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The environmental footprint of a person’s yearly use of euro banknotes is equivalent to driving 8 km by car, or 0.01% of an individual's total carbon consumption, according to a study by European financial authorities.
11 December 2023
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) has partnered with Mastercard to introduce the Mastercard Carbon Calculator in the Middle East.
08 December 2023
Canapi Ventures, a VC firm focussed on fintech startups, has raised $750 million for its second fund.
AXA Investment Managers has completed its first live market transacation using stablecoins issued by SG Forge, the digital asset arm of Societe Generale.
04 December 2023
Mastercard has added five early-stage startups founded by women and people of colour to its Start Path in Solidarity programme.
The UAE has announced a $30 billion investment to launch a climate-focused investment vehicle at COP28, that will set the foundation to establish a more transparent climate finance system and provide funding and access to the Global South.
01 December 2023
Research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and the Ethereum Climate Platform (ECP) reveals that the Merge – the upgrade that switched the ETH consensus mechanism from a proof-of-work protocol to a proof-of-stake system – ensured that Ethereum now has a much lighter greenhouse gas footprint than other high carbon-emitting blockchains.
Exchange operator Nasdaq has launched technology that securely digitises the issuance, settlement, and custody of carbon credits.
30 November 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority has moved to clamp down on greenwashing by putting in place sustainability disclosure requirements and an investment labels regime.
28 November 2023
South Korea is preparing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot that will involve 100,000 people, according to local press reports.
27 November 2023
NatWest has launched a hub to help UK homeowners make energy efficient changes in their properties.
15 November 2023
A new data platform, called Forest IQ, has launched to provide financial institutions with data on how more than 2000 major companies are addressing their links to deforestation.
01 November 2023
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