The long read
What is the role of biodiversity bonds in green finance?

What is the role of biodiversity bonds in green finance?

Sehrish Alikhan
24 Jul 2024

Last month, BBVA Colombia announced it will be issuing the financial sector’s first biodiversity bo...

Is the UK in a credit crisis?

Is the UK in a credit crisis?

Sehrish Alikhan
10 Jul 2024

It should not be a surprise, given that the UK is deep into a cost-of-living crisis with nothing to ...

UK election 2024 fallout: What are Labour’s plans for fintech?

UK election 2024 fallout: What are Labour’s plans for fintech?

Sehrish Alikhan
09 Jul 2024

The Labour Party’s landslide victory in the UK general election last week kicked the Conservatives o...

UK election 2024: What the manifestos mean for sustainability

UK election 2024: What the manifestos mean for sustainability

Sehrish Alikhan
04 Jul 2024

The UK general election will take place on July 4, with each party championing different priorities ...

London’s abuzz with Climate Action Week 2024

London’s abuzz with Climate Action Week 2024

Sehrish Alikhan
27 Jun 2024

June 22-29 celebrates London Climate Action Week (LCAW), a week of events, conferences, seminars, an...

How can fintechs ensure further profitability amid macro-economic challenges?

How can fintechs ensure further profitability amid macro-economic challenges?

Sehrish Alikhan
07 Jun 2024

Funding for startups and fintech has fallen to a low point since its peak in 2021. Yet, many compani...

ERP migrations and the pitfalls of decayed bank master data

ERP migrations and the pitfalls of decayed bank master data

Sehrish Alikhan
06 Jun 2024

In a data-rich world, financial institutions are already struggling with fractured bank master data....

The telecom-fintech overlap

The telecom-fintech overlap

Sehrish Alikhan
05 Jun 2024

With the common factor of being two sectors consistently on the forefront of innovation, the telecom...

What is pay by bank?

What is pay by bank?

Sehrish Alikhan
29 May 2024

2024 might be the year that pay by bank hits the mainstream. Pay by bank is a direct account-to-acco...

Greenhushing: How will it impact sustainability efforts in financial services?

Greenhushing: How will it impact sustainability efforts in financial services?

Sehrish Alikhan
13 May 2024

We have all heard of greenwashing – when companies lie or exaggerate their sustainable efforts to ga...

Top payments stories you missed in April

Top payments stories you missed in April

Sehrish Alikhan
01 May 2024

April was an eventful month for fintech, and there was a wave of new developments in the payments sp...

What Gen Z want from UK fintech

What Gen Z want from UK fintech

Sehrish Alikhan
19 Apr 2024

As the digital era of financial services progresses, the UK fintech sector has reached new and diver...