(IN BRIEF) Experian has been ranked 6th in the 2025 IDC FinTech Rankings: Top 100, moving up one position from last year and remaining in the global top 10 for the fourth year in a row. The recognition highlights Experian’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Advanced Analytics, AI decisioning, Alex Lintner, Awards, digital transformation, Experian, Experian Ascend Platform, Experian Assistant for Model Risk Management, Experian Technology & Software, financial inclusion, financial services technology, fintech innovation, fraud prevention, global top 10 FinTech, IDC FinTech Rankings 2025, leadership, Marc DeCastro
(IN BRIEF) Afin Bank has gone live with Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Regulatory Reporting, enabling efficient and accurate submissions for COREP, FINREP, BEEDS, and PRA 110. The modular SaaS platform will expand in future phases to cover liquidity risk, IRRBB, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged Afin Bank, asset liability management, BEEDS, challenger bank, Charles Resnick, COREP, Dean Sonderegger, financial inclusion, FINREP, IRRBB, liquidity risk, Lorraine Shalley, OneSumX, PRA 110, regulatory reporting, UK banking, Wolters Kluwer
(IN BRIEF) Barclays’ Chief Executive of Private Bank and Wealth Management, Sasha Wiggins, has been named Chair of the UK’s new multi-year retail investment campaign, launched under the Leeds Reforms to boost retail investing and make the UK a top … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Barclays, capital markets, FCA, financial education, financial inclusion, G7 investing trends, HM Treasury, Investment Association, investor confidence, leadership, Leeds Reforms, LifeSkills programme, Money and Pensions Service, National Numeracy, retail investment campaign, Sasha Wiggins, share ownership decline, UK investing culture, UK savings
(IN BRIEF) FMO has arranged and led a €130 million syndicated A/B term loan to QNB Leasing—one of the largest syndications for a Turkish non-bank financial institution—bringing in CDP as a parallel lender and several B-loan investors (ResponsAbility, Global Climate … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Technology, Turkey
Tagged agricultural SMEs, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, Cristina Morelli, energy efficiency, financial inclusion, FMO, micro-enterprises, NBFI, non-bank financial institution, Osman Taş, partnership, QNB FİNANSAL KİRALAMA A.Ş., QNB Leasing, renewable energy, Ruhi Coşgun, rural SMEs, SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, syndicated A/B term loan, women-led businesses, youth-led ventures
(IN BRIEF) In H1 2025, BBVA allocated around €63 billion to sustainability initiatives—a 48 percent rise year-on-year—including a record €30 billion in Q2 alone. Climate change and natural-capital projects accounted for 76 percent of the total, with social-impact ventures making … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged agricultural sector, BBVA, circular economy, climate change projects, Commercial Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking, decarbonization targets, digital energy tools, efficient water use, electric vehicle financing, Energy Tech Summit 2025, financial inclusion, Green Bonds, Hydrogen Plant, natural capital, net zero 2050, renewable energy finance, Retail Banking, social bonds, social infrastructure, sustainability, sustainability-linked loans, sustainable financing
(IN BRIEF) SIX and Banque Pictet & Cie SA have completed a pilot project tokenizing EUR- and CHF-denominated corporate bonds on the SDX platform, then allocating fractional bond holdings to Pictet Asset Management SA portfolios via their custody bank accounts. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged asset management innovation, automated rebalancing, Banque Pictet & Cie SA, blockchain-based infrastructure, CHF-denominated, corporate bonds, David Newns, digital securities, EUR-denominated, financial inclusion, fractionalization, mutual funds, Olivier Ginguené, partnership, Pictet Asset Management, portfolio customisation, SDX, SIX, SIX SIS, tokenization
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group and its four charitable Foundations have introduced a £4.2 million Financial Resilience fund to reinforce UK charities supporting financially vulnerable individuals. Research shows 4.3 million people turned to charities for help in the last three … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Non Profit, United Kingdom
Tagged Academy resources, Bank of Scotland Foundation, charity grants, debt support, digital skills training, financial education, financial inclusion, Financial Resilience fund, Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland, Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales, Lloyds Bank Foundation for the Channel Islands, Lloyds Banking Group, Matt Hyde OBE, mentorship, partnership, Sir Robin Budenberg, stigma, UK Charities, WODIN, Women and Digital Inclusion
(IN BRIEF) At FFD4 in Seville, BBVA announced it had allocated €27 billion in 2024 to sustainable infrastructure, climate action, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion in Mexico, South America, and Turkey—up 60 percent from 2023—while its Microfinance Foundation provided €1.5 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Antoni Ballabriga, BBVA, BBVA Microfinance Foundation, blended finance, climate solutions, emerging markets, equitable finance, FFD4, financial inclusion, Financing for Development, Gabriela Eguidazu, generative AI, Iván Poza, Laura Fernández Lord, Mexico, micro-health insurance, Multilateral Development Banks, partnership, private capital mobilization, Sevilla Commitment, South America, Stephanie García Van Gool, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, Turkey, €1.5 billion, €27 billion
(IN BRIEF) EuroPA and EPI have joined forces to explore a rapid interoperability solution that enables Europeans to conduct instant, cross-border payments using their existing mobile-wallet and digital-pay platforms. The study, covering person-to-person and commercial payments both online and at … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Bancomat, Bizum, cross-border payments, digital wallet, EPI COMPANY, EuroPA alliance, European Commission, European sovereignty, Eurosystem, financial inclusion, in-store transactions, interoperability, MB WAY, mobile pay, online payments, pan-European reach, partnership, payment innovation, person-to-person transfers, SEPA instant payments, SIBs, Vipps MobilePay, wero
(IN BRIEF) Experian has enabled the launch of OakbrookOne in collaboration with Oakbrook, leveraging its ReFi™ technology to provide a streamlined debt-consolidation loan that delivers rapid approvals and same-day funding for over 40 percent of borrowers. Since late 2024, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 savings, 36-month term, 5, credit gap, data-driven underwriting, debt consolidation, digital lending, Experian, Experian Marketplace, FCA, financial inclusion, Jake Ranson, Oakbrook, OakbrookOne, partnership, personal loan, ReFi™, same-day funding, £5 million lending
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds and Mercore have completed a series of landmark digital transactions involving the secondary participation in a digital bill of exchange (DBE), unlocking faster and more liquid trade processes. This innovative solution, powered by Enigio’s trace:original platform, streamlines … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Anthony Wadsworth-Hill, cross-border trade, DBE, digital bill of exchange, digital negotiable instruments, Digital Trade Finance, Enigio, financial inclusion, financial innovation, Four-Corner transactions, Lloyds, Mercore, secondary market, Surath Sengupta, trace:original, trade liquidity
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has secured the necessary shareholder approval to amend its statutes and expand operations into select sub-Saharan African countries and Iraq. This move, set to take effect in three months, follows the approval of the amendment by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged 2025 EBRD Annual Meeting, Article 1 amendment, Benin, Board of Governors, Canary Wharf, Cote d’Ivoire, EBRD, emerging markets, financial inclusion, GHANA, international development, Iraq, Kenya, London 2025, Nigeria, Odile Renaud-Basso, private sector, Senegal, Strategic and Capital Framework, sub-Saharan Africa, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) New research released during Credit Awareness Week reveals that British businesses face significant challenges from rising costs and economic uncertainty, with many turning to data and technology to enhance customer experience, streamline operations, and drive financial inclusion. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Ireland, Management
Tagged biometric fraud, British businesses, Credit Awareness Week, Credit Strategy, customer experience, data and technology, Data Governance, David Bates, debt consolidation, deep fakes, economic uncertainty, Experian UK&I, financial crime compliance, financial inclusion, FRAUD, GenAI, National Financial Inclusion Strategy, personalization, rising costs, synthetic ID fraud, verification assessments
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has provided a €132 million guarantee package to Croatia-based Erste&Steiermärkische Bank d.d. to expand its lending to Croatian Mid-Caps, micro-entrepreneurs, and social enterprises. The package includes a €100 million guarantee from the EIB and €32 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Croatian Mid-Caps, economic growth, EIB Group, EIF, Erste&Steiermärkische Bank d.d., ESB, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financial inclusion, Hannes Frotzbacher, InvestEU programme, lending expansion, Marjut Falkstedt, micro-entrepreneurs, partnership, social cohesion, social enterprises, sustainable development, Teresa Czerwinska, €100 million guarantee, €132 million guarantees, €32 million guarantee
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and One World Media (OWM) continue their partnership for the Women’s Solutions Reporting Award, recognizing media coverage that highlights the role of women in addressing global challenges. This award, part of the 2025 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Media, News, Non Profit, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged award categories, Awards, Climate Action, Education, European Investment Bank, Filmmaking, financial inclusion, gender equality, global south, Healthcare, journalism, leadership, media coverage, One World Media, partnership, social change, Social Policy, women's empowerment, Women’s Solutions Reporting Award
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Investment Fund (EIF), and Santander Bank Polska have joined forces to launch a new synthetic securitisation agreement aimed at bolstering support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Poland, particularly those … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Poland, Small Business, Society, Technology
Tagged business funding, climate projects, diversity, economic growth, EIB, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financial inclusion, funding, gender equality, gender finance, Inclusion, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Magdalena Proga-Stępień, Merete Clausen, partnership, Poland, Santander Bank Polska, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable development, synthetic securitisation, Teresa Czerwinska, Women Entrepreneurship
(IN BRIEF) Naked, South Africa’s fully digital insurance platform, has secured a USD 4 million equity investment from DEG to further its growth by enhancing automation, expanding its product offerings, and attracting more customers through targeted advertising. This is part … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged advertising, AI, Alex Thomson, automation, BlueOrchard, claims processing, DEG, digital insurance platform, digitalization, economic growth, equity capital, financial inclusion, Financial Transformation, Hollard, IFC, insurance model, InsureTech, insurtech, market expansion, Monika Beck, Naked, partnership, product expansion, South Africa, sustainability, technology platform, Yellowwoods
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has been recognized as the best bank in Spain by The Banker for the second time, highlighting its achievements in innovation, digitization, and sustainability. The bank also earned global recognition for financial inclusion through the BBVA Microfinance … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Financial, Spain
Tagged $20 billion in loans, 2050, AI advancements, BBVA, BBVA Microfinance Foundation, best bank in Spain, customer-focused innovations, Cybersecurity, digitization, financial inclusion, greener future, Inclusive Growth, inclusive services, INNOVATION, low-income entrepreneurs, net-zero emissions, renewable energy projects, streamlined processes, sustainability, The Banker
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has proposed comprehensive measures to the Spanish competition authority (CNMC) to secure approval for its merger with Banco Sabadell. These commitments include maintaining branch access in underserved areas, ensuring continued SME lending and credit lines for 18 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Banco Sabadell, BBVA, Comprehensive Measures, financial inclusion, MERGER, Onur Genç, partnership, SME Support
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) global arm, EIB Global, has partnered with Evocabank to improve financial access for micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Armenia. EIB Global is providing a €12 million loan to Evocabank, which will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business
Tagged Armenia, banking sector, Eastern Partnership, Economic and Investment Plan, EIB Global, entrepreneurial community, EU grant, Evocabank, financial inclusion, Financial Stability, inclusive economic growth, Jan Plešinger, job creation, Karen Yeghiazaryan, local currency financing, market opportunities, MSMEs, Neighbourhood Investment Platform, Southern Caucasus, sustainable economy, Team Europe, Teresa Czerwińska, women-led businesses
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