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Corrected: Fiserv Adds The Amazon Shop With Points Program To Its Popular uChoose Rewards Offering - Cardholders At Hundreds Of Banks And Credit Unions Can Now Use Their uChoose Rewards Points To Shop The Hundreds Of Millions Of Items Sold On Amazon.Com And The Amazon Mobile app

Date 27/07/2023

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial technology solutions, announced today that eligible debit and credit cardholders can now redeem their uChoose Rewards® points for purchases on Amazon.com and the Amazon mobile app. Through this partnership, cardholders at financial institutions that are part of the uChoose Rewards program and enrolled in the Amazon Shop with Points program can now seamlessly redeem rewards points for all or part of their qualifying purchases at checkout. More than 200 financial institutions are already enrolled and by end of year cardholders at hundreds more financial institutions will be able to redeem their rewards on Amazon.com and the Amazon mobile app.

ESMA And The EBA Assess The Implementation Of The Revised Shareholder Rights Directive And Identify Areas For Progress

Date 27/07/2023

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, jointly with the European Banking Authority (EBA), today published a Report assessing the implementation of the Shareholder Rights Directive 2 (SRD2). This assessment, carried out in response to a European Commission’s request, identifies areas for further progress and provides detailed suggestions for policy action in relation to the Directive’s effectiveness, difficulties in practical application and the appropriateness of the scope of application.

UK And Singapore Enhance Cooperation In Sustainable Finance And FinTech - HM Treasury And Monetary Authority Of Singapore Joint Statement On The Eighth Meeting Of The UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue

Date 27/07/2023

The United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore held the 8th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue in London yesterday. The Dialogue facilitated a useful exchange of views, and identified opportunities for further collaboration on joint projects, in priority areas such as sustainable finance and FinTech and innovation.

ICE’s Global Commodity And Energy Markets Reach Record Open Interest

Date 27/07/2023

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced record open interest (OI) across its global commodity and energy futures and options markets.

US Treasury Announces New Climate Counselor

Date 27/07/2023

Today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced the appointment of Ethan Zindler to serve as the Treasury Department’s new Climate Counselor. Mr. Zindler will lead the Treasury Climate Hub, report directly to and advise the Secretary on a broad range of climate matters, and be charged with leading Treasury’s efforts to facilitate and unlock the financing needed for investments to achieve a net-zero economy at home and abroad.

Verra Welcomes New ICVCM Criteria

Date 27/07/2023

Verra welcomes the new assessment criteria for carbon credits, published today by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM). The criteria establish clear quality thresholds to inspire greater confidence in the carbon markets and their contributions to the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals.

ECB Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 27/07/2023

Inflation continues to decline but is still expected to remain too high for too long. The Governing Council is determined to ensure that inflation returns to its 2% medium-term target in a timely manner. It therefore today decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points.

IOSCO: Monitoring Group Reports On Progress To Implement Recommendations To Strengthen The International Audit, Assurance, Ethics, And Independence Standard-Setting System

Date 27/07/2023

The Monitoring Group (MG) is responsible for the overall governance of the international audit, assurance, ethics and independence standard-setting system, including conducting periodic effectiveness reviews. In July 2020, the MG issued its recommendations Strengthening the International Audit and Ethics Standard-Setting System (MG Recommendations). The objectives of the MG Recommendations are the implementation of an independent and inclusive multi-stakeholder standard-setting system that is responsive to the public interest in the development of timely, high-quality audit, assurance, ethics, and independence standards that respond to an accelerated pace of change. The MG, supported by strong stakeholder engagement, has made significant progress in implementing its Recommendations to strengthen the standard-setting system.

LSEG And Siglar Carbon: Emissions Insights Could Cut EU-Mandated Carbon Costs Of Shipping By 50%

Date 27/07/2023

• LSEG and Siglar Carbon will enable customers to evaluate lower carbon options for shipping via LSEG’s flagship product, Workspace
• Shipping to be included in EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) from January 2024
• Increased costs for owners, charterers and traders that fail to factor in costs of carbon emissions

BME: MARF Registers A New Commercial Paper Programme Of A&G Banco

Date 27/07/2023

The BME's fixed income market, MARF, has admitted to trading a new Commercial Paper Programme of A&G Banco, for an outstanding balance of €200 million. With this new securities issuance instrument, A&G Banco will be able to flexibly access the fixed income markets over the next year to issue promissory notes with a maximum maturity of up to 24 months.