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German bank LBBW enters crypto market

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), the largest federal bank in Germany, has formed an alliance with crypto custodian Bitpanda.

15 April 2024

News/payments

David Birch confirmed as EBAday 2024 challenge speaker

Exploring digital money, digital assets, digital identity and the future of banking, David G. W. Birch has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for one of the most compelling sessions at EBAday every year.

05 April 2024

News/sustainable

EY to triple sustainable finance team in Dublin to accelerate ESG goals

A new innovation hub will be opened in Dublin to support global financial institutions push forward with meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulatory and reporting requirements.

05 April 2024

News/wealth

Asset managers embracing AI but need to go further - survey

While almost all asset managers are already using artificial intelligence (AI) in their investment process, only a handful are using the tech for more advanced tasks, according to a recently published study.

26 March 2024

News/predictions

Ireland’s fintech funding slumps

2023 saw a 94% decline in funding for Irish fintechs, according to recently published research.

25 March 2024

News/startups

The British Business Bank to provide £660m to startups

The British Business Bank has announced its Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II providing a £660m fund to small businesses in the North of England.

22 March 2024

News/startups

UK fintech to be elevated to 'ubiquitech' with Smart Data Roadmap, new report reveals

Chair of the Ubiquitech Group Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer has released a report offering practical recommendations for bolstering a digital economy that builds trust, provides access to sustainable infrastructure and secure data highways, and accelerates digital inclusion and education.

21 March 2024

News/startups

EBAday 2024: Calling early-stage startups to showcase products

The 19th edition of EBAday, the largest annual European event for payments and transaction banking, will return on 18th – 19th June 2024 at CCL in Lisbon, Portugal.

15 March 2024

News/payments

NextGen Nordics 2024: 40+ banks registered to attend

NextGen Nordics returns to Stockholm on 23rd April, and at seven weeks away from the event day, 200 attendees have already registered.

01 March 2024

News/regulation

Open finance could boost UK GDP by £30.5 billion says CFIT CEO

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) has published its report on the benefits of open finance in line with the Kalifa Review.

29 February 2024

News/sustainable

HSBC partners Google Cloud to back climate tech firms

HSBC has joined forces with Google Cloud to offer venture debt financing options to climate technology companies.

09 February 2024

News/cloud

Financial Cloud Summit 2024 sneak peek: Finextra’s Niamh Curran

As we’re heading towards the second annual Financial Cloud Summit on March 7th, 2024 at King’s Place in London, Finextra is interviewing industry experts who will be attending and speaking at this year’s conference.

26 January 2024

News/startups

UK fintech capital investment in 2024: far from 'rock bottom'

Innovate Finance held an event this week to launch their ‘Capital Investment in UK FinTech in 2023: Insights and Trends’ report, ahead of their Global Summit in London in April.

26 January 2024

News/cloud

Financial Cloud Summit 2024: First speakers announced!

The 2024 Financial Cloud Summit is set to take place on March 7th, 2024 at King’s Place in London.

22 January 2024

News/startups

Davos 2024: AI most relevant for fintech development until 2029

Bryan Zhang, executive director and co-founder of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at The University of Cambridge Judge Business School presented research on the future of global fintech, conducted in conjunction with the World Economic Forum.

19 January 2024

News/cloud

Financial Cloud Summit 2024: How is cloud usage shifting in 2024?

Finextra Research will be hosting its second Financial Cloud Summit conference on March 7th 2024 at King’s Place in London.

12 January 2024

News/cloud

Financial Cloud Summit 2024: What’s driving banks to the cloud?

Finextra Research will be hosting its second Financial Cloud Summit conference on March 7th 2024 at King’s Place in London.

05 January 2024

News/cloud

Financial Cloud Summit 2024: A look back at our 2023 conference

Finextra Research hosted its inaugural Financial Cloud Summit at King’s Place in London on 2nd March 2023.

29 December 2023

News/payments

Finextra's top research reports of 2023

With 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most downloaded whitepapers, sentiment papers and surveys over the course of the past year. These reports are Finextra-led and cobranded, based on editorially balanced, independent, referenced desk-based and online research.

28 December 2023

News/payments

Finextra's top impact study reports of 2023

With 2023 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most downloaded impact study reports over the course of the past year. Our impact study reports are how-to, best practice guides that support those in the financial industry in their utilisation and optimisation of particular technologies, as well as providing an outlook at future trends to watch.

27 December 2023