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To truly digitally transform your financial organisation, vertical integration ecosystems is the next step to the future. 

21Shares AG, the pioneering issuer of crypto Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) is launching the world’s first Solana (SOL) ETP (ticker: ASOL) on the regulated market of the Swiss stock exchange (SIX Exchange) on Wednesday, June 30th 2021 further boosting 21Shares as the leading issuer of crypto ETPs. The ETP will offer additional yield through staking rewards by validating transactions on the Solana blockchain which is dedicated to fostering active network participation (such as staking) in a secure, regulated and insured environment.

• Zopa’s next generation bank is on course to reach profitability before the end of the year, making it among the fastest  challenger banks to reach this milestone 
• Success is due to Zopa’s focus on providing lending products which address the unmet needs of UK consumers
• The first year of the bank has seen increased demand vs. expectation and generated higher than expected growth across a number of metrics, including revenue
• Zopa is on track for an IPO in late Q4 2022
   

Bigbank, an international Estonian-owned bank offering personalised financial products, has chosen European payment services provider Nets, to provide issuer processing and digital services, including virtual cards and mobile payment capabilities.

The Chartered Banker Institute (the Institute) and HSBC UK are working together to develop the knowledge and expertise of the bank’s commercial banking team to better support UK businesses navigate a transition to net zero.

More than 500 colleagues are expected to participate in the Institute’s Green and Sustainable Finance e-learning over the next year.

Trifork, a next-generation IT services provider, and Modularbank, a cloud-native core banking technology provider, have entered into an integration partnership, strengthening both companies’ banking and fintech offerings.

As banking continues the transformation from branches on street corners to digital services, the importance for the financial industry to develop and offer innovative and easy-to-use digital solutions has increased.