All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
UK non-prime lending market contracted 34% since 2019, amid sharp growth of unregulated lending
Whitepaper released by ClearScore calls on UK regulators and government to set a strategy that supports, and broadens access to, the regulated lending market for non-prime customers
Banking hubs could be the future of in-branch banking
UK banks should support banking hubs as an opportunity to maintain and grow their relationship with customers who prefer banking using physical outlets, argues Harry Swain
Lithuania’s Šiaulių Bankas selects Temenos SaaS to modernise core banking in the Cloud
Lithuania’s largest independently-owned lender to migrate retail and corporate banking to Temenos Banking Cloud to drive growth and expand into new segments
Univers and Citi collaborate to release Voluntary Carbon Credit digital solution
An innovative digital solution provides access to selected Voluntary Carbon Credits from Citi Commodities’ portfolio and Univers’ EnOS Ark platform
iwoca partners with business account provider Countingup to offer flexible loans
SME lender iwoca’s collaboration with Countingup is already delivering support to UK businesses with 70% of loan applicants on the app receiving a loan decision in under an hour
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LoanDepot ransomware attack: Industry reaction
Almost 17 million customers have sensitive personal information, including social security numbers, stolen in a January ransomware attack
Ordo accepted onto Crown Commercial Service open banking DPS
Open banking fintech, Ordo, joins CCS open banking Dynamic Purchasing System as UK government departments and public sector bodies aim to streamline payments and save taxpayer money
Finance organisations among biggest winners from UK government AI investment
AI and analytics supplier SAS analyses the grants awarded to businesses across 12 sectors to identify the industries which have secured the most AI funding, based on the average grant per company, per industry
Garanti BBVA unveils the largest technology centre in the Turkish banking industry
Garanti BBVA is working hard to design the banking model of the future and describes Garanti BBVA Technology as its latest and most disruptive initiative yet so it can continue to lead digital banking in Turkey
In the blink of an AI: The transformative role of AI in the banking sector
Anthony Morris discusses the intricacies of how banks are using AI, how it is being implemented and the challenges that financial institutions are facing