All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Digital banking solutions for SMEs should keep it simple – and smart
Nemira Palaimienė stresses the need for straightforward, human-centric digital banking solutions to support SME’s growth and innovation
Half of young people left frustrated after finding their local branch has closed, says Nationwide
UK’s largest building society extended its branch promise until at least the start of 2028. It claims that seven in ten consumers value branches
TD launches new generative AI pilots to help empower colleagues
The Canadian generative AI pilots are designed to support colleagues in the bank’s contact centres and engineering practice
Over 3 million Brits admit to borrowing from an illegal lender in the last year
Younger people are much more likely to turn to unregulated lenders with 13% of 18–34-year-olds borrowing from often predatory lenders in the last 12 months
Financial services giants withdraw job offers to international students, more will follow – immigration lawyers Fragomen
UK government attempts to lower immigration stats take precedence over economic need
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UK-based green fintech, ekko, secures $2.5m
Funding round led by Fuel Ventures and supported by Sorven Partners, Mishcon de Reya, and existing investors
Chiba Bank partners with Moneythor
Collaboration aims to revolutionise personalised banking experiences for over one million customers
bunq makes its GenAI assistant Finn fully conversational
bunq pushes further into AI by upgrading its user-facing assistant Finn as user numbers hit 12.5 million and deposits rise to over €8bn
CFPB distributes $384m to 191,000 victims of Think Finance’s illegal lending practices
Payment marks more than $1bn in total payments from CFPB’s victims relief fund
Tide launches business financial platform in Germany
Tide offers small businesses a simple solution-a business account in one app