African fintech M-Kopa secures $200m debt financing and $55m equity funding
The debt financing was led by Standard Bank Group and the equity round by Sumitomo Corporation.
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The debt financing was led by Standard Bank Group and the equity round by Sumitomo Corporation.
Blockchain “allows for secure, transparent and traceable financing for SMEs,” Voy Finance CEO Lee Tarone explains.
The recent FinovateEurope conference featured a number of key discussions on the European financial services sector.
Two Swedish firms recently joined forces to help shape the future of climate action.
The company will use the funding to launch its Impact-as-a-Service platform.
Qik’s CEO says they chose Temenos owing to its “successful track record” across Latin America.
Sustainability communications and ESG communications are two related but distinct concepts.
Doconomy will fold Dreams’ behavioural science platform into its environmental impact measurement tools.
The Innovation Advisory Group (IAG) will meet for the first time in February, the FCA says.
FinTech Futures takes a look back at some of the year’s top new fintech partnerships.
We run down all the buzzwords our podcast guests wanted gone from the industry this year.
A handy round-up of the recent funding endeavours of fintech companies across the globe.
Barclays says it made the decision to boost its investment following “substantial interest and demand”.
Moove intends to use the funding to scale to 2,000 EVs in the UAE over the coming year.
The two countries signed an MoU to remove regulatory barriers to fintech trade.
Cogo’s tech will feature on Tandem’s green living hub, with plans to integrate directly into the bank’s app in 2023.
The CFIT will be chaired by Charlotte Crosswell, a former CEO of both Innovate Finance and Nasdaq NLX.
Materiality assessments help firms identify ESG priorities and improve the design of their comms campaigns.
We chat with NatWest’s Solange Chamberlain about sustainability in banking and achieving net-zero targets.
A number of associations are being spun up to support FIs to address the complexity around decarbonisation.
We chat with Natalie Blyth of HSBC to discuss the bank’s push to hit net-zero targets.
With a range of taxonomies, sources and utilities, ESG data is still some way from being standardised.
Bianca Lopes makes the case why banks, FIs and regulators should be paying attention to digital identity.
In the future, we’ll all have our own “Skyscanner for money” working for us, believes VC Innovations’ Lisa Moyle.
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ESG management, fuelled by innovation, can have a positive impact on a firm’s financial performance.
Consumers, regulators and investors are all interested in solving this technology’s climate impact.
We chat with Bruce Richards of OakNorth about how banks are looking to achieve net-zero targets.
We are entering interesting times in the ESG and climate change debate.
Etcho wants to increase people’s knowledge and awareness of the global impact of their investments.
Mandali will be responsible for scaling and developing the firm’s platform and products.
Rewiring the economic system will be a challenge, but I think it’s supercritical.
At the end of each month, Tred users are nudged to offset any carbon their spending has emitted.
Imagine the change you could cause simply by taking a solutionary approach to your fintech’s ESG policies.
The new capital will be used to scale the company and further develop ESG Book’s technology capabilities.
ESG education is necessary, and the time to start learning is now.
Take a look at the 2022 Banking Tech Awards winners
I recently spoke with Delta Capita’s Leeya Hendricks to get her perspective on all things ESG investing.
Focusing on your social impact can help build strong community links and boost brand loyalty.
Climate change is a complex problem, and its solutions are manifold and multifaceted.