Esg news and trends

Esker Adds ESG-Focused Features to Source-to-Pay Platform
Regulation // July 09, 2024

Esker has expanded its Source-to-Pay (S2P) platform to include new features focused on helping businesses comply with environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations worldwide. These features are designed to help chief financial officers (CFOs) manage continually evolving regulatory frameworks, mitigate risk and enhance visibility, reporting and...

Mastercard Taps Ex-Ambassador Jon Huntsman to Lead Strategic Growth
Personnel // March 11, 2024

Mastercard has named former ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr. as its strategic growth president. “Jon’s unique experience spanning four decades in public and private sectors will be extremely valuable as we build the future of Mastercard,” company CEO Michael Miebach said in a news release Monday (March 11). “He will play...

SEC: DWS Failed to Develop Anti-Money Laundering Program
AML // September 25, 2023

DWS Investment Management Americas is facing two separate enforcement actions from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC said in a news release Monday (Sept. 25) that DWS, a registered investment advisor and Deutsche Bank subsidiary, failed to set up a mutual fund anti-money laundering (AML) program....

SAP and Google Cloud Expand Partnership on Data and AI Solutions
Data // August 29, 2023

SAP and Google Cloud have announced an expanded partnership aimed at harnessing the power of data and generative artificial intelligence (AI) for enterprises. The collaboration will combine their open data cloud, using the SAP Datasphere solution with Google Cloud’s Vertex AI to introduce new generative AI-powered industry solutions, starting with...

Interviews & Exclusives
Innovation and Trust Increase Appeal of Traditional Banks for Investors

January 19, 2023
For the world’s largest, most established banks, digitization is not a destination. Rather, it is an ongoing, dynamic process of change and innovation that must adapt to the latest technologies, customer needs and economic trends. And while the digital transformation of retail banking may be focused on enhancing the customer experience via apps and online […]

4 Trends Shaping EMEA Banking Sector in 2023

January 02, 2023
In this article, PYMNTS analyzes trends shaping the banking sector in the EMEA region. Zooming in on the different subregions shows that the EMEA banking sector remains at different stages...

Quick Reads
HFSC to Hold Hearings on Decentralized Finance, ESG Standards

September 03, 2024
Subcommittees of the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) will hold two hearings on Sept. 10, with one focused on decentralized finance and the other looking at environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. HFSC Chairman Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., announced these scheduled hearings in a Tuesday (Sept. 3) press release, adding that additional information will be released […]

Esker Adds ESG-Focused Features to Source-to-Pay Platform

July 09, 2024
Esker has expanded its Source-to-Pay (S2P) platform to include new features focused on helping businesses comply with environmental, social and governance (ESG) regulations worldwide. These features are designed to help chief...

Mastercard Taps Ex-Ambassador Jon Huntsman to Lead Strategic Growth

March 11, 2024
Mastercard has named former ambassador Jon Huntsman, Jr. as its strategic growth president. “Jon’s unique experience spanning four decades in public and private sectors will be extremely valuable as we build the future...

SEC: DWS Failed to Develop Anti-Money Laundering Program

September 25, 2023
DWS Investment Management Americas is facing two separate enforcement actions from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC said in a news release Monday (Sept. 25) that DWS, a registered...