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SocGen introduces 'Hedge to Pledge'

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SocGen introduces 'Hedge to Pledge'

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) is offering clients the option to round up their foreign exchange transactions on electronic market platforms and give the difference to good causes.

Nationwide establishes 'Open Banking for Good' incubator in Covent Garden

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Nationwide establishes 'Open Banking for Good' incubator in Covent Garden

Nationwide Building Society is working with five fintech startups in a collaboration space in London's Covent Garden as part of its £3 million Open Banking for Good challenge.

Sibos 2019: How to bank sustainably for a better world

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Sibos 2019: How to bank sustainably for a better world

The fourth and final day of Sibos 2019 in London focused on sustainability and climate risk finance, with Sir Roger Gifford, chair of the Green Finance Institute, kicking off talks on the Spotlight stage.

Sibos 2019: Recruiting the next generation of finance and technology players

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Sibos 2019: Recruiting the next generation of finance and technology players

At Sibos 2019, business leaders from across the globe come together to discuss the future of financial services and how engaging and employing skilled individuals now goes beyond salary, security and stability.

Visa opens resource portal for fintechs

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Visa opens resource portal for fintechs

Visa is looking to cosy up to fintech firms through the launch of an online portal giving them "unprecedented" access to its technologies and network.

Bank of America piles on the patents

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Bank of America piles on the patents

Demonstrating an impressive appetite for technology and intellectual property protection, Bank of America once again scoops the crown for most US patents held by a financial institution.

Nick Ogden launches cross-border liquidity network RTGS.global

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Nick Ogden launches cross-border liquidity network RTGS.global

Finextra can exclusively reveal that Nick Ogden, creator of fintech heavyweights Worldpay and ClearBank, is spearheading an initiative to improve the speed and performance of international payments. At Sibos in London he is gathering support behind RTGS.global, a new business designed to remedy the problems involved with the invisibility of liquidity between countries.

Sibos 2019: How to innovate beyond open banking

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Sibos 2019: How to innovate beyond open banking

Spotlight sessions at Sibos 2019 in London had one key message: change is the only constant in open banking. Lisa Robins, global head of transaction banking at Standard Chartered, kicked off afternoon keynotes at the Excel Centre by comparing how Shazam solves the problem of forgetting the name of songs to how open banking has disrupted the financial services industry.

Sibos 2019: Should banks trust in the UK despite Brexit uncertainty?

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Sibos 2019: Should banks trust in the UK despite Brexit uncertainty?

Welcoming business leaders and industry experts to the Excel Centre in London for Sibos 2019, Swift innovation manager Innes Macleod takes to the stage to divulge Innotribe’s mission and reflect on the technological and societal changes that are challenging the financial services sector, with input from renowned experimental physicist and celebrity figure Professor Brian Cox.

Incumbents vs neobanks: Leverage new technology or risk crumbling

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Incumbents vs neobanks: Leverage new technology or risk crumbling

Financial institutions are focusing heavily on digital transformation driving innovation, better customer experience and cost reduction as they shift gears from simply meeting regulatory and compliance needs to remain relevant in a digital world.

The future of instant payments: no shortage of change

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The future of instant payments: no shortage of change

Martin Fiddaman, managing director, head of financial institutions and professional services at NatWest, shares his insights on technology, regulation and changing customer demands ahead of Sibos.

Barclays and Anthemis launch Female Innovators Lab

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Barclays and Anthemis launch Female Innovators Lab

Barclays is teaming up with venture capital outfit Anthemis to launch a New York-based studio for female fintech entrepreneurs.

ECB Exec: Libra has been a "wake up call" for central bankers

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ECB Exec: Libra has been a "wake up call" for central bankers

ECB executive board member Benoit Coeure says that the arrival of Facebook's putative cryptocurrency Libra has been a "wake up call" for central banks, and that public authorities should step up co-operation on the development of central bank backed digital currencies (CBDC)

Climate related risk management is now a ‘must-have’

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Climate related risk management is now a ‘must-have’

On day two of the World Conference of Banking Institutes, executive director – business development of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Steve Barnett opened sessions with a focus on sustainability in emerging markets and explored how education is a core pillar when ensuring commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives.

Wells Fargo to pilot DLT-based internal settlement service

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Wells Fargo to pilot DLT-based internal settlement service

Wells Fargo is preparing to pilot an internal settlement service running on a distributed ledger technology platform.

Building the future of capital markets with the cloud

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Building the future of capital markets with the cloud

The cloud has been a catalyst for accelerated development in capital markets. Firms are now using the cloud to become more agile and to increase the pace of innovation delivered to end users.

Better connecting customers to their bank with the cloud

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Better connecting customers to their bank with the cloud

In this age of the customer when banks are leveraging the cloud to reduce costs, innovate faster, minimise risks and digitise mission-critical services, it’s become clear that technology drives change at a ground-breaking rate.

What’s next after the SCA deadline?

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What’s next after the SCA deadline?

Following the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) deadline passing on Saturday, Dr Ruth Wandhöfer, honorary professor at the London Institute of Banking & Finance and board member at LSEG, took to the stage at the World Conference of Banking Institutes to discuss the changing pace of the payments industry and the role of the banking sector in this age of disruption.

Tech Nation opens applications to scale up the new Monzo or Starling

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Tech Nation opens applications to scale up the new Monzo or Starling

Entrepreneur network Tech Nation has opened applications for three of its growth programmes: Future Fifty, Upscale and Rising Stars. These initiatives have proved to be successful in the past with alumni including the likes of Monzo, Starling Bank, Funding Circle, Darktrace, Deliveroo and Skyscanner.

Nordea hosts women-only hackathon

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Nordea hosts women-only hackathon

An app that shares investment stories from ordinary women to help educate and inspire other women has won a Nordea hackathon.

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