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.

Manchester Digital has launched a Manifesto for the Northern Tech Economy ahead of the mayoral elections that will take place on May 2nd.

Spain’s CaixaBank is the latest lender to start issuing cards made from recycled plastic and biodegradable components.

Ahead of Sibos 2022, Finextra spoke to Baldev Prakash, managing director and CEO of one of the oldest private sector banks in India, Jammu & Kashmir Bank, about their technology roadmap, the subcontinent’s economic recovery and the geopolitical implications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict despite being a smaller bank.

Standard Chartered has become the first global systemically important bank to offer digital asset spot trading to institutional clients.

Tempo France claims it is the the first fintech in the money transfers market to suspend classical remittances in order to focus exclusively on decentralised finance (DeFi).

ABN Amro has joined an $80 million funding round for Fenergo which values the Dublin-based fintech firm at about $800 million.

Founder of ResponsibleRisk, Richard Peers, moderated a session at Sustainable Finance Live called ‘What is the role of impact and ESG data in ensuring economic profit of nature capital in the marketplace?’, with speakers Cain Blythe, founder of Ecosulis and Credit Nature; Simon Crichton, head of nature, food, and resource at Triodos Bank; Giles D’Souza strategic business lead in remote sensing and GIS at Planet; James Lockhart-Smith, VP sustainable finance at Verisk Maplecroft; and Donna Lyndsay, strategic market lead environment and sustainability at Ordnance Survey.