ESG stays in favor of institutional investors, and while aiming to achieve adequate returns, investors increasingly commit themselves to create a positive societal impact with their investments, too. Now, Metzler Asset Management GmbH, one of Germany’s asset managers with the longest time-honored traditions, in cooperation with Solactive, is launching the index-linked fund Metzler Global Ethical Values (ISIN: DE000A2QGBH0).
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Press Release - Metzler Asset Management and Hanover Stock Exchange Team Up With Solactive to Issue New Metzler Global Ethical Values Mutual Fund Focusing on Institutional Investors
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 12:29
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EMV® in Transit: why and how?
Today, contactless cards provide a fast and frictionless payment experience, where up to a certain value, the normal cardholder verification method of entering a PIN is not needed. It has revolutionized payments for low value items. This trend has accelerated in the past year, with people concerned about the hygiene risks of handling cash. Recent data from Juniper Research found that digital payments have increased by almost 50% in 2021 compared to 2020.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 12:23
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Start-up Raises $2.6m to Drive Uptake of Digital ID
cheqd – a start-up whose technology could drive widespread uptake of digital IDs – has secured a $2.6m (£1.9m) investment to support the launch of its product later this year.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 12:15
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Prevention-first Insurtech Hiro Partners with Former Burglar Michael Fraser to Protect Homes
Can a home insurance payout truly replace your invaluable items? The insurance industry would say so, but that isn’t the truth. Enter Hiro, the prevention-first insurtech for things money can’t replace. Today, it is announcing a partnership with reformed burglar and veteran security consultant, Michael Fraser, who will be bringing his experience from both sides of the industry to the Hiro community, enabling members to proactively protect their homes.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 12:00
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PayU Partners with AU10TIX to Streamline Merchant Onboarding
Strategic collaboration to ensure a seamless identity verification process for PayU merchants
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 11:45
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Crypto Miners were the most Detected Malware Family in H1 2021
Cryptojacking is the unauthorized use of someone else's device to mine cryptocurrency. It typically happens when a victim unknowingly installs cryptocurrency miner malware through a phishing link, malicious website, or software download, enabling the criminals to access the victim's device.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 11:33
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British Business Bank Managing £89bn of finance Support to 1.77m Businesses, up from £8bn in 2020, with an above Target Adjusted Return of 14.6%
Catherine Lewis La Torre, CEO, British Business Bank, said: “Throughout 2020/21, in response to the pandemic the British Business Bank performed a role vital to the UK government, finance markets and the economy as a whole.
“Our financial support to smaller businesses has increased by more than £80bn during the last financial year, and now stands at nearly £89bn.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 11:23
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Robocash Group launches personal loan app UnaCash in the Philippines
Robocash group, a global fintech holding, rolls out the mobile application UnaCash to offer a seamless experience of getting a cash loan without leaving home or work. This application laid the groundwork of the digital bank UnaBank in the Philippines.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 10:51
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A third of UK Families are Struggling to Pay off Outstanding Debts since Lockdowns Began
- 32% of UK households with children have struggled to pay down outstanding debts since March 2020, compared to 16% of those without children
- UK households report that their outstanding debt is nearly £9,500
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 10:48
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Entrust Empowers Digital Financial Card Issuance with Acquisition of Antelop Solutions
With the Antelop acquisition, Entrust will make it easy for banks to add secure, fully digital credit and debit cards to their mobile wallets – enabling an integrated approach to the payments ecosystem and flexibility for issuers and cardholders
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 09:59
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