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Leveraging technology to improve sustainability

Marianne Haahr, Nature-related Finance Lead, Global Canopy, shares her predictions for 2023 following talks at COP15: The UN Biodiversity Conference, and what they will mean for finance and technology-related companies, such as, how open data assists businesses in incorporating ESG and where the new agreements made at COP15 will take us in the year ahead.

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What COP15 & the global biodiversity framework mean for Fintech in 2023

In this PREDICT 2023 episode, Dr Vian Sharif, Head of Sustainability, FNZ Group, highlights the key points made at COP15: The UN Biodiversity Conference, and what they mean for Fintech. Dr Vian Sharif considers the current acceleration within the Fintech sector and the forecast for meeting targets agreed upon at the conference, and what needs to be prioritised this year to align growth with sustainability.

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Finextra's year in review

With 2022 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

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2023 predictions: Citi forecasts weakest annual global economic growth in 40 years

A recent Citi Global Wealth Investments (CGWI) report has predicted the weakest annual global economic growth in forty years, outside of the global financial crisis and pandemic shutdowns.

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Paige McNamee Senior Reporter at Finextra

Should central banks use DLT for CBDC?

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African fintech revnues tipped to grow by 8x to reach $30 billion by 2025

As the fastest-growing start-up industry in Africa, African fintech raised over US$1,3 billion in 2021 alone, the success of fintech companies is being fuelled by several trends, including increasing smartphone ownership, declining internet costs, expanded network coverage, and a young, fast-growing, and rapidly urbanizing population.

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ECB payments experts sound the death knell for bitcoin

Senior payments experts at the European Central Bank have dismissed bitcoin as a marketing scam that should not be legitimised by regulatory intervention.

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Paige McNamee Senior Reporter at Finextra

Will 2023 be a watershed year for consumer banking in the US?

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UK SMEs to prioritise international expansion in 2023 - Airwallex

A recent survey by Airwallex reveals that UK small and medium entreprises (SMEs) are highly motivated to expand abroad over the next 12 months, with a majority focused on markets in Europe and North America.

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Fund services firms lagging in digital journey

Despite the fact that the vast majority of trust, corporate and fund services see the benefit of adopting digital technology, only a third have actually started on their digitalisation projects.

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Survey shows support for shorter settlement cycles

The majority of market participants expect the settlement cycle for equities to shorten to T+1 within the next five years, according to recently published research.

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Binance chief downplays CBDC threat to crypto

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) do not pose a threat to cryptocurrencies and would actually help build trust among sceptics by validating the underlying blockchain technology.

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Singapore Fintech Festival 2022: Inside Project Guardian

In a session titled 'Unlocking TradFi with DeFi' at Singapore Fintech Festival 2022, DBS, JP Morgan and SBI Digital Asset Holdings explored how they were able to launch the first industry pilot under MAS’ Project Guardian, exploring potential DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets after completing its first live trades.

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AFP 2022: Europe and North America show mixed reception for new payment methods

Ahead of AFP 2022, Finextra caught up with Carl Slabicki, co-head of global payments at BNY Mellon, to discuss the recently released report, ‘What The Data Say’, in association with Aite-Novarica. The report explores how while “newer emerging electronic payments mechanisms are growing, legacy payment tools including checks and even cash remain resilient.”

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Banking as a Service: Predictions for 2023

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Banks risk losing 89% of SME business to fintech challengers

New payment methods (instant payments, e-money, mobile and digital wallets, account-to-account, QR codes) are leading the charge with consumers, but the looming threat of recession and growing inflation rates coupled with continuing geopolitical issues, is posing a whole host of new challenges.

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The Future of ESGTech 2023

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Brazil central bank chief predicts death of credit cards

Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto believes credit cards are on the brink of extinction due to growth in account-to-account based open payments.