HSBC has announced that it plans to offer $1bn of financing to early-stage climate tech companies around the world.

Mastercard, Ant Group and BBVA are among the big-name financial and technology firms backing a new global partnership designed to encourage green consumer behaviour.

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Monzo has introduced a trio of security controls to help customers diminish the prospect of fraudulent payments out of their accounts from phone theft, shoulder surfing or impersonation scams.

A US federal appeals court has sided with an asset manager in a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator denied an application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF).

In its largest-ever deal, Cisco Systems has agreed to pay $28 billion to acquire cybersecurity company Splunk.

London-headquartered digital bank Zopa is opening an office in Manchester as it bids to create a 500-strong workforce in the city.

MangoPay, a European payment technology provider for marketplaces and platforms, is buying AI fraud detection and prevention company Nethone.

Plenty, a financial platform that helps couples discuss, manage and invest their money, has raised $2.75 million in pre-seed capital.

French payments processor Worldline has entered exclusive talks over selling its digital services business to tech group Magellan Partners in a €410 million deal.

The Payments Association is calling for the development of a standardised framework that allows firms to meaningfully measure carbon emissions in the digital payments value chain.

New York-based startup Spiral has raised $28 million to launch its ‘Impact-as-a-Service’ platform designed to help banks and fintechs embed sustainability and social impact into their businesses.

A New York judge has ruled that JPMorgan Chase must face a lawsuit from the French manufacturer of Ray-Ban glasses, which argues that the bank failed to stop suspicious transactions after cybercriminals looted $272 million from its account.

Reflecting the growing trend for banks to partner with young technology companies, Spain’s Banco Sabadell is highlighting its activity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem over the past three years, supplying funding for 2300 growth companies and investing EUR96 million in startups.

ValidMind, an AI and model risk management platform for financial services, has raised $8.1 million in seed funding.