Charlie Bronks, Head of ESG at Crown Agents Bank speaks about the importance of ESG in the payments industry

Our Head of ESG Charlie Bronks and CEO at EthicsGrade (Techstars '22), Charles Radclyffe, had a fascinating discussion on The Payments Association's podcast about the importance of ESG in the payments industry and the implementation of more progressive policies and business-models.

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