CIO

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The finalists are: GXS Bank HK Express Hong Kong Baptist University KPMG NTUC Health OCBC Bank Thai Union Sentosa Development Corporation Singlife Sustainability This award recognises technology teams delivering sustainability benefits to the organisation via initiatives and innovation that aim to reduce environmental impact.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The Berlin-based startup operates a digital bank with 7 million clients across 25 countries. N26 offers bank accounts and debit cards that you can control from a mobile app. Opening a bank account is quite easy as you don’t need to go to a branch and fill out lengthy paperwork. Earlier this year, BaFin also imposed a $4.9

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

The fintech partners with more than 220 banks in tier 2 and tier 3 cities spread through 19 provinces. million in funding led by East Ventures Growth Fund, with participation from AlphaTrio Sustainable Technology Fund, Skystar Capital, Sovereign’s Capital, Ozora and Gobi Partners. Customers access banks through the DepositoBPR app.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Baris Guzel Contributor Share on X Baris Guzel is an engineer with work experience in top-tier investment banking and venture capital. He is a partner at BMW i Ventures, where he has led investments and supported many companies as a board director/observer.

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CIO

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Banks are striving for digital innovation but regulatory constraints, data security and privacy concerns, integration challenges, and the high costs of enabling change prevent 70% from achieving their transformation goals. Overall, the banks digital channel perception CSAT improved from 63% in 2022 to 80% in 2024. Want similar results?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 22, 2022

More funding for sustainability reporting: Sweden’s Worldfavor , an early mover platform focused on building digital infrastructure to support supply chain transparency and cater to organizations’ ESG (environmental, social, governance) reporting needs, has bagged €10.2 million in Series A funding to step on the growth gas.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

However, it differentiated itself by committing to payments on social media platforms, which Nigerian digital bank Carbon was interested in when it acquired the startup in 2019. As such, banking-as-a-service platforms see an opportunity to provide more personalized services and flexibility at less cost.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Varo Bank , which last year became the first U.S. neobank to be granted a national bank charter, announced this morning it has raised a staggering $510 million in a Series E funding round at a $2.5 Varo Bank raises another $63M, led by NBA star Russell Westbrook. effectively becoming a “real” bank but with no physical branches.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Many consumers and companies want to reduce their impact on the environment but may not know where to start or how to sustain the necessary changes. He argues that sustainability and climate action doesn’t need to be complicated. want businesses to help them be more sustainable. want businesses to help them be more sustainable.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Also known as an aggregator, the company acquires and grows brands — in Flora’s case, focused on offering sustainable products and reducing carbon emissions. Kaya was also in investment banking at Goldman Sachs, focused on consumer retail M&A. We want to be the ‘Michelin guide’ for sustainability.”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2023

Munch-based climate tech startup Tanso , which sells software to help industrial manufacturers carry out sustainability reporting and carbon accounting, has banked €6.5 However a lot more of these manufacturers will be as the EU’s sustainability reporting requirements expand in the next couple of years. Tanso nabs $1.9M

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2024

New technologies, such as generative AI, need huge amounts of processing power that will put electricity grids under tremendous stress and raise sustainability questions. New technologies, such as generative AI, need huge amounts of processing power that will put electricity grids under tremendous stress and raise sustainability questions.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Norway is a leader in sustainability. Its use of renewable energy, sustainable technologies, and recycling is common in homes and businesses throughout the country, as well as the neighboring Nordic region, making Norway a role model of environmental stewardship. Promote sustainable business practices to help the planet.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2022

Highbeam , a New York-based neobank built for people building e-commerce brands on marketplaces like Shopify and Amazon, raised $7 million in seed funding to continue developing banking tools that cater to these entrepreneurs’ needs. It works with Blue Ridge Bank, N.A. Highbeam’s e-commerce bank product.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In addition to individual recognition, the programme includes: the Next CIO award as well as Team of the Year awards – spanning Innovation, Customer Value, Talent, Culture, and Sustainability.

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CIO

JANUARY 6, 2025

AI and Machine Learning will drive innovation across the government, healthcare, and banking/financial services sectors, strongly focusing on generative AI and ethical regulation. The financial sector will see rapid adoption of digital payments, open banking, and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Examples include the 2008 breach of Société Générale , one of France’s largest banks, when an employee bypassed internal controls to make unauthorized trades, leading to billions of dollars lost. Ensuring these elements are at the forefront of your data strategy is essential to harnessing AI’s power responsibly and sustainably.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2022

However, science is hard, and cash in the bank does not overcome the complexities of human biology. 5 ways biotech startups can mitigate risk to grow sustainably in the long run by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch. At the end of the day, fundraising is a means to an end.

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CIO

JULY 30, 2024

Organizations are under pressure to demonstrate commitment to an actionable sustainability strategy to meet regulatory obligations and to build positive market sentiment. We examine the opportunity to lead both risk mitigation and value creation by helping advance the enterprise sustainability strategy.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

When it comes to sustainable infrastructure development, technology is making terrific leaps and bounds. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. Streamlined, and indeed sustainable, it ain’t. The theory is that it will make investment in sustainable infrastructure a more attractive proposition, too.

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CIO

MARCH 7, 2024

Social sustainability is good for business. And companies are taking it seriously: a recent NTT report found that more than 40 percent of executives surveyed said social sustainability is a top imperative for their C-suite and Board of Directors. trillion, underscores the financial advantages of prioritizing social sustainability.

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CIO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Emirates NBD has collaborated with Microsoft to successfully implement Microsoft Sustainability Manager, a Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability solution, to drive digital transformation in its sustainability operations.

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CIO

MARCH 4, 2025

Specific use cases illustrate how AI drives value: Customer engagement and sales: Retailers and banks use AI-driven personalization to recommend products and services, increasing conversion rates and customer loyalty. Integrating deep tech today positions your business for sustained success and growth.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In a recent fireside chat featuring leading industry experts from the tech sector, attendees gained valuable insights into how AI platforms can be leveraged to create new growth opportunities and build a sustainable future in the era of digital transformation. In our 2025 strategy, Generative AI is one of the key pillars,” he revealed. “We

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Greenwashing is equally loud There’s a push for sustainability in fintech yet, many firms promote green products without any genuine impact fundamentals. For this matter, cybersecurity will remain a top priority.Investments driven by sustainability will become paramount. Illustration: Dom Guzman

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CIO

JUNE 20, 2023

It’s no wonder that–per a recent study commissioned by Dell Technologies, Intel and NVIDIA–HPC operators have elevated the importance of sustainability to the number two priority, even surpassing price. We applaud and support the efforts of HPC operators to improve sustainability.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

India’s credit bureau data book is thin, making it difficult for banks and other financial institutions to build confidence to extend credit to the vast majority of the population in the South Asian market. KreditBee works with 10 banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) to finance the loans, it said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

The round was led by Pan-African early-stage venture capital firm, TLcom Capital , with participation from nonprofit Women’s World Banking. So the startup instead partners with banks. Banks provide loans to farmers and make it compulsory for them to have insurance. Image Credits: Pula. Co-CEOs with agricultural backgrounds.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For example, DBS Bank undertook a comprehensive digital transformation to reach a new generation of tech-savvy customers. As customer preferences evolve, businesses must adapt by leveraging data analytics to gain insights into behavior and tailor services accordingly.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2021

Rojas said he saw the opportunity to not only scale aggressively on the revenue side, but also build a lasting business that was sustainable. Rather than sit and wait for a company like that to emerge, Proper pivoted to address accounting in early 2020 and saw “growth explode” over the past year.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

The company works primarily with small fisheries (or ones that have boats with about one to two metric tonnes of capacity) and focuses on sustainability, helping suppliers adhere to the United Nations Goal 14’s targets. According to the World Bank , Indonesia is the world’s second largest fisheries producer. Series B round.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

Fair , a multilingual digital bank and financial services platform, is launching to the public after raising $20 million in 40 days earlier this year. There was not a single check from a VC or bank or from a family office,” Parekh told TechCrunch. I was an engineer by background, but was very confused with the American banking system.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2023

Since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016, the bank has financed more than $430 billion worth of fossil fuel projects, according to the most recent Banking on Climate Chaos report , far exceeding its peers. But there’s some evidence to suggest the bank is turning a corner. It is clear that can no longer be the case.

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Banking Sustainability Energy Government 207

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Venture banks, venture debt funds and venture capitalists are each jockeying to prove how their money is greener. Contrarily, most banks are playing Billy Beane’s Moneyball — they try to get the entire lineup on-base while making as few outs as possible in the process. Nonetheless, each has constraints that dictate their behavior.

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Banking Guidelines Insurance Sustainability 227

CIO

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Similarly, the financial sector will see continued growth in fintech, digital payments and open banking, with cities like Dubai and Riyadh becoming central fintech hubs in the region.

Trends 158

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

Duncan Grierson, CEO of Clim8, said in a statement: “We are launching at an exciting time for sustainable investing. Sustainable investments have continued to outperform markets since the beginning of the Covid-19 Crisis and we believe this will continue.”. What’s behind this year’s boom in climate tech SPACs?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

Klarna , the Swedish buy now, pay later behemoth and upstart bank, has raised $1 billion in new funding at a post-money valuation of $31 billion. On the back of this, the company hopes to foster a bigger financial relationship with its users as a fully-fledged challenger bank. The fintech has been backed by Sequoia Capital since 2010.

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