All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Maybank rolls out Goal-Based Investment tool

Initiative simplifies digital retail investment for beginners and first-time investors

Sexism in the City Inquiry

Katy Ruddell, Senior Counsel, Farrer & Co, discusses the recently published ‘Sexism in the City’ report and gives her take on the direction of travel for UK regulation of non-financial misconduct and what firms should prepare for

What retail can teach financial services about improving customer interaction

Matt Ryan explores what financial institutions can learn from the retail sector to enhance customer engagement

Qred selects Vilja platform to deliver next-gen deposit offerings

Qred, Sweden’s newest bank, launched its deposit offering on the local market on 25 April

Digital wallet platform Accrue Savings agrees partnership with justfly.com

Accrue Savings and justfly.com join forces to combat debt as Accrue continues to double down in the travel space

Financial technology platform QI Tech becomes new LatAm unicorn

Series B extension round led by General Atlantic. Brazilian fintech achieves unicorn status six months after raising its $200m Series B round

ING’s DealWise shows the potential for ‘beyond banking’ features in generating growth

Benjamin Hatton examines the early success of ING’s DealWise in Germany, Romania and Belgium and its prospects for roll out in other international markets

Latest quarterly account switch stats again highlight the power of switch incentives

Support for the branch, excellent customer service and regular account switching incentives have all helped Nationwide grow its market share impressively

Barclays Q1 2024 earnings top analyst forecasts despite dip in net interest income

Barclays posts profit before tax of £2.28bn for the three months to end March (Q123: £2.59bn) with the decline in profits reflecting margin pressure