All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
MENA Banking Excellence Awards Join Dubai Future Finance Week 2026 Programme
Awards programme will be co-located with the Dubai FinTech Summit, the flagship event of Dubai Future Finance Week, expanding global visibility for MENA banking excellence
The future of banking will be decided by its architecture
Dr Gulzar Singh reflects on how banking risk is increasingly shaped by institutional design, operating discipline, and board-level visibility, rather than isolated events
Revolut’s Hungarian license highlights trade-offs of becoming a real bank
Revolut is faced with fresh challenges as it begins to operate as a bank in Hungary, explains Blandina Szalay
Pre-built AI agents are arriving. Integration is where most will fail
Dr Gulzar Singh explains why the real challenge begins once AI-agent systems move from demonstration into live production environments
Technology in production: Why most digital capability breaks after deployment
Dr. Gulzar Singh looks at technology from a production and operations lens, focusing on what happens after launch when systems enter live environments
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The new architecture of banking risk
The human face of risk: What boards often miss. Dr Gulzar Singh discusses how institutions stay safe in a volatile world
The end of outsourced risk: NYDFS guidance and the future of financial resilience
Clarence Chio explains why the guidance reflects a larger shift toward shared accountability and continuous oversight across financial ecosystems and argues that it is time to rethink—not just reinforce—traditional risk management practices
November 2025: The new priorities of European tech investing
Zubr Capital’s Oleg Khusaenov examines how European venture capital has moved from chasing headline themes to backing practical, scalable, and production-focused technologies
Triangle scams: The silent threat that could derail P2P innovation
Tatiana Melushkane analyses the rise of triangle scams, the threats they pose and the countermeasures P2P platforms must implement in 2026 to safeguard innovation
The system behind the screen
Dr Gulzar Singh explains why the silent architecture that runs deposits, cards and payments will determine which banks stay relevant in real-time commerce