Social impact app Tickr raises £2.5m
Tickr focuses on climate change, social impact and disruptive tech.
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UK carbon impact challenger Creed set to launch this year
Former Bank of America, UBS and Barclays exec Roshan George heads up Creed.
Barclays reveals fintech start-ups in its 2021 New York Techstars accelerator
Barclays’ 2021 cohort includes four data-focused fintechs.
What’s in store for financial services in 2021?
A look at what the rest of this year might have in store for the world of financial services and fintech.
ECB launches climate change unit
The central bank has previously been criticised over its bond purchasing.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 winners unveiled!
Watch Tom Ward perform his stand-up and unveil the winning projects, companies and people of Banking Tech Awards 2020.
BNP Paribas and 3 Step IT push on with “aggressive” tech recycle plan
BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions specialises in financing solutions for professional equipment.
Swiss government launches green fintech network
Sustainable investments in Switzerland have risen to CHF 1.16 trillion ($1.2 trillion).
TreeCard raises $1m from Ecosia ahead of 2021 launch
TreeCard, set to launch next year, is made of sustainable cherry tree wood.
French firm Idemia launches green cards for banks
“We’re now trying to change the paradigm to reusable tech,” says Barrot.
NatWest to offer customers CO2 calculator with fintech CoGo
The bank recently found 70% of its customers are concerned about climate change.
Impact investing: the powerful new trend
Barry Palte, chairman of EQ Capital Partners makes a case for ESG investments.
Spanish sustainability fintech Mitto to launch in UK next year
“Every payment counts and determines the world we live in.”
India’s ICICI Bank uses satellite data for farmers’ credit assessments
The bank wants to scale up the service to 63,000 villages.
Morgan Stanley publishes greenhouse gas emissions on loans & investments
The bank is joining the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials.
Italy’s Banca Mediolanum launches sustainable challenger Flowe
The bank currently employees a team of 56.
State-backed green bank to land in UK to hit country’s climate goals
The government sold its original green bank in 2017.
LA neobank Aspiration plants 1m trees in three months
The scheme launched in mid-April.
BNY Mellon extends Azure partnership to boost ESG investment
The US bank has launched three new data and analytics tools.
OCBC sets new SGD 25bn sustainable finance target
OCBC will focus on industrial and geographical diversification to reach its “25-by-25” target.
UK challenger Picnic Bank to address ‘fintech for good’
The start-up is looking to raise £5.5 million.
HKEX announces sustainable finance exchange Stage
Hong Kong exchange plans to educate stakeholders on the benefits of ESG.
Banking Tech Awards 2020 now open for entries!
The awards are open to banks, financial institutions, technology and service providers, teams and individuals.
The positive impact of going negative
Find out how and why fintech companies should be going carbon negative.
Banking for kids fintech GoHenry unveils biodegradable card
The card is made up of 82% bio-sourced renewable materials.
UK green investment platform Clim8 raises £1.35m
The fintech is due to launch sometime this summer.
Deutsche Bank appoints Kamran Khan as head of ESG for Asia Pacific
He also served as head of global investments and operations at the US Millennium Challenge Corporation.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 30 April
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
bunq promises its users “CO2 free” status in less than two years
The fintech is introducing a new upgrade called ‘SuperGreen’.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 10 April
Premier awards for banks, financial, payment & e-commerce institutions, paytech vendors, individuals & teams!
Mastercard set to propel bunq’s Green Card throughout Europe
The cards have seen a CO2 reduction of roughly 30.8 million kg so far.
bunq CEO: “It’s a marathon not a sprint, we run our own race”
“I like to think of myself as a simple entrepreneur,” says Niknam.
Standard Chartered commits $75bn to sustainable development
Infrastructure projects to get $40bn, whilst renewable energy and clean tech to get $35bn.
Why we need to persuade governments to tokenise the world’s forests
Tokenisation is a new innovative mechanism for sustainable financing.
ADB creates $50m venture fund for start-ups driving sustainability
The fund will support start-ups helping Asia and the Pacific reach their sustainable goals.
Hong Kong’s sustainable finance start-up MioTech closes Series A funding
The start-up wants to expand its presence in Singapore and Mainland China.
Challenger bank for British farmers Oxbury set to launch later this year
The launch comes at a time of prolonged Brexit uncertainty for British farmers.
BoE’s Carney says finance is too slow on tackling climate change issues
Carney is due to become the United Nations’ special envoy for climate change.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 20 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Banco Santander commits to carbon neutrality and renewable energy “where possible”
The bank says it has already cut its emissions by 27% since 2011.
