All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
RBC launches tax efficient First Home Savings Account
RBC rolls out a new account for Canadians saving to buy a home, combining the best of a Registered Retirement Savings Plan and a Tax-Free Savings Account
Could advances in technology help banks increase their ESG potential?
Glenn Gillis argues that banks can’t just meet ESG standards. they need to demonstrate to their customers that they’re doing so
Cost of living crisis: almost 1-in-4 Brits financially vulnerable – Tink
Ahead of July’s FCA Consumer Duty deadline and with inflation remaining in the double digits, open banking platform Tink has released data on the appetite for support from vulnerable consumers
UK lawmakers call for mortgage market to go Dutch
The All-Party Group on Challenger Banks and Building Societies has called for radical reform of the UK mortgage market following an inquiry into the UK mortgage market
imagin launches sustainability themed NFTs initiative – rewards customers who deposit their paychecks directly
The goal of the imagine initiative is to reward users who contribute to the sustainability challenge proposed by imagin: to remove 100 tonnes of plastics from the sea
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Deko launches latest version of its flagship product
According to Deko, the new iteration of its fully managed, end-to-end checkout finance solution provides a tailored finance experience for UK shoppers
illimity Bank agrees partnership with the Engineering Group to commercialise the bank’s IT platform
Italian lender illimity has agreed a long-term industrial agreement with the Engineering Group to exploit the commercial potential of its IT assets
Apple, Goldman Sachs target saver switchers with 4.15% savings account
Apple and Goldman Sachs are raising the stakes in the battle for interest-rate savvy US consumers
M&T Bank Q123 earnings beat forecasts
M&T Bank Q123 net income for the quarter to end March of $702m is up by 94% from the year ago quarter ($362m) ahead of analyst forecasts
Charles Schwab Q123 earnings beat forecasts but deposits down sharply
Charles Schwab Q123 net income rises by 14% y-o-y to $1.6bn but deposits take a sharp hit