All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
New Canadians take stronger measures to prevent fraud and protect their money
Scotiabank reveals that newcomers to Canada are more likely to use fraud prevention tools to mitigate a higher exposure to financial scams
Griffin launches Foundations – early access programme for embedded banking
Foundations is designed for companies in the UK who want to offer financial products to their customers and build directly on a full-stack BaaS provider
Lloyds FY 2023 pre-tax profits rise by 57% to £7.5bn
Lloyds Banking Group including the Halifax and Bank of Scotland brands sets aside £450m for potential fines and compensation to car loans borrowers as FCA investigates possible mis-selling
Ericsson, Telenor Microfinance Bank strengthen partnership to propel easypaisa financial services
Ericsson’s fintech solution, the Ericsson Wallet Platform, will support positioning Telenor Microfinance Bank as a digital bank (subject to regulatory approvals) by offering a wide range of new and innovative digital financial services
Amdocs and BMC agree global strategic alliance
Collaboration aims to drive customer growth through connected digital ops
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Gen-AI threats drive momentum for biometric identity solutions: iProov
Organisations strengthen digital onboarding and authentication reports biometric identity solutions provider, iProov
The UK is the most targeted country in Europe for cyberattacks: IBM
Europe was the most targeted region globally in 2023, accounting for 32% of incidents reported, rising from second place in 2022 with the UK experiencing 27% of attacks
Bud Financial partners with Fintech Galaxy to strengthen open banking in MENA region
Collaboration aims to take financial services personalisation to new heights
Xalts to build ‘Plaid for trade’ as it acquires Contour Network from consortium of global banks
Contour Network connects global banks including HSBC, BNP, Citi, DBS and ING to global businesses like Tata, Rio Tinto, SAIC. Xalts will launch an app ecosystem for embedded trade finance solutions on top of Contour’s rails
Global deal activity fell by 34.1% y-o-y in January 2024: GlobalData
Following the 2023 trend of declining deals activity, subdued deal-making sentiments prevail in January