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Estimated reading time: 2 minutes New collaboration will pave the way for enhanced communications around government disbursements June 4th, 2024 — London, United Kingdom — Today, Plain Numbers announced a strategic collaboration with Visa, focused on enabling inclusive financial services for adults in the UK. With Visa’s vast network and the Plain Numbers Approach, the […]
Maybank Singapore has struck a partnership with PracBiz, the Singapore-based digital supply chain platform, to offer financing solutions to qualified users of its PracBiz Exchange (PBX) platform.
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, will unveil new investments and partnerships at COP29 this week to mobilise private capital into climate finance.
The International Trade Centre (ITC), the UN agency for small businesses, has just released their NDC 3.0 guidelines. Announced yesterday at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the guidelines provide a way for countries to practically support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in achieving national climate goals.
A sensitive internal report at the European Central Bank (ECB) has sparked debate among Frankfurt officials. Its findings suggest that major EU banks would face substantially higher capital requirements if held to the same standards as their American counterparts.
Brent Neiman, the US Treasury’s assistant secretary for international finance, has cautioned that new cross-border payment systems could threaten global financial stability if they sidestep established anti-money laundering (AML) standards.
An industry initiative launched by a consortium of leading US financial institutions has demonstrated the potential for an always-on, interoperable settlement network, promising to streamline multi-asset transactions.
According to a survey by the FIT Alliance released this week, electronic Bills of Lading (eBLs) are growing in popularity as a critical catalyst for modernisation.
The Uruguay-based payments company dLocal has secured a payment institution licence from Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) announced on Friday it would delay the implementation of the Basel 3.1 rules to 1 January 2027 due to “uncertainty around the timing of implementation of the […] standards in the US”.
