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Emirates NBD invests in green fintech Erguvan

Emirates NBD has made an equity investment in Erguvan, a financial technology venture aimed at providing financial institutions and corporations with digital tools to manage the impacts and risks of climate change

15 September 2023

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New study finds 1 in 3 adults in the UK now focused on building savings

New research by Gatehouse Bank shows a promising shift towards a saving mindset in a period where 33% of UK adults have less than £1,000 saved up.

14 September 2023

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Capgemini World Payments Report: Non-cash transactions to reach 1.3 trillion

This year’s report shifts its focus to explore the significant opportunities for banks and payment service providers (PSPs) to support corporate treasuries and commercial enterprises.

14 September 2023

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Deutsche Bank to handle client crypto assets with Taurus

Deutsche bank has enlisted the support of Swiss crypto infrastructure firm Taurus to manage cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets, and digital currencies on behalf of its institutional clients.

14 September 2023

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European banks join forces on new fraud fighting tool for instant payments

EBA Clearing has recruited nine banks from six countries to undertake data model training for a new fraud fighting feature for account-to-account and instant payments.

14 September 2023

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Half of UK payments made using debit cards in 2022 – UK Finance

UK Finance’s Payments Markets Report shows that during 2022, 50% of all payments in the UK were made using debit cards.

14 September 2023

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Open banking meets stablecoins with Noda and BVNK

Open banking payments provider Noda has tapped crypto-to-fiat banking platform BVNK to meet surging demand for stablecoin payments from customers across Europe.

14 September 2023

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ClearBank boasts 144% revenue growth in H1 2023

The embedded banking and clearing provider reports nearly £50m in revenue and £6m in profit in the first half of 2023.

14 September 2023

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Sustainable Finance Live 2023 sneak peek: ElastaCloud’s Richard Conway

As Finextra’s annual Sustainable Finance Live conference draws nearer, we spoke to several attendees that are set to speak at the event to take place at Events@No6 in London on 10th October 2023. Richard Conway, CEO of ElastaCloud, shares his views on relevant topics swirling around the sustainable finance sector and gives attendees an insight into his session.

14 September 2023

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Finastra offers Compliance-as-a-Service package for instant payments

Finastra has teamed up with financial crime specialists Fincom and ThetaRay to offer pre-packaged compliance screening for banks delivering instant payments.

14 September 2023