SME

Finextra TV/retail

CFIT CEO Ezechi Britton MBE on How to Unlock Barriers to Fintech Growth

At IFGS 2024, Ezechi Britton MBE, CEO of the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT), explores their recently released report on the benefits of open finance, what needs to be done to implement successful change and how open finance will change UK fintech going forward.

06 June 2024

Finextra TV/ai

Cognizant, Rabobank, and Microsoft: Partnering to harness generative AI

Join FinextraTV as Gregory Verlinden, Vice President of Analytics & AI at Cognizant; Fred van Pouderoijen, IT Domain Manager for Payments at Rabobank; and Annette Harris, Head of Financial Services Netherlands at Microsoft, discuss the transformative impact of Generative AI on the financial services industry. Discover how engineers can leverage emerging technologies, how GenAI is reshaping the market for FSIs, and the benefits for SMEs. Learn about the role of strategic partnerships in navigating and responding to the complexities of the payments ecosystem.

05 June 2024

News/regulation

RBI encourages fintech self-regulation with new framework

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has finalised its Framework for Recognising Self-Regulatory Organisations for the Fintech Sector (SRO-FT), after inviting feedback for a draft framework in January thus year.

31 May 2024

News/inclusion

IFC and SocGen’s Romania deal marks sustainable finance milestone

Societe Generale (SocGen) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a Collaboration Framework Agreement to bolster sustainable finance in developing countries.

03 May 2024

News/payments

Tide partners with Adyen in German market

Tide has announced that it will offer business accounts in Germany, marking the beginning of the company's expansion into Europe.

02 May 2024

News/startups

Manchester Digital launches manifesto to boost fintech in the North

Manchester Digital has launched a Manifesto for the Northern Tech Economy ahead of the mayoral elections that will take place on May 2nd.

19 April 2024

Finextra TV/payments

Adapting to B2B Payments: What businesses need to consider

Speaking at MPE 2024, Kevin Baker, Head of Merchant Services, EMEA, Bank of America, discusses the B2B payment system evolution, challenges, and digital transaction benefits. We explore ERP integration, emerging trends like wearables and local payments, and evolving payment expectations for consumers and companies.

26 March 2024

News/startups

EBAday 2024: Calling early-stage startups to showcase products

The 19th edition of EBAday, the largest annual European event for payments and transaction banking, will return on 18th – 19th June 2024 at CCL in Lisbon, Portugal.

15 March 2024

News/payments

MPE 2024: What’s new for merchant payments and the role of digital wallets?

At the annual Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference in Berlin, businesses and leaders in payments come together to exchange ideas, perspectives, and visions in the merchant payments industry.

12 March 2024

Finextra TV/sustainable

Navigating Biodiversity Impact: A review of 100 Nordic Companies

Mads Steinmüller, Head of Climate & Nature, Danske Bank Asset Management, discusses what Danske Bank found when they reviewed the quality of companies' management of their impact and dependencies on biodiversity on 100 of the largest companies in the Nordics, and unpacks what’s needed next to fulfil the recommendation and guidance that the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) have set out in 2023.

21 February 2024

News/people

Alba Bank CEO steps down

Rod Ashley has announced he will be stepping down as CEO of Alba Bank after six years.

09 February 2024

News/payments

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.

19 January 2024

News/people

OakNorth appoints Lord Adair Turner as chairman

House of Lords member Lord Turner of Ecchinswell - Jonathan Adair Turner - has experience across Standard Chartered Bank, Siemens UK, Merrill Lynch Europe, and McKinsey.

27 December 2023

Research/SMESentiment Paper

Payments: The key to unlocking new ecosystems and why merchant services are on the up

06 December 2023 690 downloads

Finextra TV/sustainable

“We Succeed Together”: Accelerating Sustainable Finance

Richard Peers, ResponsibleRisk, discusses the impact-oriented financial instruments challenge at SustainableFinance.Live 2023 with hackathon winners Arun Krishnankutty, ESG Consultant, Sustainable Finance, Managing Consultant, Wipro Consulting, and Ikechukwu Okoli, Co-founder, Capsule Tech. They focus on solutions for challenges like SME resilience, highlighting the importance of global collaboration and events like SF.Live, which give a platform to diverse perspectives for positive environmental impact.

01 December 2023

News/markets

EC makes supercomputers widely accessible to foster AI development

The European Commission has opened access to EU supercomputers to bolster AI development and push AI initiatives.

17 November 2023

Finextra TV/inclusion

Global FinTech Institute on financing implications of digital inclusion

Professor David Lee, Chairman of the Global FinTech Institute, discusses the significant progress made in advancing digital inclusion within the financial sector ahead of Singapore Fintech Festival 2023. He covers advancements in mobile wallets and digital lending, highlighting the need for improved financial inclusion metrics, the benefits of educating SMEs on the ways data contributions can lower borrowing costs, and explores the practical applications of blockchain technology improving agricultural practices.

09 November 2023