Predictions

Finextra TV/predictions

The regulations affecting environmental impact reporting

In this PREDICT 2023 episode, Anita De Horde, Co-founder and coordinator, Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, discusses what COP15 policies require of businesses and financial institutions and how Big Data can assist with measuring and reporting environmental impacts throughout supply chains and portfolios in the year ahead.

23 January 2023

Finextra TV/predictions

The financial industry's responsibilities post-COP27

In this instalment of our PREDICT 2023 series, Maya Hennerkes, Director, Climate Strategy and Delivery, Green Financial Systems, EBRD, says what’s left to be done by the finance industry in 2023 post- COP27: UN Climate Change Conference, and how implementation, execution, and open data this year in Sustainable Finance will strengthen the economy and planet.

12 January 2023

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The opportunities found in new regulations aimed at helping nature recovery

Speaking in Finextra’s PREDICT 2023 Series, Jessica Smith, Nature Lead, UNEP Finance Initiative, shares her optimism for 2023 following COP15: The UN Biodiversity Conference. She considers how Target 19 will mobilize $200bn per year to help fund biodiversity strategies by 2030 and predicts what FIs and tech companies can do to meet the new Paris-level agreement for nature while benefiting from its opportunities.

12 January 2023

Finextra TV/predictions

Leveraging technology to improve sustainability

Marianne Haahr, Nature-related Finance Lead, Global Canopy, shares her predictions for 2023 following talks at COP15: The UN Biodiversity Conference, and what they will mean for finance and technology-related companies, such as, how open data assists businesses in incorporating ESG and where the new agreements made at COP15 will take us in the year ahead.

12 January 2023

Finextra TV/predictions

What COP15 & the global biodiversity framework mean for Fintech in 2023

In this PREDICT 2023 episode, Dr Vian Sharif, Head of Sustainability, FNZ Group, highlights the key points made at COP15: The UN Biodiversity Conference, and what they mean for Fintech. Dr Vian Sharif considers the current acceleration within the Fintech sector and the forecast for meeting targets agreed upon at the conference, and what needs to be prioritised this year to align growth with sustainability.

11 January 2023

Long read/Predictions

Sehrish Alikhan Reporter at Finextra

US cryptocurrency policy and the impact of the 2022 midterm elections

03 January 2023

News/retail

Finextra's year in review

With 2022 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

23 December 2022

News/predictions

2023 predictions: Citi forecasts weakest annual global economic growth in 40 years

A recent Citi Global Wealth Investments (CGWI) report has predicted the weakest annual global economic growth in forty years, outside of the global financial crisis and pandemic shutdowns.

09 December 2022

Long read/Predictions

Paige McNamee Senior Reporter at Finextra

Should central banks use DLT for CBDC?

07 December 2022

News/crypto

ECB payments experts sound the death knell for bitcoin

Senior payments experts at the European Central Bank have dismissed bitcoin as a marketing scam that should not be legitimised by regulatory intervention.

30 November 2022

Long read/Predictions

Paige McNamee Senior Reporter at Finextra

Will 2023 be a watershed year for consumer banking in the US?

22 November 2022

News/predictions

UK SMEs to prioritise international expansion in 2023 - Airwallex

A recent survey by Airwallex reveals that UK small and medium entreprises (SMEs) are highly motivated to expand abroad over the next 12 months, with a majority focused on markets in Europe and North America.

15 November 2022

News/regulation

Fund services firms lagging in digital journey

Despite the fact that the vast majority of trust, corporate and fund services see the benefit of adopting digital technology, only a third have actually started on their digitalisation projects.

07 November 2022

News/wholesale

Survey shows support for shorter settlement cycles

The majority of market participants expect the settlement cycle for equities to shorten to T+1 within the next five years, according to recently published research.

04 November 2022

News/crypto

Binance chief downplays CBDC threat to crypto

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) do not pose a threat to cryptocurrencies and would actually help build trust among sceptics by validating the underlying blockchain technology.

03 November 2022

News/crypto

Singapore Fintech Festival 2022: Inside Project Guardian

In a session titled 'Unlocking TradFi with DeFi' at Singapore Fintech Festival 2022, DBS, JP Morgan and SBI Digital Asset Holdings explored how they were able to launch the first industry pilot under MAS’ Project Guardian, exploring potential DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets after completing its first live trades.

02 November 2022

News/payments

AFP 2022: Europe and North America show mixed reception for new payment methods

Ahead of AFP 2022, Finextra caught up with Carl Slabicki, co-head of global payments at BNY Mellon, to discuss the recently released report, ‘What The Data Say’, in association with Aite-Novarica. The report explores how while “newer emerging electronic payments mechanisms are growing, legacy payment tools including checks and even cash remain resilient.”

24 October 2022

Research/Predictions

The Future of Digital Banking in North America 2023

21 October 2022 1154 downloads

Research/Predictions

Banking as a Service: Predictions for 2023

20 October 2022 1004 downloads