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Hong Kong launches roadmap for sustainability reporting

The Hong Kong government has revealed a roadmap to implement International Financial Reporting Standards – Sustainability Disclosure Standards (ISSB Standards) across public entities by 2028.

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Triodos Bank announces BNG private sector loan to finance nature restoration

Triodos Bank made the first biodiversity net gain (BNG) unit model private sector loan this week.

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The Payments Association calls for action to address the environmental impact of digital payments

The Payments Association is calling for the development of a standardised framework that allows firms to meaningfully measure carbon emissions in the digital payments value chain.

12 December 2024

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Why sustainable finance needs more consistent policies

Following the 2022 Biodiversity Conference of Parties, the world has been trying to follow the ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework agreement. Recently, they reconvened for the COP16 event in Cali where the focus was on further agreements, resources and plans to ensure the GBF’s success by 2030. At the event, there were some successes and some pitfalls.

06 December 2024

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La Banque Postale launches 'impact' bank card

La Banque Postale, in collaboration with WWF France, is the first traditional bank in France to launch an impact bank card where all deposits associated with the card will be used to finance the energy renovation of housing.

03 December 2024

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Finextra and the Euro Banking Association invite startups to join the EBAday Fintech Zone

EBAday 2025, the annual summit for the leading payments and transaction banking executives hosted by the Euro Banking Association (EBA) and Finextra, has opened applications for its Fintech Zone.

03 December 2024

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‘Every company will become a climate company’ – Lune, EBAday 2024 Fintech Zone winner

Earlier this year, Finextra announced Lune, a climate-positive company providing API and software tools, had won the FinTech Zone award at EBAday 2024. The award is presented to companies that have shown true innovation and an ability to deliver a capable solution to a current issue in finance and banking. A few months on from this year's event, Lune is still making strides towards a better, more streamlined climate process for its clients.

29 November 2024

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HSBC UK enters POS financing market

HSBC is entering the UK buy now, pay later market through the launch of Flexipay, a point-of-sale finance product.

26 November 2024

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COP29: Climate financing draft in negotiation

There is much still be to decided at COP29, the global climate talks summit, taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan right now.

22 November 2024

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Nationwide migrates onsite IT estate to HPE GreenLake Cloud

Nationwide Building Society has migrated its on-premises IT estate to Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) GreenLake Cloud.

20 November 2024

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Fintech at heart of UK's financial services growth strategy - Chancellor

The new UK government will focus on fintech and sustainable finance as key priority growth opportunities in financial services, says Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves.

15 November 2024

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Tehanu completes world’s first ‘interspecies money’ transfer

Africa-based startup Tehanu has completed its first ‘interspecies money’ transfer, which enables the transfer of funds through digital wallets associated with the conservation of Rwandan mountain gorillas.

01 November 2024

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