Nick Jones CEO at Zumo
It’s already been a landmark year for the digital assets sector, with newly approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US drawing in huge cumulative net inflows, spearheaded by asset management giants such as Fidelity and BlackRock. As cryptoassets become more embedded in the mainstream, we’re confronted with the increasingly urgent ...
22 May 2024 /sustainable /crypto Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services
Mayuri Jain Senior Manager, BFSI Industry Marketing at Persistent Systems Inc.
In recent years, the term “green-hushing” has emerged in the corporate world, reflecting a growing trend where companies are becoming more reticent about publicly discussing their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. This phenomenon is a stark contrast to the once fervent embrace of ESG principles, where firms were eager to hig...
14 May 2024 /sustainable /inclusion Sustainable compliance
Saloni Ramakrishna Author; Senior Director at Oracle
Banks are accelerating green lending and investing initiatives as they march towards realizing their net zero goals, partnering with their counterparties to reduce the combined carbon footprint. As I said in my last blog post[1], here are a few thoughts on “all that is green is not gold” and why robust risk management aspects and constructs merit ...
13 May 2024 /regulation /sustainable Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Kaustuv Ghosh Founder at Nxtgen Payment Infra. Prometheus Labs.
Let us agree that the weather is important for financial services. How prepared are we for long-term, continuous changes in it's patterns as well as near-term instability? How should financial institutions and services respond as their asset bases are exposed more and more to things that cannot be controlled? This piece attempts to look at the i
26 April 2024 /sustainable /markets Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Jacobo Weizenblut CEO Trading ADR at TradingADR
Agriculture is arguably the oldest human industry. Advances in AgTech and foodtech over centuries delivered enough periods of food security to enable the survival of the human race. When new farming technologies and foodtech trends like fertilizers, pesticides, and advanced irrigation solutions, as well as food storage solutions like canning, cre
24 April 2024 /sustainable /markets Business
David Hensley Founder at Enryo Limited
In 2019, under the stewardship of Natalie Ceeny we published the "Access to Cash Review", sparking discussions about the future of cash in a rapidly digitising world. This blog delves into the report's impact, analysing its success in addressing concerns and charting a path for continued access to cash. The Need for the Report The rise o...
23 April 2024 /sustainable /inclusion Imagine a world without cash
Freddie McMahon Director Strategy and Innovation at DF2020 Ltd
In the corporate governance landscape, the structural integrity of documented policy and procedural rules stands as a linchpin for organisational order and control. The analogue nature of these documents masks deep algorithmic weaknesses, leaving decision-making vulnerable to risks, often hidden in plain sight. Despite the advent of AI Agents offe...
17 April 2024 /regulation /sustainable Artificial Intelligence
Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group
According to the World Economic Forum, there is a $4-5 trillion dollar climate financing gap hindering a climate-resilient future, yet financial capacity building is also being hindered by fragmented, siloed and analogue approaches. To seriously address climate change, we must question and challenge what is already before us. It is not as simple
10 April 2024 /sustainable /markets Climate Fintech
Raktim Singh Senior Industry Principal at Infosys
The role of sustainable tools in banking is fascinating for many reasons. Firstly, banks are actively participating in financing initiatives beyond their practices to provide loans and investments specifically for environmentally friendly projects. This helps create an ecosystem that aligns with sustainability goals. Secondly, some banks have intr...
25 March 2024 /retail /sustainable Technology for Social Good
Nameer Khan Founder and CEO at Fils
Every year, March 22nd marks a somewhat solemn reflection on the state of the world’s water security. The bedrock of all known life, water is a fundamental need for all communities, depicted throughout literature as a unifying symbol of life and renewal. However, this year’s International Water Day warns against a not so far future in which water i...
21 March 2024 /payments /sustainable Innovation in Financial Services
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