Latest Finextra Research Sustainable Headlines https://www.finextra.com/ The Latest Financial IT Sustainable Headlines Copyright 2025 Finextra Research Ltd en-GB contact@finextra.com (Finextra Contact) Finextra Research Headlines https://www.finextra.com https://www.finextra.com/finextra-images/site/finextra.png GIST Impact partners with Global Canopy to help financial institutions assess deforestation risk https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45996/gist-impact-partners-with-global-canopy-to-help-financial-institutions-assess-deforestation-risk?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45996/gist-impact-partners-with-global-canopy-to-help-financial-institutions-assess-deforestation-risk?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 16 May 2025 09:53:00 GMT The collective goal of this partnership is to make deforestation analysis the norm at every financial institution. Navigating the carbon market, in conversation with ZERO13 https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45967/navigating-the-carbon-market-in-conversation-with-zero13?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45967/navigating-the-carbon-market-in-conversation-with-zero13?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 13 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT In conversation with Finextra, Hirander Misra, chairman and CEO of GMEX Group, and CEO of its carbon tracking company ZERO13, spoke on the complexities of the carbon market and untapped potential for its growth. IFGS 2025: Profit is key to net zero action https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45921/ifgs-2025-profit-is-key-to-net-zero-action?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45921/ifgs-2025-profit-is-key-to-net-zero-action?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 01 May 2025 14:23:00 GMT At IFGS 2025, the panel, titled ‘The road to net zero: clear and decisive, or bumpy and long?’ gathered perspectives from climate finance experts on how navigating sustainable decisions require nuance amid rising complexity. SFLive hackathon winners AfriGIS to launch Resolve Water climate risk solution https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45881/sflive-hackathon-winners-afrigis-to-launch-resolve-water-climate-risk-solution?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45881/sflive-hackathon-winners-afrigis-to-launch-resolve-water-climate-risk-solution?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:07:00 GMT AfriGIS, winners of the 2024 Sustainable Finance Live hackathon have developed Resolve Water: a climate and water intelligence for businesses. GreenFi launches climate-friendly consumer financial brand https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45864/greenfi-launches-climate-friendly-consumer-financial-brand?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45864/greenfi-launches-climate-friendly-consumer-financial-brand?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:01:00 GMT The former head of fintech at Tesla has secured $17 million in investment for his rebranded climate-friendly consumer banking and investing outfit. Sustainability fintech WeeFin raises €25 million https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45749/sustainability-fintech-weefin-raises-25-million?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45749/sustainability-fintech-weefin-raises-25-million?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:17:00 GMT WeeFin, a fintech that helps financial institutions manage their sustainability strategies, has completed a €25m financing round Series B, led by Blackfin Capital Partners. AIB raises €500 million in green bond issuance https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45655/aib-raises-500-million-in-green-bond-issuance?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45655/aib-raises-500-million-in-green-bond-issuance?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:12:00 GMT Irish bank AIB has raised €500 million from issuance from its seventh green bond, which will fund a environmental and climate action projects. CaixaBank introduces carbon footprint verification service for businesses https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45649/caixabank-introduces-carbon-footprint-verification-service-for-businesses?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45649/caixabank-introduces-carbon-footprint-verification-service-for-businesses?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:01:00 GMT Spain's CaixaBank has launched a service that helps its business clients verify their carbon footprint. Why lack of action is the main biodiversity issue in financial portfolios https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45465/why-lack-of-action-is-the-main-biodiversity-issue-in-financial-portfolios?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45465/why-lack-of-action-is-the-main-biodiversity-issue-in-financial-portfolios?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:17:00 GMT Previously, banks and members of the financial industry were either not aware or unsure of how to help when it came to biodiversity. However, that seems to be changing. Sustainable money app Zero goes live https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45399/sustainable-money-app-zero-goes-live?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45399/sustainable-money-app-zero-goes-live?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:01:00 GMT Sustainable money app Zero is opening for investments on Crowd Cube as it begins the roll out of its debit card, personal current account, and app for climate-conscious consumers. Davos: Zumo releases MiCA readiness report https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45377/davos-zumo-releases-mica-readiness-report?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45377/davos-zumo-releases-mica-readiness-report?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 24 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT B2B assets platform Zumo has released a report from Davos on the industry’s readiness for the EU’s upcoming Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, focusing on sustainability requirements. Algo trading firm XTX to build €1bn data centre hub in Finland https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45366/algo-trading-firm-xtx-to-build--1bn-data-centre-hub-in-finland?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/45366/algo-trading-firm-xtx-to-build--1bn-data-centre-hub-in-finland?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:01:00 GMT Algo trading form XTX Markets is investing €1 billion in a large-scale data centre complex in Finland to support its growing use of machine learning. Broadridge and Novisto join forces for sustainability and data management reporting https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105759/broadridge-and-novisto-join-forces-for-sustainability-and-data-management-reporting?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105759/broadridge-and-novisto-join-forces-for-sustainability-and-data-management-reporting?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 28 May 2025 12:15:00 GMT Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) a global Fintech leader, has joined forces with Novisto, a pioneer of enterprise sustainability software, to introduce an advanced sustainability data management and reporting platform for companies worldwide. Bank of Ireland launches Sustainable Business Coach online platform https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105659/bank-of-ireland-launches-sustainable-business-coach-online-platform?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105659/bank-of-ireland-launches-sustainable-business-coach-online-platform?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 20 May 2025 11:47:00 GMT Bank of Ireland has launched its new Sustainable Business Coach online platform, a free digital tool designed to support SME business customers with sustainability planning and to identify their ESG priorities. ESG platform Novisto raises $27 million https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105650/esg-platform-novisto-raises-27-million?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105650/esg-platform-novisto-raises-27-million?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 20 May 2025 09:02:00 GMT Canada-founded sustainability reporting software company Novisto has raised US$27m in a Series C round, led by Inovia Capital, with participation from all previous investors including White Star Capital, SCOR Ventures, and Sagard. La Banque Postale unveils ESG-based financial savings offer https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105624/la-banque-postale-unveils-esg-based-financial-savings-offer?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105624/la-banque-postale-unveils-esg-based-financial-savings-offer?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 16 May 2025 13:21:00 GMT La Banque Postale is launching a new approach to its financial savings products, structured around environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. CNaught raises $4.5 million to de-risk carbon credits for buyers https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105473/cnaught-raises-45-million-to-de-risk-carbon-credits-for-buyers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105473/cnaught-raises-45-million-to-de-risk-carbon-credits-for-buyers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 06 May 2025 16:08:00 GMT CNaught, the platform making carbon credits more secure and scalable, today announced $4.5 million in seed funding led by Bow Capital, with participation from FJ Labs, Silence VC, Karman Ventures, and Marketplace Capital. Leeds Building Society boosts accuracy of financial emissions data with Experian https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105429/leeds-building-society-boosts-accuracy-of-financial-emissions-data-with-experian?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105429/leeds-building-society-boosts-accuracy-of-financial-emissions-data-with-experian?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 01 May 2025 11:58:00 GMT Leeds Building Society has dramatically improved the accuracy of its reported financed emissions within its residential lending portfolio thanks to a new partnership with Experian. TreasurySpring finds signs of ESG retrenchment but not rejection in sustainable finance survey https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105419/treasuryspring-finds-signs-of-esg-retrenchment-but-not-rejection-in-sustainable-finance-survey?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105419/treasuryspring-finds-signs-of-esg-retrenchment-but-not-rejection-in-sustainable-finance-survey?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 01 May 2025 09:37:00 GMT TreasurySpring, the global cash investment platform, has launched the latest iteration of its sustainable finance survey, conducted in collaboration with the London Stock Exchange [LSE] and The Association of Corporate Treasurers [ACT]. Danske Bank works with Position Green to strengthen ESG offering for business customers https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105414/danske-bank-works-with-position-green-to-strengthen-esg-offering-for-business-customers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105414/danske-bank-works-with-position-green-to-strengthen-esg-offering-for-business-customers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:45:00 GMT Danske Bank has entered into a partnership with Position Green to make it easier for the bank's larger business customers to work strategically with ESG. ADGM FSRA publishes 2025-2026 Business Plan https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105299/adgm-fsra-publishes-2025-2026-business-plan?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105299/adgm-fsra-publishes-2025-2026-business-plan?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:10:00 GMT The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM has published its Business Plan for 2025-2026, outlining the strategic priorities that will emphasise its role as a progressive regulator and one that is already recognised globally. Energy supplier Utilita rolls out NatWest's open banking payments solution Payit https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105199/energy-supplier-utilita-rolls-out-natwests-open-banking-payments-solution-payit?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105199/energy-supplier-utilita-rolls-out-natwests-open-banking-payments-solution-payit?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:07:00 GMT The UK’s leader in smart Pay As You Go energy and the original pro-pocket, pro-planet supplier, Utilita, has rolled out NatWest’s multi award-winning1 open banking payments solution Payit™, to enable their customers to instantly add funds to their smart meter or wallet through the My Utilita app. ESG Book unveils sustainability disclosure programme on Googe Cloud https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105180/esg-book-unveils-sustainability-disclosure-programme-on-googe-cloud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105180/esg-book-unveils-sustainability-disclosure-programme-on-googe-cloud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:18:00 GMT ESG Book, in partnership with BCG, today announced the launch of LEO, a purpose-built solution for smarter, faster, and more efficient sustainability disclosure, built with Google Cloud. Verisik acquires Nasdaq catastophe risk modelling subsidiary Simplitium https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105055/verisik-acquires-nasdaq-catastophe-risk-modelling-subsidiary-simplitium?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/105055/verisik-acquires-nasdaq-catastophe-risk-modelling-subsidiary-simplitium?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:16:00 GMT Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider, and Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that Verisk has acquired Nasdaq subsidiary Simplitium Limited, which owns and operates Nasdaq Risk Modelling for Catastrophes (NRMC), a SaaS platform that supports an open ecosystem where specialized model partners make their models, hazard data and analytics available to the industry to help assess and address the global insurance protection gap. Making an Impact: Bevis Watts on 10 Years in Sustainable Finance https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3242/making-an-impact-bevis-watts-on-10-years-in-sustainable-finance?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3242/making-an-impact-bevis-watts-on-10-years-in-sustainable-finance?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 07 May 2025 15:00:00 GMT Joining the virtual FinextraTV studio as part of the Unplugged series, Bevis Watts, CEO, Triodos Bank UK reflects on his last 10 years at the sustainable bank. From changing tides of industry, to moving toward the digital revolution, Watts describes his pride at the impact created and sets out his vision for the future as he steps down and away. Financial Risk Management and the Environmental Crocodile Analogy https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3240/financial-risk-management-and-the-environmental-crocodile-analogy?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3240/financial-risk-management-and-the-environmental-crocodile-analogy?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:47:00 GMT In this interview, Sandy Trust, Director of Sustainability Risk, Baillie Gifford joins the FinextraTV Unplugged studio to discuss how existing financial risk management disciplines align with the avoidance of environmental disruption through a crocodile analogy. As the lead author for a series of climate-related risk reports for The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, he reflects on the reception of the papers and the challenges and optimisms ahead. Dashboard mentioned: https://global-tipping-points.org/risk-dashboard/ The Path to Climate Progress: Optimism, Purpose and Technological Innovation https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3221/the-path-to-climate-progress-optimism-purpose-and-technological-innovation?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3221/the-path-to-climate-progress-optimism-purpose-and-technological-innovation?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:50:00 GMT In this Unplugged FinextraTV interview, Patrick Sheehan, Founder & Managing Partner, ETF Partners recounts the company’s 20 year journey leading VC sustainability through innovation. During this conversation, Sheehan explains the positive changes he’s witnessed as well as stating his belief that progress is possible when met with optimism, purpose and technological innovation. As well as calling for a return to simpler language, Sheehan shares his thoughts on the future. Why Hard-to-Abate Carbon Projects Should Be Our Priority https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3217/why-hard-to-abate-carbon-projects-should-be-our-priority?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3217/why-hard-to-abate-carbon-projects-should-be-our-priority?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:01:00 GMT Often when looking for solutions to big problems, it can be a good idea to start small. However, in regard to the contribution of fintech firms to addressing Climate change, Maya Hennerkes, Director, Director, Green Financial Systems, Climate Strategy and Delivery, EBRD told FinextraTV that we should be focussed on large, hard-to-abate sectors. With reflections on COP 29, she celebrates the wins and explains one of the biggest progresses will be around financial mobilisation within the private sector. Hennerkes goes on to discuss the role of data within the journey to greater investment and understanding and calls for more data from the emerging markets. How Finance Can be a Conduit for Environmental Health https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3209/how-finance-can-be-a-conduit-for-environmental-health?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3209/how-finance-can-be-a-conduit-for-environmental-health?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:32:00 GMT Over the last 2 years, countries around the world have been working to improve the health of the world's biodiversity. The Kungming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) - made up of 23 Targets - framed the majority of the talk at the recent COP 16 conference, discussing how finance can phase out, reverse or reduce harm. Following the conference, FinextraTV caught up with Jessica Smith, Nature Lead at UNEP Finance Initiative, to discuss her reflections, as well as her optimisms and future predictions. Smith discusses innovative examples from the UK, Australia, EU and South Africa, as well as setting the understanding of who is responsible for a better future. A strong tracking system, mainstreaming of nature into infrastructure, agriculture and real estate all feature as high priorities How Geoengineering Guides Research, Funding and Policy https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3203/how-geoengineering-guides-research-funding-and-policy?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3203/how-geoengineering-guides-research-funding-and-policy?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:50:00 GMT In this PREDICT 2025 USA interview, Lisa Graumlich, American climatologist and President of the AGU, explores how there is a need for an ethical framework or code of conduct into research on climate interventions amid global emissions increasing and uncertainty in meeting the Paris Agreement’s goals. With a growing interest in geoengineering research to mitigate the risks associated with global warming, the conversation goes on to dive deep into why experiments and deployments are attracting interesting in the US and why implementing a globally recognised set of ethical principles, not just for scientists, but for private funders too, can lead to policies moving forward. Why Biodiversity is Mainstream for Financial Services Now https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3200/why-biodiversity-is-mainstream-for-financial-services-now?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3200/why-biodiversity-is-mainstream-for-financial-services-now?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:36:00 GMT Join FinextraTV as Anita de Horde, co-founder and executive director, Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, discusses COP16 in comparison to the momentum gained after COP15, which was the first biodiversity conference that saw hundreds of financial services professionals attending and in turn, showcasing how influential biodiversity is becoming when industries consider standards, measurements, and solutions. The conversation also covered some of the failures from COP16, where funding that is being sought to address nature issues could not be agreed between the Global North and the Global South, and resource mobilisation and strategy also remained unfortunately stagnant. Ecological Risk as Commercial Risk: How Can Financial Services Go Further and Faster? https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3199/ecological-risk-as-commercial-risk-how-can-financial-services-go-further-and-faster?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3199/ecological-risk-as-commercial-risk-how-can-financial-services-go-further-and-faster?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:33:00 GMT Join FinextraTV as Dr Nina Seega, Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, discusses sustainability should be part of every financial decision and how the financial system should be altered so that participants can invest, finance, and insure into the Sustainable Development Goals. With education and research, the conversation explores how the impact-led institute within the University of Cambridge currently works with over 50 large financial institutions to embed climate, nature and social into financial decision making, ensuring the system is much more effective in order to finance what we need most in our lives = nature, ecosystem services and climate solutions. Sustainable Finance Live Hackathon 2024 Winners: Established Category https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3198/sustainable-finance-live-hackathon-2024-winners-established-category?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3198/sustainable-finance-live-hackathon-2024-winners-established-category?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:20:00 GMT Richard Peers, Contributing Editor, Finextra and Founder of Responsible Risk, connects with Rochelle Mountany, CEO, and Dicky Thomas, Operations Manager at Afri, to discuss the company’s 26-year journey and their win in the Established Category for the Sustainable Finance Live Hackathon 2024. After choosing the Challenge of enhancing nature through sustainable agriculture with large language models and geospatial data, this hackathon team created AfriGIS Ecohub that built upon Afri’s specialisation in data science to provide data driven insights to three groups – small holders, commercial farmers and financial institutions. By connecting these stakeholders with a single supply chain platform, real-time data driven insights can be leveraged to build upon opportunities to grow. Sustainable Finance Live Hackathon 2024 Winners: Emerging Category https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3197/sustainable-finance-live-hackathon-2024-winners-emerging-category?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3197/sustainable-finance-live-hackathon-2024-winners-emerging-category?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:37:00 GMT Join FinextraTV as Richard Peers, Contributing Editor, Finextra and Founder of Responsible Risk, speaks to the winners of the Emerging Category for the Sustainable Finance Live Hackathon 2024: HSBC’s Nell Agate Tsui, University of Oxford’s Dr Nicola Ranger, and the Malaysian Youth Delegation’s Qiu Wong. This year’s event focused on all things natural capital, namely how to price and assess risk amid a variety of macroeconomic issues and new policies coming to the fore. The winning team’s solution – named Nature Delta – worked to connect nature risk in its multifaceted nature direct to companies, with the aim of ensuring that lending and target setting is conducted with risk in mind, as well as deciphering the jumble of complexity that comes with natural capital and leveraging actionable insights. Tokenisation use cases to be excited about https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3193/tokenisation-use-cases-to-be-excited-about?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3193/tokenisation-use-cases-to-be-excited-about?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:20:00 GMT At Sibos 2024, Angie Walker, Global Head of Banking and Capital Markets, Chainlink Labs, explored the topics of blockchain and tokenisation and how they are transforming the existing world as well as how the technology creates opportunities for the future. While historically, across money market and fixed income funds, high quality liquid assets have not been able to be moved, with tokenisation, these funds can be migrated seamlessly and instantaneously on the ledger. By liberating assets to be used for other functions in trading operations, the world is a trader’s oyster and future developments in ESG instruments, structured finance, and infrastructure also opens up a way to create commercial assets and verify sequestration with smart contracts and data oracles, ensuring the integrity of the asset, cross chain interoperability and keep the asset in sync throughout it’s life journey. Can Every Product Be Climate Positive? https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3183/can-every-product-be-climate-positive?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3183/can-every-product-be-climate-positive?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:38:00 GMT Richard Peers, founder of Responsible Risk, interviews Erik Stadigh, Co-Founder and CEO of Lune, winner of the EBAday 2024 FinTech Zone award, ahead of Sustainable Finance.Live 2024. They explore how corporate sustainability can be simplified by automating carbon emissions reporting through APIs and hosted solutions. With the goal of making every product and service climate-positive by integrating granular emissions calculations and carbon projects into bank and fintech offerings, we ask: can businesses truly decarbonise efficiently without relying on costly consultants or new tools? As greener decisions are made with minimal effort, the future may see every company becoming a climate company through seamless integration of climate data. How do you finance Natural Capital? Sustainable Finance.Live 2024 Aims to Provide Answers https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3181/how-do-you-finance-natural-capital-sustainable-financelive-2024-aims-to-provide-answers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3181/how-do-you-finance-natural-capital-sustainable-financelive-2024-aims-to-provide-answers?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:23:00 GMT In the lead-up to Sustainable Finance.Live 2024, Richard Peers, founder of Responsible Risk, discusses the event's focus on addressing how to finance Natural Capital. The event will tackle real-world sustainability challenges and drive innovation in the financial industry. Key issues include the sector's lack of understanding of Natural Capital, pricing, risks, and adapting to new regulations. By examining the "left-to-right flow of data"—utilising space data, AI, and large language models all the way to trading—the event aims to develop practical solutions. In addition a hackathon will be running, transforming ideas into impactful businesses. Sponsor's message: New Report – The Future of US Digital Payments 2025: ACH & Beyond https://www.finextra.com/banners/banner.aspx?opt=ad&baid=7720 https://www.finextra.com/banners/banner.aspx?opt=ad&baid=7720 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT New Report – The Future of US Digital Payments 2025: ACH & Beyond