AI & Technology

Barclays Accelerator: 0 to 100 in Three Years

As Barclays’ global fintech programme, the Barclays Accelerator, powered by Techstars, celebrates the graduation of its 100th company, we talk to three Barclays leaders about partnering with the disruptors – and helping define the future of finance.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Barclays Supports Living Wage Week: "I’ve Got So Much More Freedom”

Julia, who came to the UK from Lithuania aged 19, now works as a Barista in the Sacred coffee shop at Barclays head office in Canary Wharf. She earns the London living wage, which at last allows her to pay for the things she needs – and put savings aside. “Before this job I couldn’t even look at my account. Now I can go out with co-workers, and go to watch my favourite bands. I feel like I’ve got so much more freedom.”

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Fix (Don't Flush) the Estate Tax

The Estate Tax is on the chopping block in this second Gilded Age, yet there is probably no aspect of the U.S. tax code more aligned with the values that the Founding Fathers risked their lives for than the law taxing inherited wealth. Recirculating this wealth, either voluntarily or through taxation is fundamental to a healthy economic metabolism, as we know from the study of all regenerative systems. It’s not ideological.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Wells Fargo Invests $9.7 Million to Boost Bay Area Homeownership

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), NeighborWorks® America and its network member, Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC), today announced the NeighborhoodLIFT® program is coming to the San Francisco Bay Area with a $9.7 million commitment by Wells Fargo to boost homeownership in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, and Solano counties.

Responsible Production & the Circular Economy

Protecting Our Food Supply

Most people don't know that food packaging plays a vital role in reducing food waste. By embracing better food packaging best practices, we can help take action against hunger.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Unreported World: Embarrassed Fraud Victims Sweep a Third of Scams Under the Carpet

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Arrow Electronics Spotlights the Tech Entrepreneur’s Journey at Denver Startup Week

Arrow Electronics hosted “The Entrepreneur’s Journey” at General Assembly during this year’s Denver Startup Week 2017, offering an inside look at how two successful entrepreneurs overcame the challenges of developing and bringing smart, connected internet of things (IoT) products to market.

Philanthropy

Announcing the Visa Foundation Alongside Inaugural Grant to Women’s World Banking

Today marks the launch of the Visa Foundation, which has been established as part of Visa’s larger social impact strategy to prioritize the growth of micro and small enterprises around the world, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Talks Live with Kiva CEO Premal Shah

At PayPal, we believe every person has the right to participate in today’s global economy. Kiva is an international nonprofit that allows people to lend money to low-income entrepreneurs and students in over 80 countries and is an important partner in this mission. A few weeks ago, we launched our Kiva campaign: “Make A Small Loan, Make a Big Impact,” to our employees and customers around the globe to encourage them to make loans to entrepreneurs.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

PayPal & Kiva: Help Entrepreneurs Around the Globe

A rising tide of financial empowerment creates meaningful value for all. At PayPal, we believe in the combined power of technology and compassion to create life-changing opportunities for those who need it most. For more than a decade, we’ve worked hand-in-hand with the nonprofit micro-lending pioneer Kiva, to enable loans to people and entrepreneurs who do not have access to capital or traditional financing. These small, crowd-funded loans not only help build businesses, they create jobs, opportunities and stronger economies. We’ve seen the powerful impact this has on the livelihoods of families, neighborhoods and communities.

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