Financial Services
A startup using open banking to create a loyalty programme for the planet
The company combines sustainability data from brands with information on customer transactions – rewarding environmentally conscious choices.
Financial services innovations
Innovation sectors > Financial services
Disruption is nothing new for financial services, with the sector being radically and continually transformed by the latest technologies. From software tools that support ESG investing, to an Indian startup that lets small businesses to accept payment via QR code, Springwise is seeing innovators around the globe explore the myriad challenges and opportunities. Search our innovation library for the latest financial services innovations and discover the solutions that are having positive impact on the world.
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Agriculture & Energy
Affordable finance for Brazil’s farmers
A fintech startup uses data to provide more affordable credit to underbanked small farmers.
Financial Services
A new platform helps institutional investors track ESG incidents
An algorithm tracks ESG updates related to public companies in real time.
Computing & Tech
A decentralised NFT marketplace for good causes
The blockchain and smart contract powered marketplace is designed to let charities and non-profits benefit from the emergence of Web 3.0.
Financial Services
Browser extension allows online shoppers to buy now and pay later for almost anything
The extension allows users to choose a flexible payment option at any online store.
Financial Services
New software tools support ESG investment
The free-to-use applications are designed to help professional investors integrate ESG into investment decisions in a more meaningful way.
Financial Services
Digital employees could transform financial services
AI company Soul Machines is exploring how digital employees can disrupt financial services – from explaining complex financial concepts to encouraging more responsible spending decisions.
Financial Services
Indian startup lets shopkeepers accept payments through a single QR code
Merchants can accept payments from any app without a transaction charge or monthly subscription.
Financial Services
An equity crowdfunding platform for socially responsible investing
The new platform aims to showcase diversity, sustainability, and social consciousness, while making equity crowdfunding accessible.
Wise Words
Julian Rowe on how NFTs are revolutionising art
Julian Rowe, creator of the comic Bored Apes Enter the metaverse, on why NFTs are appealing as an artist and how scarcity, community and art come together in the NFT space.
Financial Services
Carbon-neutral NFT platform to be launched with no crypto needed
The platform is estimated to be 65,000 times more energy-efficient than Bitcoin and 17,000 times more than Ethereum.
Financial Services
Fintech app powers the circular economy
Twig allows users to trade their things for instant cash, in addition to offering customers a carbon offsetting service.