All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Nottingham Building Society and Nova Credit partner to serve foreign nationals

Fintech partnership will offer mortgages for skilled and professional newcomers to the UK

Zopa Bank customer deposits top £4bn

Less than four years since being granted its banking license, Zopa hails its success in growing deposits

Aryza Group launches Aryza Engage

Innovative consumer engagement software is designed to empower consumers and insolvency organisations in Canada

DBS responds to MAS’ decision not to extend six-month pause on non-essential IT changes, business ventures

DBS pledges to ensure innovation is well balanced with resiliency so as to deliver banking that is reliable, seamless and effortless

2024 BMO Celebrating Women Grant Program launches to back women-owned businesses

Grants will be awarded to ten women-owned businesses that address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Birdwingo launches EU’s first investing app for under-18s, lands €1.2m investment

With an average starting salary of €23,500/year and house prices in cities across Western Europe soaring to an average of €305,000, is society sufficiently guiding the youth in their financial journeys?

Incore Invest backs SAVR to revolutionise the Nordic investment landscape

SAVR describes itself as a disruptive fintech dedicated to transforming the investment experience for long term savers

Without transparency, banks will continue to find themselves as political prey

Bank of America should take the opportunity to be upfront about its de-banking policies and lead a path for other banks in the US to do the same argues Phoebe Hodgson

SumUp raises €1.5bn, funding round led by Goldman Sachs

Funding represents one of the largest European private credit deals of its kind in recent years

Monument hits £2bn in customer deposits, attracting £1bn within four months

Monument is the first neo-bank in the UK specifically targeting the mass affluent segment and launched its app and first suite of savings products in early 2022