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Standard Chartered links interest rates and fees to clients' ESG performance

Standard Chartered has launched a new ESG-linked Cash Account for corporate banking clients that rewards them for meeting material environmental, social and governance related targets.

/payments

Amazon and Barclays launch co-branded credit card

Amazon and Barclays have come together to launch a perks-loaded co-branded credit card in the UK.

/retail

HSBC pledges to retain branch numbers

HSBC has pledged not to close any more branches until at least 2026 amid politcal and regulatory pressure to maintain access to cash on UK high streets.

/crypto

Kfw selects Boerse Stuttgart for issuance of blockchain-based digital bond

German development bank KfW has selected Boerse Stuttgart Digital as infrastructure partner for its new blockchain-based digital bond.

/startups

Techstars cuts staff as JP Morgan-backed programme ends

Startup accelerator Techstars is cutting its workforce by 17% and killing off its $80 million JP Morgan-backed Advancing Cities programme.

/payments

Payoneer buys payroll firm Skuad

Cross-border payments firm Payoneer has acquired Singapore-based workforce and payroll management outfit Skuad for $61 million in cash.

/crypto

CFTC orders FTX to pay customers $12.7 billion

FTX has been ordered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to pay $12.7 billion to FTX customers and victims of its fraud, the largest recovery in CFTC history.

/sustainable

Sustainable Finance Live 2024: The impact of biodiversity in the Nordics

Leading up to Sustainable Finance Live 2024, that will be taking place on 8 October at Events@No6 in London, Richard Peers, founder of ResponsibleRisk and keynote speaker at the event, conducted an interview with FinextraTV on the impact of biodiversity in the Nordics.

/retail

ClearBank secures Dutch banking license

British bank ClearBank has secured its European banking license from the European Central Bank, under supervision of De Nederlandsche Bank.

/retail

NerdWallet cuts workforce by 15%

US personal finance outfit NerdWallet is reducing the size of its 730-strong full-time workforce by about 15% as part of a restructuring plan to slash operating expenses.

/security

Australia moves one step closer to roll out of Confirmation of Payee

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) and the Australian Banking Association (ABA) have completed the design specs for a new national Confirmation of Payee service, providing another layer of protection against scammers.

/payments

Google integrates Greenlight card into smartwatch for kids

Users of Google's new kid-focused smartwatch will be able to connect a debit card from Greenlight Financial Technology for contactless payments.