Innovation

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Kalifa to steer creation of new UK Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology

A steering committee has been established to develop the remit for a new Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology in the UK.

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IFGS 2022: Taking the pulse of UK fintech

Following welcome addresses from Catherine McGuinness, chair, Policy and Resources Committee, City of London Corporation, and Janine Hirt, CEO, Innovate Finance, the Innovate Finance Global Summit took off with a panel stacked with leading fintech voices.

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Tintra announces world's first built-for-purpose Web 3.0 bank

RegTech firm, Tintra, has just announced the next stage in its development strategy – the launch of the world’s first ever Web 3.0 banking platform.

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Lloyds Banking Group and Fintech Scotland opens applications for innovation programme

Lloyds Banking Group has announced 3 new strategic innovation challenges as it opens its cohort 2 of its Launch Innovation Programme.

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Siam Commercial Bank opens metaverse HQ

Siam Commercial Bank's technology arm SCB 10X is following JPMorgan into the metaverse by opening a HQ in the Sandbox, a blockchain-based virtual world platform.

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Payments Transformation: Emerging Stronger

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Sandstone Technology launches Innovation Hub

Global fintech Sandstone Technology has launched an Innovation Hub to drive the development of new solutions for their customers.

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Finextra partners with Finastra for Hack to the Future 4

Finextra has today announced a partnership with financial services software provider, Finastra, for its annual event, Hack to the Future.

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Copernic Space launches world’s first sale of space assets

An ‘eBay for space’, of sorts, Copernic Space has today launched its initial private sale of payload space – essentially enabling suppliers to send a minimum of 100g of physical cargo (such as artworks, or IoT devices) to the moon.

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The Future of Regulation 2022

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WildEarth NFTs show conservation is about supporting people as much as wildlife

In a bid to help protect endangered animals, British TV channel, WildEarth, has launched its own NFTs. Crucially, 40% of the primary sale proceeds go to local custodians of the land on which the animals live. In an exclusive interview with Finextra, Graham Wallington, co-founder, CEO, WildEarth, explained the philosophy behind this approach: nature can look after itself – it just needs a home. The real mission is to ensure local populations have an economic incentive to not poach.

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Climate fintech funding 3x higher than all previous years combined - CommerzVentures

According to CommerzVentures’ second report on climate fintech, venture capital (VC) funding for fintechs driving net-zero economies hit a record high in 2021.

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Big Data, DLT, IoT and AI set to transform trade supply chains - Commerzbank

Commerzbank claims that international trade and supply chains have reached a technological inflection point, with emerging technologies in Big data, blockchain, Internet of Things and artifical intelligence set to overturn long-established practices.

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City of London policy chair hails UK capital as a centre of green finance

This week, the FCA and the City of London Corporation held a demo day for its Sustainability Cohort initiative, which aims to further green the financial sector and catalyse the transition to net zero.

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Goodbox-Mulberry partnership enables contactless donations

Digital fundraising company, GoodBox, has announced a partnership with Mulberry, to supply contactless donation devices to stores across the UK.

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Tinkoff becomes first Russian broker to offer online stock gifting service

Tinkoff Investments has become the first Russian broker to offer an online service for gifting stock.

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Paysend-Tencent partnership enables Weixin transfers

UK-based payment ecosystem, Paysend, has just announced a partnership with the fintech arm of internet and technology company, Tencent. The joint venture will allow people to receive money through Weixin – China’s version of WeChat.