All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Citi launches simplified banking amid efforts to simplify its business
GlobalData analyst Blandina Szalay discusses the thinking behind Citi’s launch last month of its Relationship Tier system
RBC 10-year survey compares impact of inflation on students’ financial dependence
Inflation crunches today’s post-secondary students, with almost half now living at home while assuming their parents will take care of their financial needs
Metro Bank ramps up support for women’s cricket
Metro Bank and the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have pledged to treble the number of girls’ cricket teams in England and Wales by 2026
Signal: Atria Wealth Solutions completes acquisition of Grove Point Financial
Deal gives the rapidly expanding Atria access to 400 independent financial professionals and $15bn in assets under management
wamo partners with Modulr to strengthen SME business account offering
Collaboration enables wamo to widen its product offering and services to EU and UK companies
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ThetaRay secures $57m funding to ramp up international expansion
Funding round led by Portage, a global fintech and financial services investment platform, and supported by largest existing shareholder JVP and other shareholders
GXBank, Grab-led digital bank: first to receive regulatory approval to launch in Malaysia
GXBank is the first of five digital bank licence applicants to receive approval to commence operations from the Minister of Finance and Bank Negara Malaysia
Signal: Major US banks slash job postings
US Bank, Citi, Wells Fargo and Chase remain the top global recruiters in the banking sector in the first eight months of 2023. But compared to the same period last year, job postings are down sharply
Travelex launches Travel Money Card in Japan
Prepaid foreign currency card can be used securely in over 210 countries
Banks know what embedded finance is: but do they know how to use it?
Alex Mifsud dives into the world of embedded finance and its differentiation from banking as a service. Drawing from Weavr’s research, Mifsud highlights that 80% of UK banking executives recognise a distinct meaning of embedded finance