Industry roundup: 17 January
by Graham Buck
East analyses Asia cross-border payments; BNP Paribas seeks new low-cost location; BoA upbeat on Solana; Safe; Indifi-GPay union offers digital credit
Environment, Social, Governance
Background
Sustainable and green strategies have never been more important to corporate financial health. In the Internet age, when reputations can be built and ruined at viral speed, companies are under more…
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Getting a return on enterprise investment in ESG compliance
by Tim Nicolle , Founder & CEO, PrimaDollar
If we measure the ROI for efforts going into ESG compliance – then ESG can become a revenue and profit driver.
Industry roundup: 13 January
by Graham Buck
Maersk moves to greener fuel; Switzerland tests digital currency; India crackdown on commodity derivatives; Unilever’s ethical stance under fire
Industry roundup: 11 January
by Graham Buck
Kuwait targets sustainable finance; US jobs market turbulence to continue; Omicron to extend chip shortage; Milestone for UAE's Al Manassah
5 predictions for banking in 2022
by Pushpendra Mehta , Executive Writer, CTMfile
Here’s what we expect for the banking industry this year
Venture capital “catching up on ESG issues”
by Graham Buck
Traditionally slow in considering environmental, social and governance aspects, venture capital firms have started to push for the adoption of ESG
Industry roundup: 5 January
by CTMfile
Rêv USA launches The X World Wallet, B4B Payments part of Mastercard Fintech Express program, Jamaica Bank Announces Completion of CBDC Pilot Project
Industry roundup: 28 December
by Graham Buck
Nepal co-operatives get financial lifeline; New milestone for digital renminbi; Use fewer new banknotes, urges MAS; Japan's anti- payment fraud league
Industry roundup: 21 December
by Graham Buck
Bank of Montreal buys Bank of the West; Vegan firms assessed; Maersk supply chain partnership with Unilever; Deutsche Bank's LatAm return
Appliance of science to Walmart’s supply chain finance
by Graham Buck
The retail giant’s claims an “industry first” in introducing science-based targets for its sustainable SCF programme
Industry roundup: 16 December
by Graham Buck
HSBC details plans to end coal financing; New landmark for digital yuan; Western Union in Ukraine team-up
Industry roundup: 14 December
by Graham Buck
Commerzbank tightens rules on fossil fuel; BIS focus on cross-border payments; Rho raises US$75m for expansion; Worldline, Bex Pay partner in Brazil
Industry roundup: 9 December
by Graham Buck
Citi expands cross-currency sweeps; Bangladesh factories join PrimaDollar's ESG scheme; China begins phase two of digital yuan
Industry roundup: 7 December
by Graham Buck
More cyber risk insurance captives expected in 2022; Standard Chartered Tanzania opens digital branch; Standard Bank sweet on AfCFTA’s potential
Product recalls still high in Europe: Sedgwick
by Graham Buck
New and changing regulation, increased scrutiny of environmental and sustainability practices and widespread operational challenges are cited
Industry roundup: 19 November
by CTMfile
Banks to report hacks within 36 hours in US, regulatory compliance affects the progress of digital transformation, and pandemic risks reduced
Insurers get the message on climate change, says BlackRock
by Graham Buck
While geopolitical risk is still their top concern, environmental risk has moved up the agenda
ESG: importance of data, take one step at a time
by Tim Nicolle , Founder & CEO, PrimaDollar
We need to measure where we are now and set targets for tomorrow. Finance should play its part
FCA takes firms to task over greenwashing
by Graham Buck
Sustainability claims often don’t stand up to scrutiny, says the watchdog
Industry roundup: 3 November
by CTMfile
FintechOS updates platform, Oracle’s NetSuite First Cloud ERP, and Mastercard moving forward much faster into the future with sustainability finance
US Treasury Secretary: 15% is minimum global corporation tax rate
by Graham Buck
Janet Yellen said the proposed new rate “works” and won’t be reconsidered
Industry round-up: 2 November
by Graham Buck
Citi’s first sustainability-linked supply chain financing in Asia Pacific; EIB to end investment in oil and gas; ION launches TreasuraSpark
Industry roundup: 28 October
by Graham Buck
BNP Paribas launches law-carbon transition unit; Apollo bank wire network to debut in January; Blockchain-based platform Partior goes live
“Real-time ESG” data on supply chains, a breakthrough
by Tim Nicolle , Founder & CEO, PrimaDollar
How to collect and use real- time ESG data and drive change in your supply chains