All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Just 1-in-5 UK consumers satisfied with support from their bank: SAP

Over 1-3 customers aged over 55 say they’re open to switching banks based on interest rates and sign up offers compared with just 16% of Gen Z says SAP

Zilch celebrates third birthday with customer numbers topping 3.5 million

The BNPL sector in Australia is in crisis but in the UK, Zilch says that it is on course to hit profitability as it reports generating £300m in rewards and savings for users

Signal: Chase raises its stake in Brazil’s C6 Bank to 46%

JPMorgan Chase is to increase its investment in the Brazil-based C6 Bank from 40% to 46%, subject to regulatory approval.

Zelle announces Q2 customer growth, enhanced security measures

More than 80% of US demand deposit accounts now include Zelle, with strong growth in minority depository institutions offering Zelle in underserved communities

Strong SME growth in Asia-Pacific is driving Starling’s expansion into the region

Nandita Shukla explains why Starling is to export its BaaS platform to APAC

The case for a UK CBDC 

Douglas Blakey discusses the potential for a UK central bank digital currency with industry experts Praveen Prabhakaran and Daniel Field of UST.

Scotiabank Q3 2023 net income -18% y-o-y, misses forecasts

Scotiabank reports net income of C$2.12bn for the three months to end July, compared to C$2.59bn in the same period last year

BMO launches mobile wallet for virtual cards with Mastercard and Extend

Bank of Montreal is the first global Mastercard issuer to offer contactless virtual cards through Extend

Signal: LemFi raises $33m – aims to transform financial services for immigrants

Funding led by Left Lane Capital. Other investors included Y-Combinator, Zrosk, Global Founders Capital, and Olive Tree

Standard Chartered sells its global aviation finance leasing business to AviLease

StanChart announced back in January that it was exploring strategic alternatives for its aviation unit. That review has concluded with the unit being sold