Having already swept through numerous industries around the world, the sustainability revolution is now taking the banking sector by storm. Each day brings new announcements from banks, fintechs and solution providers.

The sustainability trend presents the banking industry with unique opportunities to deepen customer relationships and, at the same time, is challenging players to innovate through the development of new products and services that address specific environmental goals.

Crown Agents Bank accelerates global growth and expands into new markets with MuleSoft

●      Increases payment processing capacity by more than 3,000%

●      Reduces delivery of new integration projects from months to just days

Sai Perry provides extensive technology solutions and asset management expertise

Clearwater Analytics, the leading provider of SaaS-based investment accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, announced today that it has appointed Mr. Sai Perry as Head of Solutions, Europe and Asia. He will lead the solutions group that help clients streamline and future proof their operating model to meet their growth ambitions. 

The strategic partnership will allow both parties to shine, bringing a fintech startup to Ondato’s roster and a better experience to Nexpay’s customers

• $52M from EQT Ventures takes Juni’s total Series A funding to $73M
• Funding to be used to launch new credit product
• Transaction volumes tripling month-on-month since inception in the run-up to this partnership
• Company to triple the size of team by the end of 2022, recruiting 120 employees across but not limited to; Engineering, Commercial, and Marketing functions

Digital vouchers available for purchase at retailers within a one mile radius of 99% of the UK’s urban households

2^nd CIS Islamic Banking and Finance Forum will convene in Tashkent – Uzbekistan on October 21, 2021 to explore and discuss innovative financial inclusion strategies that can create clear pathways to financial and economic Solutions. AlHuda CIBE organizing the 2^nd CIS Forum with the collaboration of Multilateral Partner Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector- ICD. ICD is one of the premier Islamic multilateral financial institutions for the development of the private sector.

• Virgin Money Sustainable Business Coach provides an objective assessment of a business’ ESG impacts, with guidance on how to improve
• Free app is available to all UK businesses, not just Virgin Money customers
• App was developed in partnership with fintech Life Moments and not-for-profit Future-Fit Foundation

• Angular Ventures announces $80M Fund II to continue backing early-stage enterprise and deep-tech companies across Europe and Israel

• Open Banking credit reference agency, Credit Kudos, launches highly accurate, explainable Open Banking credit score, Signal.
• Signal leverages Credit Kudos’ wealth of Open Banking insights to translate transaction data into a score to accurately assess someone’s creditworthiness in real-time. 
• Signal enables lenders to accurately assess all applicants - not just those with previous credit history - using highly relevant, up-to-date financial behaviour.