All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Satisfaction stalls with bank and credit card app customers in Canada: J.D. Power

RBC ranks first in both the JD Power 2024 Canada Banking mobile app satisfaction study and JD Power 2024 Canada online banking satisfaction study

African Development Bank and Intel to train millions in AI

Training to address socio-economic challenges and boost productivity in key growth sectors such as agriculture, health, and education, thereby disrupting traditional growth cycles

Scotiabank and The 519 announce partnership to assist LGBTQIA+ newcomers, refugees & asylum seekers in Canada

With funding from ScotiaRISE, Scotiabank’s $500m commitment and social impact strategy removes barriers to career advancement and employment

Monmouthshire Building Society saves over 5,000 hours by deploying new digital workers, automation solutions

Intelligent automation technology provider, SS&C Blue Prism, helps the building society tackle unpredictable demand fluctuations

Robinhood to acquire Bitstamp in $200m deal

Robinhood is taking the fight to Coinbase and Binance with Bitstamp deal

Revolut launches Wealth Protection biometric identification feature

Initiative aims to block pickpockets and phone snatchers from accessing customer savings ahead of summer travel season

ANEXT Bank reports surge in regional and global presence among Its MSME customers

Subsidiary of Ant International expands its customer base by more than twofold y-o-y as cross-border transactions increase six-fold over the past 12 months

CFPB launches process to recognise open banking standards

CFPB establishes process for recognising data sharing standards and aims to prevent incumbents from undermining competition

Fizz raises $14.4m to help Gen Z build credit for the future

Series Seed financing led by Kleiner Perkins underscores urgent need for novel approaches to mounting credit card debt crisis

Fibe raises $90m in Series E round

New Investors leading the round include TR Capital, Trifecta Capital and Amara Partners with existing investors TPG Rise Fund, Norwest Ventures Partners, Eight Roads Ventures and Chiratae Ventures also participating