All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
UK home-buyers slam lenders for using “outdated” affordability assessments
Almost half of consumers call on mortgage lenders to embrace new technologies like open banking
Crown Agents Bank agrees talent partnership with US Department of State
Programme will allow for knowledge sharing on keeping hard-to-reach markets connected to global financial infrastructure
Investment bank DAI Magister forecasts over 250 European deep tech M&A deals in 2024
A contraction in VC funding and non-existent IPO market will stimulate an M&A resurgence for growth-stage European deep tech companies
International students turning to fintech to ease costs of studying abroad as inflation rises
As the academic year begins, Revolut anticipates a significant increase in foreign money transfers to young people in Britain. Akshat Mittal, says that up to £50m could be transferred to these students in the month of September alone
The iron law in the trillion-dollar FX swaps market has broken. What now?
Ganesh Viswanath Natraj discusses the evolution of the growing FX swaps market
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Credolab partners with Circulo de Credito to enhance financial inclusion in Mexico
Smartphone and web behavioural data analytics platform, Credolab, teams up with credit bureau Circulo de Credito, giving 3,500 B2B clients exclusive access to Credolab’s behavioural risk scores and anti-fraud checks
Joust partners with Lendela to expand financial empowerment
Joust and Lendela aim to simplify the lending process and empower more Australians on their financial journey
Signal: ThinCats closes c.£700m funding facility
Funding taps the British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee programme to support the finance provider to mid-sized SMEs growth plans
NatWest, AWS harness the power of generative AI
NatWest and AWS team up to develop responsible AI products to support goal of helping customers enhance their financial wellbeing
Only half of SMEs have a rainy-day fund to deal with surging prices and interest rate rises
Squeezed SMEs are now focused on shock proofing their businesses against future emergencies with businesses turning to changing suppliers, altering working patterns and innovation to mitigate cost pressures, reports Cynergy Bank