All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Deal focus: Banc of California to snap up beleaguered PacWest
In one of the more significant reverse US banking takeovers of recent years, PacWest is to be bought by smaller rival Banc of California
NatWest, HSBC and Lloyds the big winners in latest current account switching stats
Attractive switching incentives again come to the fore, giving NatWest some welcome positive PR in what has been a nightmare week for the beleaguered UK lender
Santander Q2 2023 profit rises 14%, beats analyst forecasts
Santander net income of €2.67bn for the second quarter is boosted by strong metrics from its home, Spanish market
Lloyds Banking Group Q2 2023 profits flat, miss forecasts
Second quarter pre-tax profit is unchanged y-o-y at £1.6bn and lending and deposits inch down but Lloyds posts strong net interest income growth
Visa Q3 2023 revenue, net income beat forecasts
Visa reports net income of $4.16bn for the third quarter up 22% y-o-y with revenue of $8.12bn ahead by 12% y-o-y
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How banks can retain funds and data by leveraging crypto
As positivity returns to the crypto industry, Todd Crosland explains why traditional financial firms should include crypto in their offerings to keep funds and data in their ecosystem
A new era for legacy banks with digital transformation
Martin Ward discusses why legacy banks can still innovate while undertaking long term digital transformation projects
Kyckr solves a $40m problem for financial institutions
Corporate KYC company, Kyckr, unveils the latest version of its Ultimate Beneficial Ownership verification tool
Patents signal: sharp drop in banking and payments patent activity in Q2
Digital banking, online payments, cyber and AI all register double digit drops in patent applications in Q2
65% of SMEs lack financial knowledge to expand beyond UK: HedgeFlows
Fintech platform reports that 72% of SMEs do not have the capability to manage foreign payments