NatWest is to launch a carbon tracking app for SMEs after conducting research which revealed that nine out of ten firms are unaware of their business’s total carbon emissions.

Finextra Research and ResponsibleRisk today hosted Sustainable Finance Live, the first virtual workshop in series of events designed to create actionable ESGtech strategies and build an ecosystem of partnerships that will turn strategy into reality.

Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT), a registered investment advisor of Macquarie Asset Management, is to pay $79.8 million in a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with overvaluing assets and engaging in unlawful cross trades.

Lloyds Banking Group is to acquire self-directed wealth platform Embark Group for £390 million.

North Korean hackers tricked a staffer at Chilean interbank network Redbanc into a fake Skype job interview and then duped him into downloading malware onto his work computer, according to local press reports.

EveryoneInvested, a wealthtech spinoff from KBC Asset Management, has joined forces with Mastercard to offer European banks technology that lets their customers invest spare change.

Danske Bank’s Northern Ireland unit has launched the UK’s first mortgage to be certified as carbon neutral.

Wise shareholders have voted in favour of the fintech’s plan to shift its primary listing from London to the US.

Phillip Hammond, the UK Chancellor, has highlighted the critical role played by fintech in helping the UK to mitigate any negative economic impact that may result from Brexit.

Caroline Ellison, the former girlfriend of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has been sentenced to two years in prison for her part in the crypto exchange’s collapse.

Indian money management firm Fi Money is giving users a comprehensive overview of their financial net worth by snapping photos of physical assets and providing an instant valuation.

UK challenger bank Tandem has reported its first full year of underlying profit, joining fellow challengers Monzo and Starling on the path to profitability.

Finastra is running its first public appathon, inviting fintech firms and developers to build applications that help North American community banks and credit unions.

Ireland’s top three retail banks are to jointly launch a mobile payment service, Zip Pay, next year to rival fintech giant Revolut.

Morgan Stanley and Soros Investment Fund have joined a $200 million growth capital round for NYDIG, the cryptocurrency technology firm at the centre of Wall Street’s recent embrace of bitcoin.