserved SMEs access credit

Wells Fargo is backing a new $70 million “equitable access fund” from Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) that will target underserved high-potential but credit-challenged small business owners.

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Lloyds invests £2m in corporate banking platform Fennech

UK high street bank Lloyds has invested £2 million in AI-based corporate banking platform for financial institutions and corporates, Fennech.

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Italian banks launch CBDC pilot project

The Bank of Italy has launched a pilot to assess the viability of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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Thunes opens Beijing office

UK-based payments infrastructure fintech Thunes has opened an office in Beijing as part of its Chinese expansion plans.

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P27 Nordic Payments withdraws second clearing application

The future of P27 Nordic Payments (P27), the largest regional, cross-border, instant payment project to be attempted in history, is uncertain.

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Ceres Global: 'Freedom!' is cry of top sustainable investment leaders

Ceres Global 2023 is the annual gathering of the Boston-based non-profit that partners with leaders in the capital markets industry to promote sustainability.

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Wells Fargo launches persona and AI-driven digital banking platform, Vantage

Wells Fargo has unveiled a new digital banking platform, Vantage, to more effectively service its commercial, corporate, and investment banking clients.

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Sibos 2022: Payments trends, from 2020 – 2023

Hannah Wallace, head of FinextraTV, took to the stage at Sibos 2022 in Amsterdam to interview Manish Kohli, global head of global payments solutions at HSBC, about the latest payments innovations, what is impacting the financial services industry on a global scale and how banks can support the evolving needs of the customers.

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HSBC teams with Oracle NetSuite for embedded banking services

HSBC has integrated embedded banking services into NetSuite Accounts Payable Automation, a cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform.

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Singapore welcomes another digital bank

The digital bank market in Singapore has grown following the launch of Trust Bank, a partnership between Standard Chartered and local retailer FairPrice.