All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

BankiFi launches mythbusting neobank campaign

Embedded banking platform, BankiFi, steps up against the industry’s biggest misconceptions and myths, specifically around digital only neobanks

Consumer Duty: are businesses ready to hit 31 July deadline?

The FCA reports that two thirds of businesses are likely to miss the deadline

Salt Edge and Kindgeek partner to boost open banking delivery

One-stop shop fintech software developer, Kindgeek teams up with open banking service provider, Salt Edge

Wio Bank signs agreement with ADX

Collaboration enables fully digital, instant IPO subscriptions

NatWest calls for step change in banks and fintechs’ approach to open banking   

Banks, fintechs and regulators need to work together to resolve key economic obstacles that are holding back wider adoption of open banking, according to research from NatWest

Cheqly launches SME-focused digital banking

Cheqly is live across the US using Mbanq’s BaaS platform.

Metaverse 4 finance: dpixel invests in four international startups

Innovative projects from the US, UK, Romania and Switzerland selected out of 117 applications from 26 countries by Sella group venture incubator

Dock announces ‘responsible credit solutions’ for LatAm market

Dock One platform enables businesses to offer customisable credit and loan products in a way that promotes financial inclusion

Bank of America to open new branches in nine new markets by 2026

Bank will open 55 new branches across 34 US markets in 2023

Two thirds of banks worry about AML breach: SmartSearch

The worrying weight of compliance is front-of-mind in the banking sector, according to UK-based provider of digital compliance solutions, SmartSearch