All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Tyme raises $77.8m to fuel global expansion in pre-Series C capital raise  

Tyme Bank backed by Norrsken22 and Blue Earth Capital

Standard Chartered and KI group partner to develop B2B marketplace offerings  

Standard Chartered signs MoU with Europe-based venture builder KI group to develop B2B marketplace offerings

CBA launches SME sustainability action tool

CBA is the first Australian bank to offer a sustainability action tool to help small business customers improve environmental outcomes while enhancing performance and cutting costs

Banco Galicia streamlines digital onboarding with AI platform built on Red Hat Technologies

Argentina-based Banco Galicia builds an intelligent AI platform that cuts down verification times from weeks to minutes

Buy now pay later: Australia to regulate BNPL as credit products

“BNPL looks like credit, acts like credit, carries the risks of credit,” says Australian government.

BankDhofar reveals details of proposed merger with Ahlibank

BankDhofar announces further details of its revised non-binding merger proposal with Ahlibank made on 26 April

Climate fintech: the key to unlocking wider climate tech solutions

Lee Chin Jian highlights the fintechs that are expediting the mainstream adoption of climate technologies and promoting transparency and accountability in the industry

Fifth Third, Truist in strong position to cash in on SVB, Signature failures

Maxim Manturov highlights how Fifth Third Bancorp and Truist are in a strong position for investors following the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank crashes

Are banks failing to meet new consumer duty obligations when communicating with customers?

Only 8% of consumers can understand information on new overdraft charges according to research from Quadient and Signal

Teradata and FICO partner to reduce fraud, improve business outcomes

Teradata and FICO team up to bring AI-powered decision automation and optimisation to financial services, healthcare. retail, manufacturing and travel