All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Cost-of-living pressures drive consumer adoption of embedded banking
Research released by Belgium-based Aion Bank highlights how embedded banking adoption is significantly boosting brand loyalty for companies
Fujitsu and Mizuho kick off joint generative AI trials
Mizuho, Japan’s third-largest bank by assets is teaming up with Fujitsu with the aim of trialling generative AI to streamline development and maintenance
Mediobanca subsidiary Compass acquires 100% of Swiss-based HeidiPay
The consumer credit arm of Mediobanca expands in Switzerland with acquisition of buy-now-pay-later operator HeidiPay
VC financing in US plunges 50.2% y-o-y to $55.3bn during January-May reveals GlobalData
The US continues to dominate global venture capital financing but is not immune to macro-economic headwinds
DirectID and Zinia join forces for hyper-personalised lending
DirectID hails its partnership with Zinia as a game-changer, especially for regulatory compliance
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Project Rosalind: developing a prototype for retail CBDC systems and ecosystem innovation
The joint Bank for International Settlements and Bank of England project has provided lessons on key aspects of a retail CBDC system
Revolut launches Ultra platinum membership plan
It costs £540 a year but Revolut says that its platinum card can spearhead a redefined luxury lifestyle category in the UK and Europe
A moment of chaos, or symptom of deep fragility in the banking sector?
Following the collapse of many major US banks, David Morrison discusses whether this was just a moment of chaos, or if there is perhaps a deeper underlying issue in the banking sector
TSB renews call for Meta to do more to protect customers from fraud
Sabadell UK-subsidiary TSB warns that consumers could lose £250m from fraud originating from Meta platforms in 2023
MyBank unveils plans to extend its reach as it celebrates its 10th anniversary
By summer 2023, MyBank will be available to payers in Austria, Belgium, Spain and Portugal