Mastercard has launched ‘Mastercard for Fintechs’, a dedicated programme for startups in Western Europe, offering access to technology support and educational tools alongside a series of fintech events with the opportunity to compete for the chance to win €50,000.

Swedish VC Kinnevek has written off its investment in Monese, adding to the financial woes of the mobile money transfer startup.

A collection of credit rating agencies, audit networks, index providers and stock exchanges have launched the Net Zero Service Providers Alliance (NZFSPA) that will commit them to tough greenhouse gas emission targets.

Finextra is heading back to Stockholm to delve into the most important topics in the Nordic banking world at our NextGen Nordics 2024 conference on the 23rd of April.

Former TSB and Virgin Money boss Paul Pester has taken on the role of chair at Firenze, a Manchester-based embedded finance startup that helps wealth managers offers customers loans secured against their investment pots.

Discussing the rise of sustainable fintechs and demand for greener financial services, founder and CEO of Embedded Sustainability provider ekko, Oli Cook, speaks to how the payments industry has a role to play in sustainable decision making.

Experian’s 12th annual Data Breach Industry Forecast includes five 2025 predictions for 2025 that show that global data breaches show no signs of slowing down.

Digital asset infrastructure firm Taurus has fully integrated with fellow Swiss vendor Temenos, enabling banks to create and manage crypto wallets as well as transfer a wide range of digital assets directly from within their installed core banking software.

A majority of consumers believe it is harder to secure their information on digital platforms than their physical homes, according to recently published research.

Global funding in the fintech sector has fallen to its lowest level since 2017, according to newly published research.

The Bank of England is warning banks to take immediate action on climate risks or face a 15% hit to annual profits.

First announcing the deal in July 2021, Visa has completed its acquisition of Currencycloud – a global platform enabling banks and fintechs to provide foreign exchange solutions for cross-border payments.

ZAR, a Pakistan-based startup, has secured $12.9m from venture capital firm Andreesen Horowitz to finance its ambition to bring stablecoins to Pakistan’s unbanked.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited is to launch the HKEX Sustainable and Green Exchange, ‘Stage’, a central hub for data and information on socially conscious finance investments in Asia.

Intesa Sanpaolo has entered discussion with Google and data centre operator TIM on the creation of two ambitious cloud-based infrastructure projects.