All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Monzo and Starling low on fraud ratings but unlikely to lose customers
Challenger banks rank poorly in the PSR fraud performance report but as Harry Swain argues, this is unlikely to impact consumer behaviour
How can banks hit the bullseye?
As traditional banks dismantle their high street empires, challenger banks have a unique opportunity to attract more primary accounts by making their app offerings truly innovative, writes Ben Goldin
MUFG posts record first half earnings
First half net profit represents 71% progress towards the FY2023 target of JPY1.3trn driven by the impact of yen depreciation and the lack of losses reported last year at its US banking unit
Grab-backed GXBank unveils beta bank app
The first digital bank to commence operations in Malaysia is now available to 20,000 users to obtain early user feedback
Revolut raises price of paid plans, revamps Premium and Metal with new partner subscriptions
Revolut announces the first significant overhaul of its paid plans since their launch in 2018 for customers in the UK and EEA
GlobalData bankable insights: Open banking retrospective, current state, future view
The latest episode in GlobalData’s Bankable Insights series features Gavin Littlejohn in discussion with lead analyst, thematic and fintech research at GlobalData, Stephen Walker
Women bearing the weight of financial stress in the US: Varo Bank
Varo Bank has released a new Wealth Watch Insights survey focusing on Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck
Beyond Bank achieves digital transformation milestone with NextGen
Australian mutual, Beyond Bank, hails collaboration with digital lending solution provider, NextGen.
The CFPB is on a roll: but will it survive?
The CFPB is ramping up efforts to boost consumer protection but its existence remains a hot political issue
FCA sends APP fraud warning to banks to up their game
Given the findings of the PSR review into APP fraud, the FCA is being remarkably restrained.