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European Banks Urged to Seize Commercial Advantage in Climate Innovation

European banks are taking the lead in leveraging data and technology to address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns. A recent study by fintech Cogo highlights the importance of carbon footprint tracking, […]

Xapo Bank Expands Euro Payment Options, Bolstering Crypto and Retail Banking Integration

Xapo Bank, a licensed private bank headquartered in Gibraltar that offers a blend of traditional banking services as well as access to cryptocurrencies, has announced its integration with the single euro payments […]

BNP Paribas and NatWest Go Live with CobaltFX’s ‘Dynamic Credit’ for FX Credit Management

BNP Paribas and NatWest have partnered with fintech CobaltFX to simplify and streamline the allocation of credit for foreign exchange (FX) trades between banks. The implementation of CobaltFX’s ‘Dynamic Credit’ solution marks […]

Dragonfly Financial Technologies: Technical Debt Is Standing in the Way of Banks’ Modernisation

Every bank has had to deal with technical debt at some point but now it’s preventing them from modernising their customer experience. Failure to modernise will result in lost clientele to emerging […]

Qred Becomes Europe’s Newest Bank, Boosting Small Business Financing

Swedish fintech Qred has bagged a full banking licence, paving the way for its expansion into new European markets. With its AI-powered financing platform, Qred has issued over 100,000 loans to small […]

Financial Edge and Northeastern University London Launch Investment Banking Degree

Financial Edge, the training provider for Wall Street investment banks, has joined forces with Northeastern University London to launch a new Masters in Global Investment Banking. The programne caters to postgraduate students from […]

Change for Good? Starling Bank Founder Anne Boden Steps Down as CEO

Anne Boden, founder of Starling Bank, is to step aside as CEO at the end of June. Her decision to step down after nine years at the helm coincides with Starling’s record […]

A Disruptive ‘Coreless’ Banking Platform

Pan-European fintech Monese has launched XYB, an end-to-end ‘coreless’ banking platform provider. XYB aims to address the £700billion global banking technology and embedded finance market. XYB, initially available in the UK and […]

LSB Shines ‘Spotlight’ on Financial Services Accessibility for the d/Deaf Community

An estimated 11 million people in the UK experience hearing loss of some kind. A new report by the primarily financial self-regulatory body, the Lending Standards Board, includes insights from leading community […]

‘Faceless’ Banks Attracting UK Businesses With ‘Better’ Product and Pricing Offerings

The UK banking scene has seen significant change in recent years, particularly after the Covid pandemic. Many traditional physical bank branches have closed due to a lack of use, as consumers and […]

Russian human rights group claims 109 arrested during Navalny demonstrations – JURIST

OVD-Info, a Russian human and media rights group on Sunday claimed police arrested at least 109 people during demonstrations supporting imprisoned opposition leader, Alexey Navalny. The group stated two journalists are known […]

Reporters Without Borders: Macau national security law threatens residents and journalists – JURIST

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounced on Friday Macau’s decision to expand their national security law, which takes effect this week. The effect of these changes, according to RSF, “increases the pressure on […]

Canada NGOs request federal court block former Israel PM’s visit – JURIST

Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) submitted a court application, known as a mandamus, in federal court Friday urging Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino to deny former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett […]

Rights group estimates Iran executed at least 140 people in May – JURIST