Europe

Lloyds Bank has launched a dedicated practice guide focused on carbon and nature markets – Voluntary Carbon and Nature Markets (VCNM) under its Business and Commercial Banking unit, aiming to help corporate clients engage with nature-based solutions and deal...

The Electrica green bond has made history as Romania's first corporate green bond. The firm got €500 million in a sale that had a lot of interest from investors, which was more than 10 times the final price. The...

The Real-Time Payments Revolution As the world continues to spread out and become more interconnected, the need for immediate financial transactions has never been more pressing. Welcome to the revolution in real-time payment, a revolution that is redefining the world's...

MultiSafepay (MSP), an Amsterdam-based payment service provider, and Antom global merchant payment services (Antom), a leading payment and digitization services provider under Ant International, announced today that MultiSafepay has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ant International and will integrate...

London-based commercial motor insurance startup Zego said it plans to launch in the Netherlands and ramp up its presence in France this year. The company, which became the UK’s first insurtech unicorn last year, said it’s also eyeing other new...

BBVA has entered into the Italian retail banking market by rolling out a free digital-only service, to build its consumer base in the country. The Spanish bank has been operating in the country for more than three decades, through...

European Union (EU) regulators have reportedly accused tech giant Apple of breaching antitrust laws by not allowing developers to provide other buying options outside of apps, to iPhone and iPad users. Apple’s rules over its in-app payment system, which is...