All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
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
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
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Get industry leading news, data and analysis delivered to your inbox
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)
LHV Bank joins cash deposit platform Flagstone
LHV has operated in the UK since 2018 and was granted a UK banking licence in May this year
GFT partners with Engine by Starling to help banks modernise
Starling Bank collaboration will leverage GFT’ engineering skills, global reach and strategic focus on modern banking platforms
DIFC launches Sustainable Finance Catalyst
Goal to scale sustainable finance from Dubai enabled by first AI-driven sustainability knowledge hub to form part of COP28 legacy