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Bank of Thailand issues new rules for digital loans

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Bank of Thailand issues new rules for digital loans

Thailand's central bank has published new measures for the growing digital personal loan market that will allow lenders to use a wider range of alternative data sources when making credit decisions.

Coalition of UK banks launched to standardise carbon accounting

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Coalition of UK banks launched to standardise carbon accounting

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is launching a coalition aimed at the promotion of measuring and disclosing carbon emissions in the UK financial services industry.

German fintech Monedo files for bankruptcy

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German fintech Monedo files for bankruptcy

A German fintech once backed by PayPal investor Peter Thiel, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to recover from the economic effects of the Coronavirus pandemic.

GBG leads $7 million investment in alternative scoring specialist CredoLab

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GBG leads $7 million investment in alternative scoring specialist CredoLab

Identity data specialist GBG has led a $7 million funding round in Singapore's CredoLab.

Brazilian microlending fintech SuperSim secures $5.6m funding

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Brazilian microlending fintech SuperSim secures $5.6m funding

SuperSim, a São Paulo-based microlending startup, has secured $5.6 million in Series B funding through debt financing.

Discerning the impact of Covid-19 on fintech firms and their role in financial inclusion

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Discerning the impact of Covid-19 on fintech firms and their role in financial inclusion

While the fintech industry is still evolving, the evidence so far indicates that it has a key role to play in financial inclusion, according to Ana Fiorella Carvajal, lead financial sector expert at World Bank. This role comprises not just the provision of basic services, such as payments mechanisms, but more recently also the provision of financing to consumers and SMEs.

Coordinating ESG solution ideation for investment and asset management

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Coordinating ESG solution ideation for investment and asset management

In June 2020, Finextra Research welcomed industry experts to Sustainable Finance Live, the first virtual interactive workshop to discuss how financial services firms and technology companies can achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

Tandem’s Ricky Knox on changing psychologies towards credit amid Covid-19

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Tandem’s Ricky Knox on changing psychologies towards credit amid Covid-19

Ricky Knox, CEO and founder of Tandem Bank reflects on Covid-19’s impact on customers financial health and gives FinextraTV his take on shifting attitudes towards credit, pre and post-pandemic.

Antony Jenkins on sustainability: ‘You can’t please everyone’

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Antony Jenkins on sustainability: ‘You can’t please everyone’

In conversation with Finextra TV, Antony Jenkins, founder and executive chairman of 10x Future Technologies and former Barclays CEO, highlights that the single most important factor in the push toward sustainability is transparency.

Learning from Swedbank: Scrutinise AML processes to prepare for 6AMLD

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Learning from Swedbank: Scrutinise AML processes to prepare for 6AMLD

In a report released March this year, Swedbank was found to have carried out €37 billion of high-risk payments over a five-year period.

CaixaBank steps up quantum computing trials

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CaixaBank steps up quantum computing trials

CaixaBank is stepping up its experimental application of quantum computing in financial services, developing a machine learning algorithm to classify customers according to their credit risk.

BofA global environmental exec: Addressing climate change goes beyond business-as-usual

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BofA global environmental exec: Addressing climate change goes beyond business-as-usual

Alex Liftman, global environmental executive, Bank of America (BofA), believes “significantly accelerating progress on addressing big global issues like climate change requires going beyond business-as-usual financing to find innovative approaches that can help attract a larger share of capital from a broader set of investors.”

Piercing the LIBOR veil: Concern brews over looming deadline

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Piercing the LIBOR veil: Concern brews over looming deadline

While financial institutions across the market remain outwardly confident about their LIBOR transition strategy, uncertainty continues to surround the feasibility of achieving the migration within proposed deadlines.

Triodos Bank CEO: 'Bankers should be eco-warriors'

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Triodos Bank CEO: 'Bankers should be eco-warriors'

Presenting at the Bristol Distinguished Address Series, Dr Bevis Watts, chief executive of Triodos Bank UK spoke on the essential role banking must play in driving action on climate change.

How analytics can help expand market share and generate revenue

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How analytics can help expand market share and generate revenue

Fintech players have captured the marketplace with efficient customer experience and proven that mass-market growth is achievable, without branches and with mobile-based applications. What sets new financial entrants apart is that they are adaptable and can provide customers with financial advice in a way that suits them.

Bank IT adoption linked to surviving financial crisis - research

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Bank IT adoption linked to surviving financial crisis - research

Tech-focused banks may have weathered the global economic crisis better than their less savvy rivals, suggests a new IMF paper that finds a link between higher IT adoption pre-2008 and fewer loan defaults when the crunch hit.

Credit card issuer Newday to purchase finance platform Deko

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Credit card issuer Newday to purchase finance platform Deko

UK credit card issuer NewDay is set to acquire retail finance platform Deko in bid to diversify its offering.

Banks must adopt decarbonisation strategy ahead of imminent climate crisis

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Banks must adopt decarbonisation strategy ahead of imminent climate crisis

The influx of green banking initiatives and risk management tools has done little to remedy the expansion of fossil fuel financing and commercial attitudes remain unchanged as we move forward towards what is now a climate crisis, according to Boston Common Asset Management’s 2019 report.

Money 20/20: Fusion centres are the future of fraud prevention

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Money 20/20: Fusion centres are the future of fraud prevention

Security executives have a bigger seat at the table when making product decisions in the world of faster payments and online account origination. At Money 20/20 USA, industry experts discuss how technical knowledge and business issues need to be married to truly meet the realities of digital transformation and prevent fraud.

Where do incumbents look for game-changing innovation?

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Where do incumbents look for game-changing innovation?

How can the established players in financial services deliver meaningful game-changing innovation? What are the challenges in building this from scratch and does the key lie in partnerships with fintechs and start-ups?

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