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.