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Italian Banks Adopt Blockchain to Reconcile Interbank Transactions

55 banks are using a blockchain platform to share interbank transfer data and reconcile transactions, an initiative made possible by a rule change last...

Credit Suisse Earmarks More than $300 Billion for Sustainable Finance

Credit Suisse plans to provide at least 300 billion Swiss francs ($328.41 billion) in sustainable financing over the next decade in areas such as renewable energy and...

Volksbank’s €500mn Subordinated Tier 2 Green Bonds

Volksbank completed the issuance of EUR 500 million subordinated Tier 2 green bonds. De Volksbank is the first bank in Europe to issue subordinated...

Oil Spill Taints Kremlin Plan to Sell $4bn of Green Bonds

Russia's state development bank wants to start turning the world's biggest energy exporter into a hub for green finance days after a 20,000-ton diesel...

Fannie Gets CICERO Certification for its Single-family Green Bonds

Fannie Mae, the largest issuer of green bonds in the world, said on Monday it received an endorsement from CICERO Shades of Green for its mortgage-backed...

Tether’s Gold-Backed Stablecoin in Demand as Commodity Hits ATH

The Tether Gold stablecoin was valued at $1,902 on July 24, putting the price of gold within reach of the commodity’s all-time high set...