All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Liberis secures $112m from HSBC Innovation Banking and BCI Capital
Debt financing will enable Liberis to expand across Europe and North America
“If I was the government I’d close it down”: Jamie Dimon on crypto
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has made no secret of his views on crypto. He summed up his outlook on crypto at the US Senate Banking Committee evidence session
Fintech Scotland launches ground-breaking innovation lab
The financial services sector within Scotland comes together on non-competitive issues, providing a rare opportunity for change collaboration
Challenger bank JN Bank UK hits £300m customer deposit milestone
Customer deposits have tripled in the last two months
Nationwide leads call for major brands to support the high street beyond Christmas
UKs biggest building society has promised not to not leave any town or city in which it is based until at least 2026 and says branch footfall is on the rise
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PwC agrees strategic partnership with Engine by Starling
Software-as-a-service subsidiary of Starling Bank teams up with PwC
$27bn: annual potential savings for banks via generative AI upskilling
Recent advancements in generative AI can save the banking industry $27bn annually in training and staff costs, according to AI-powered security vendor, Lucinity.
Saxo Bank 2024 Outrageous Predictions: The end of the road
Saxo releases its annual Outrageous Predictions for 2024. The predictions focus on a series of unlikely but underappreciated events which, if they were to occur, would send shockwaves across the financial markets
Tinkoff launches first smart financial camera
The Tinkoff in-app camera is able to recognise a wide variety of objects from financial information to living creatures such as dogs and cats and make donations to help animal charities
Prosper crowdfund hits 130% of target, raises almost $1m
Having announced its crowdfund was open to the public and with a little more than a week to go, Prosper has hit 130% of its funding target, raising over £785,000 ($990,000)