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British Business Bank commits up to £50m to Elbow Beach’s Climate Impact Fund 2
Untied Kingdom

British Business Bank commits up to £50m to Elbow Beach’s Climate Impact Fund 2

Press Release – 21 March 2025 – The British Business Bank today announces it has made a cornerstone commitment of up to £50m to Elbow Beach’s Climate Impact Fund 2 through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme. The Fund, which has already secured commitments for £63m of capital, will back startups across the UK pioneering technology solutions to big industry problems, at the intersection of efficiency … Continue reading British Business Bank commits up to £50m to Elbow Beach’s Climate Impact Fund 2

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NatWest & OpenAI collaborate
Untied Kingdom

NatWest & OpenAI collaborate to accelerate cutting-edge AI transformation in support of bank-wide simplification and enhanced customer experience

NatWest Group has today announced that it has become the first UK-headquartered bank to work with OpenAI as part of a collaboration that supports its strategic focus on bank-wide simplification. Press Release – 20 Mar 2025 – NatWest Group has today announced that it has become the first UK-headquartered bank to work with OpenAI as part of a collaboration that supports its strategic focus on … Continue reading NatWest & OpenAI collaborate to accelerate cutting-edge AI transformation in support of bank-wide simplification and enhanced customer experience

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Exchange Bank Appoints Bahar Ozgur as Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager
United States

Exchange Bank Appoints Bahar Ozgur as Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager

News Release – Santa Rosa, CA – (March 11, 2025) – Santa Rosa, CA – Exchange Bank (OTC: EXSR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bahar Ozgur as Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager. In this role, Ozgur will focus on strengthening relationships with commercial lending customers while aligning branch and commercial banking efforts to support the Bank’s strategic growth in the North Bay and … Continue reading Exchange Bank Appoints Bahar Ozgur as Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager

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ericsson
Europe

Ericsson, SoftBank Corp. achieve milestones in AI-RAN integration joint research and development

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) today announced progress and achievements in their ongoing joint research and development collaboration on AI-RAN integration and agreed to sign an MoU to further extend its collaboration. This partnership aims to explore the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies. Press Release – Mar 03, 2025 – Since the start of the collaboration, Ericsson and … Continue reading Ericsson, SoftBank Corp. achieve milestones in AI-RAN integration joint research and development

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World Bank Group
Africa, United States

WRI and the World Bank Present Landmark Assessment of Nature-Based Solutions in Africa

The assessment includes contributions from the African Development Bank. WRI also launches Green-Gray Infrastructure Accelerator, supporting 11 African cities in building climate resilience. NAIROBI, February 19, 2025 — A new report by World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Bank, with contributions from the African Development Bank (AfDB), provides one of the most comprehensive assessments to date on how Sub-Saharan Africa — one of the world’s most … Continue reading WRI and the World Bank Present Landmark Assessment of Nature-Based Solutions in Africa

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