All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

78% of UK 18-34-year-olds see loan applications rejected: Tink

Younger age groups face significant barriers when it comes to accessing credit according to Tink

Why regulators need to adopt AI now

To remain ahead of financial criminals whose methods change and grow increasingly sophisticated day-by-day regulators must integrate AI into their systems according to Daoud Abdel Hadi and Seun Sotuminu

Wider-than-expected global gender gap: World Bank

Women enjoy just two-thirds of the legal rights that men enjoy according to a World Bank report, Women Business and the Law

CapitalBox acquires Omniveta to boost liquidity for SMEs

Alternative lender for small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe makes its first acquisition in Denmark

BMO and 1871 support progress of women-led start-ups

North America’s largest non-profit fintech accelerator for women-led startups, developed by BMO and 1871, calls for applications for its new WMNfintech programme

Lloyds Banking Group joins Open Property Data Association

Collaboration aims to deliver a better homebuying process

Fintech savings platform Flagstone records five consecutive quarters of profitability

In 2023, Flagstone broke records across multiple KPIs including total assets under administration, customer growth and bank and building society partnerships 

Canadians worry about rising fraud risks: RBC

Nine in ten Canadians believe the use of AI will increase scam attempts over the next year and could make everyone more vulnerable to fraud

Mastercard Open Banking enhances debit and prepaid digital account opening experience 

New core benefit programme launched by Mastercard for select US debit and prepaid products, designed to streamline and secure account opening  

CFPB to rein in rigged comparison-shopping results for credit cards and other products

Manipulative advertisements and kickbacks undermine competition and can violate federal law says CFPB