Latest Sustainable News: Finextra Research

Visa to issue sustainable plastic cards

Visa is to roll out cards made from recycled plastic to all financial institutions globally.

17 June 2020

Icelandic challenger bank indó contracts with Enfuce ahead of mobile app launch

Icelandic challenger bank indó has signed with Finnish technology provider Enfuce, which will provide the foundational tech for payments, open banking and sustainability services.

16 June 2020

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NatWest launches carbon calculator for staffers working from home

UK bank NatWest has built a carbon calculator to help staff understand the environmental impact of working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic and to give tips on how they can cut their footprint.

08 June 2020

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MAS to host $1.25 million Covid-19 and green finance challenge

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched a $1.75 million global fintech challenge in search of solutions that can help financial institutions grapple with the existential threats posed by Covid-19 and climate change.

08 June 2020

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Sustainable Finance Live: How investment opportunities can transform the greenhouse gas landscape

Finextra Research and ResponsibleRisk today hosted Sustainable Finance Live, the first virtual workshop in series of events designed to create actionable ESGtech strategies and build an ecosystem of partnerships that will turn strategy into reality.

02 June 2020

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BBVA ships tool to help companies calculate their carbon footprint

BBVA has released a new tool which scans client's aggregated transaction data to determine the amount of greenhouse gases they emit into the atmosphere with their daily activities.

01 June 2020

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Socially conscious bank Aspiration raises $135 million

Socially conscious US neobank Aspiration has closed a $135 million Series C investment round, as consumers increasingly shop around for climate neutral financial products.

22 May 2020

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Climate change to the fore as Clim8 smashes crowdfunding target

Ethical investment app Clim8 has smashed through its pre-launch crowdfunding target, reaching £1.35 million from 1200 investors

12 May 2020

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Barclays invests in green marketplace SaveMoneyCutCarbon

Barclays has made a "significant" investment in SaveMoneyCutCarbon, a digital aggregator that provides a marketplace where customers can shop for products and solutions that help reduce their carbon footprint.

08 May 2020

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Basel Committee takes climate-related risk stocktake

Many national regulators are already undertaking regulatory and supervisory initiatives on climate-related financial risks, according to a BIS report, although most have not yet factored the mitigation of such risks into the prudential capital framework.

01 May 2020

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Northern Trust tapping data transparency and ESG to navigate volatility

American financial holding company Northern Trust’s head of front office solutions, Melanie Pickett, tells Finextra Research about some of the complexities in delivering reliable data analytics to institutional clients, which are of even greater importance during periods of volatility such as now.

30 April 2020

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Bank of America's Head of FIs GTS: Cash has increased in prominence as a security

Despite the assumption that the Coronavirus pandemic will prove the last nail in the coffin, Bank of America's head of financial institutions GTS believes demand for paper money as a security has in fact increased.

29 April 2020

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