All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

bunq makes its GenAI assistant Finn fully conversational

bunq pushes further into AI by upgrading its user-facing assistant Finn as user numbers hit 12.5 million and deposits rise to over €8bn

CFPB distributes $384m to 191,000 victims of Think Finance’s illegal lending practices

Payment marks more than $1bn in total payments from CFPB’s victims relief fund

Tide launches business financial platform in Germany

Tide offers small businesses a simple solution-a business account in one app

Presidents Choice Financial selects Temenos to expand banking business

Loblaw subsidiary to adopt Temenos core banking as SaaS to enhance operational efficiency and deliver more innovative products

Synechron acquires Australia-based iGreenData

Acquisition of digital engineering outfit enables Synechron to enhance its technological capabilities, broaden its service offerings, and expand its coverage to the Australian market

Broadridge to acquire Kyndryl’s Securities Industry Services wealth and capital markets technology platform

Deal ramps up Broadridge’s long-standing commitment to become a leading technology provider to Canadian financial services firms

Temenos launches first responsible Generative AI solutions for core banking

Initiative aims to transform efficiency, operations, and product management within the banking industry

Futon Company teams up with Trustly for enhanced, secure ‘Pay by Bank’ experience

Facility enables consumers to make direct payments to merchants from their bank accounts

Market Insight – Understanding the current credit cycle

Corporate fundamentals have returned to pre-Covid levels, attracting investors back to the corporate bond market, which yielded 8.40% for US Investment Grade (IG) and 13.50% for High Yield (HY) bonds in 2023 writes Xavier Sanjurjo

OCBC makes S$1.4bn offer for Great Eastern stake

OCBC currently holds an 88.44% stake in Great Eastern. The deal will strengthen OCBC’s business pillars of banking, wealth management and insurance, and reinforce its One Group approach, in line with its Corporate Strategy