All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

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.

Bank of America doubles support for veteran loan fund

Pioneering fund aims to grow to $100m to aid growth of veteran-led small businesses

Cooperative Bank YTD pre-tax profits dip by 19% to £81m

Bid rumours surround Cooperative Bank as it posts a drop in profits despite margin boost

Jenius Bank unveils new savings account product

Savings marks the digital bank’s latest offering with the aim of fuelling more positive financial futures in a roster of upcoming new services

Fintech MPOWER Financing crosses $300m in financing capacity to support international students

Debt funding includes commitments from Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Värde Partners

US banking M&A activity bucks FS trend in Q3

Banking is the only FS subsector where M&A activity increased in Q3’23 versus Q2, reports KPMG