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Blend (NYSE: BLND), a leading provider of cloud banking services, today announced its recognition as a representative vendor in the 2024 Gartner Market Guide for Digital Banking Platforms.
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Built with agility in mind, Blend’s Builder Platform is designed to deliver innovative banking products with speed and scale by leveraging reusable components and best-in-class workflows to create differentiated borrower experiences. We believe this acknowledgment highlights Blend’s commitment to driving rapid transformation in the banking sector.
According to Gartner’s Market Guide, “A successful end-to-end digital banking platform enables banks to leverage a broader set of transaction types, new products and engagement models. It can create new revenue opportunities, reduce operating costs and enable banking transformation that stretches beyond just delivery channel transformation.”
Problem statement
Differentiation in today’s market is difficult. Consumer expectations are constantly evolving, yet financial institutions are still using legacy infrastructure developed decades ago, making deploying innovative new products difficult, expensive, and lengthy.
Built with agility in mind, Blend Builder is an omnichannel platform designed to serve customers across origination channels with a unified platform that synchronizes across all service and product delivery touchpoints. The Blend Builder Platform allows for rapid innovation and offers guided application flows, a responsive design, and data pre-fill to drive higher conversions.
Gartner’s Market Guide also states, “Clients cite creating omnichannel as the top driver for investing in digital banking platforms, followed by delivering new customer experience capabilities and improving existing customer experience.”
Key platform benefits
Additionally, using a single platform across multiple solutions eliminates the need to work with multiple vendors, simplifies and reduces training for bankers, and allows financial institutions to offer a consistent, holistic experience to their customers across all products and channels.
As stated in the Gartner Market Analysis, “Gartner conducted a targeted vendor survey to analyze the evolution and maturity of DBP (Digital Banking Platform) capabilities for this Market Guide. The survey included 27 participant vendors that Gartner believes broadly represent the global vendor landscape.”
About Blend
Blend is the infrastructure powering the future of banking. Financial providers—from large banks, fintechs, and credit unions to community and independent mortgage banks—use Blend’s platform to transform banking experiences for their customers. Blend powers billions of dollars in financial transactions every day. To learn more, visit blend.com.
About Gartner
Gartner, Market Guide for Digital Banking Platforms, Ali Merji, Jeff Casey, 20 May 2024
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LONDON (AP) — Get caught up at Wimbledon with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the grass-court Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more:
— In the U.S.: Tennis Channel, ESPN.
— Other countries are listed here.
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Coco Gauff are listed as the two favorites — both at +150 — to make it to the women's final, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. They could only meet each other at that stage. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz's next match is Friday against Frances Tiafoe in the third round. It's a rematch of a 2022 U.S. Open semifinal won in five sets by Alcaraz, and he is listed as a heavy money-line favorite at -1600 to win again; Tiafoe is at +750.
This will be an all-in-all British day — off the courts and on. There's a national election happening, first of all. And at the All England Club, all eyes will be on Andy Murray as he steps on Centre Court alongside his older brother, Jamie, to play men's doubles. Murray, a two-time singles champion at Wimbledon, says this will be his last year playing at the grass-court event before he retires, and he is also entered into mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu. But he pulled out of singles after having back surgery on June 22. That men's doubles match is last in the main stadium, so could start at around 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT, 1 p.m. EDT). Before that, action in the main stadium begins with a British player, Jacob Fearnley, taking on Novak Djokovic at 1:30 p.m. (1230 GMT, 8:30 a.m. EDT), followed by Iga Swiatek against Petra Martic. Over in No. 1 Court, there will be all-British contests, with Katie Boulter against Harriet Dart at 1 p.m. (1200 GMT, 8 a.m. EDT), and Jack Draper against Cam Norrie. The day's last match in that arena is Alexander Zverev vs. Marcos Giron.
Second-round winners included Coco Gauff and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who both advanced in straight sets, and No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who needed four sets — three of them tiebreakers — to get past 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini in an all-Italian matchup on Centre Court. Emma Navarro, a 23-year-old American, reached the third round at the All England Club for the first time by eliminating four-time major champion Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-1 in under an hour. Seeded players who lost included No. 8 Casper Ruud, No. 17 Felix Auger-Aliassime and No. 26 Francisco Cerundolo. There was off-and-on rain that led to the postponements of some matches, including those involving Madison Keys, Marta Kostyuk, Grigor Dimitrov and Ben Shelton, and suspensions of others.
— Thursday: Second Round (Women and Men)
— Friday and Saturday: Third Round (Women and Men)
— Sunday and Monday: Fourth Round (Women and Men)
— July 9-10: Quarterfinals (Women and Men)
— July 11: Women’s Semifinals
— July 12: Men’s Semifinals
— July 13: Women’s Final
— July 14: Men’s Final
Try your hand at the AP’s quiz about Wimbledon.
What to read:
— Emma Navarro’s mental notes help her beat former No. 1 Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon
— Andy Murray is getting set to say farewell to Wimbledon before retirement (probably)
— Young British players boost local hopes at Wimbledon for another homegrown champion
— Even the best of the best in tennis get nervous before the first round of a Slam
— Marketa Vondrousova's title defense is already over
— Novak Djokovic wears a sleeve over his surgically repaired knee in a win at Wimbledon
— Wimbledon favorite Aryna Sabalenka withdraws with a shoulder injury
— 2023 French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova is back on tour after 10 months away
— Naomi Osaka's agency has signed 15-year-old Australian tennis player Cooper Kose
— Iga Swiatek calls herself a perfectionist and now she wants to improve on grass
— Wimbledon’s qualifying rounds are the tournament before the tournament
— Rafael Nadal is skipping Wimbledon to prepare for the Paris Olympics
— An outside review says the U.S. Tennis Association can do more to protect players
3 — Consecutive Grand Slam tournaments at which Coco Gauff has reached at least the semifinals, the longest active streak for a woman.
77 — The combined age of Stan Wawrinka and Gael Monfils, making theirs the oldest matchup in men's singles at Wimbledon since 1971. Their match was suspended because of darkness Wednesday with Monfils up two sets to none and the score at 5-all in the third.
“Literally, like, 10 seconds.” — Emma Raducanu, when asked how long it took her to accept Andy Murray's offer to team up in mixed doubles.
“I start hearing, ‘Daniil, it’s 6-3! 6-3! I’m like, ’What are you talking about?'” — Daniil Medvedev, who sat down on his sideline chair thinking he had lost an opening-set tiebreaker against Alexandre Muller by a 7-3 score, when it wasn't actually over yet. He resumed playing, dropped the next point and that set, and then wound up winning in four sets.
AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis
Jack Draper of Britain plays a backhand return to Elias Ymer of Sweden during their first round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Britain's Katie Boulter on the practice court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Saturday June 29, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Emma Raducanu of Britain celebrates after defeating Elise Mertens of Belgium in their match on day three at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Andy Murray, left, and Jamie Murray stand on the practise courts on day two of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Tuesday July 2, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia sits in his chair as ground staff look on during a training session on Court 2 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Friday, June 28, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Britain's Andy Murray at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ahead of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, June 30, 2024. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz plays a shot on the practice court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which begins on July 1st, in London, Friday June 28, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)
Italy's Jannik Sinner plays a shot on the practice court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which begins on July 1st, in London, Friday June 28, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)
Tennis players train as a member of ground staff waters the plants at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Friday, June 28, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Poland's Iga Swiatek plays a volley on the practice court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which begins on July 1st, in London, Friday June 28, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves during a training session on Court 2 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, Friday, June 28, 2024. The Wimbledon Championships begin on July 1. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
FILE - Andy Murray of Britain wipes his face as he is injured during his men's singles match on day five of The Queen's Club tennis tournament, in London, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray still had not decided as of Thursday whether he will be able to compete at the grass-court Grand Slam tournament that begins next week and he is likelier to enter doubles than singles if he can play at all after recent surgery to remove a cyst on his spinal cord. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz walks after a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, London, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The tournament starts July 1st. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Novak Djokovic during a training session at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which begins on July 1st, on Tuesday June 25, 2024. (John Walton/PA via AP)
Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka practicing at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which begins on July 1st, Wednesday June 26, 2024. (John Walton//PA via AP)
Italy's Jannik Sinner practices at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, scheduled to begin on July, Wednesday June 26, 2024. (John Walton/PA via AP)
FILE - A view of the Venus Rosewater Dish - the Ladies' Singles Trophy, and the Gentlemen's Singles Trophy, during the presentation to the media, ahead of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London, Saturday June 26, 2021. This year's Wimbledon tournament begins on Monday, July 1. (Thomas Lovelock/Pool via AP, File)
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz practises at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which begin on July 1st, in London, Thursday June 27, 2024. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)
FILE - Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates with the trophy after beating Serbia's Novak Djokovic to win the final of the men's singles on day fourteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 16, 2023. This year's Wimbledon tournament begins on Monday, July 1.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File
FILE - Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova celebrates with the trophy after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in the women's singles final on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 15, 2023. This year's Wimbledon tournament begins on Monday, July 1.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
FILE - Stewards prepare for the start of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, June 30, 2019. This year's Wimbledon tournament begins on Monday, July 1.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
