20 June 2017

The Green Finance Podcast Ep. 10: Tangible steps banks can take to help their customers lower their carbon footprint

• The majority of people want to know more about the environmental impact of how they spend their money and want their banks to help them take action and reduce their environmental impact.
• I'm talking about this today with my guest Emma Kisby, UK & Europe CEO of Cogo - a company that provides carbon footprint management products.

Green Finance Briefing: An intro to environmental sustainability in banking

• For banks and financial institutions, sustainability initiatives present opportunities as well as risks, according to a new report on the current landscape of environmental sustainability in banking.
• Sustainability is a business conversation - climate change is bound to create a shift in resources, bringing with it a reallocation of capital away from the status quo.

BaaS or BS? How to separate hype from value in embedded finance

• For brands, the aim of embedding banking features into their products should be to enrich their offerings in the marketplace.
• The needs of a program servicing 5 million customers are very different from those of a programmer who wants to get their first 500 customers. The reality is that it's hard enough to launch a program that customers will transact with daily, let alone scale it.

Daily Tearsheet: Banxa doubles down on US expansion, building a compliance program, and how Blockdaemon is bucking the “crypto bro” trend

The A-Z of building a compliance program

• A compliance program is crucial for launching financial products into the marketplace – but the thought of building one may seem like a mammoth task.
• In its latest eBook, Modern Treasury breaks down the regulatory landscape and sets out an easy-to-follow roadmap for any company to start.