All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Global deal activity down by 15% YoY during January-August 2024, reveals GlobalData
Deal activity across all regions as well as most of the markets within these regions has taken a hit for the year to date
Fiverr expands finance category specialty services – over 20 new services
From fundraising to corporate finance, Fiverr now provides specialty financial talent and services for any stage of business including asset valuation, financial modeling, and investor sourcing
TBC Uzbekistan launches waiting list for TBC Business
TBC Business is set to go live later this year and become the country’s first fully digital banking service for SMEs and individual entrepreneurs
FCA rules to protect cash come into effect today – industry reaction
Today marks the day when UK banks and building societies are required to take additional steps to maintain reasonable access to cash withdrawal and deposit facilities. Industry reaction is mixed
Salesforce + IBM partner to bring AI ROI to highly regulated finance industry
New Salesforce, IBM partnership designed to meet unique needs of financial services and allows customers to develop and customise AI agents in their IT environments that take action within regulatory guardrails, such as GDPR
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FS sector tops charts for Phishing and DDoS in EMEA
The global financial services industry remains the most frequently attacked industry by Layers 3 and 4 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack events for the second consecutive year, according to a report released by Akamai
Companies aren’t ‘owning’ their data
Business leaders must recognise the importance of data protection, explains Alasdair Anderson
FICO Solutions help Bank Mandiri slash fraud by 80% on cards and 85% on digital app
Indonesia’s largest financial institution dramatically reduces fraud losses on its Livin’ by Mandiri banking super app, safeguarding over 1.64 billion transactions
FCA’s new rules to protect cash will help banks and customers – Curinos
FCA regulations come into effect on 18 September with selected banks and building societies required to take additional steps to ensure that reasonable access to cash withdrawal and deposit facilities in local areas is maintained
Following two years of little-to-no growth, eurozone bank lending forecast to grow from 2025 -EY
Europe is turning an economic corner according to the latest EY European Bank Lending Economic Forecast