All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Credolab partners with Circulo de Credito to enhance financial inclusion in Mexico 

Smartphone and web behavioural data analytics platform, Credolab, teams up with credit bureau Circulo de Credito, giving 3,500 B2B clients exclusive access to Credolab’s behavioural risk scores and anti-fraud checks

Joust partners with Lendela to expand financial empowerment

Joust and Lendela aim to simplify the lending process and empower more Australians on their financial journey

Signal: ThinCats closes c.£700m funding facility

Funding taps the British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee programme to support the finance provider to mid-sized SMEs growth plans

NatWest, AWS harness the power of generative AI

NatWest and AWS team up to develop responsible AI products to support goal of helping customers enhance their financial wellbeing

Only half of SMEs have a rainy-day fund to deal with surging prices and interest rate rises

Squeezed SMEs are now focused on shock proofing their businesses against future emergencies with businesses turning to changing suppliers, altering working patterns and innovation to mitigate cost pressures, reports Cynergy Bank

HSBC partners with Nova Credit: first UK bank to offer newcomers access to overseas credit history

Since partnering with Nova Credit, HSBC has reported a 79% y-o-y increase in credit card approval rates for newcomers to the UK with a credit history from eligible countries

College tuition payment plans can put student borrowers at risk: CFPB

Some loans can be confusing, carry expensive fees, and lead students further into debt

CGI: enhancing the payments value chain

Ainsley Ward, VP Payments Consulting Services at CGI, tells EPI why CGI has a compelling story to tell clients and prospects at SIBOS as it ramps up its innovative payments solutions supporting the entire payments value chain

Signal: Rauva snaps up Banco Empresas Montepio

Deal estimated at €30m, aims to accelerate Rauva’s unicorn ambitions and continue its drive to become a fully-fledged bank

Quantum Monte Carlo Integration Engine unveiled-bank spending on quantum to soar

Banks and financial institutions are expected to increase investment in quantum computing capabilities from $80m in 2022 to $19bn in 2032, at a 10-year CAGR of 72%