All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
What does the EU’s new watchdog mean for the financial services industry?
Fleur De Roos, General Legal Counsel at digital identity services fintech, Fourthline, gives Douglas Blakey expert insight on the potential competitive impact on the UK and broader European financial services sector, of AMLA
How tech is democratising cross border trading for retail investors
According to ViewTrade’s Barry Bernstein, embedded finance tech is powering a new era of global investing. And as he tells Douglas Blakey, it is creating new revenue streams and customer engagement opportunities
The next generation bank: Banking Circle’s mission gathers speed
Mishal Ruparel, Chief Commercial Officer at Banking Circle, sets out the firm’s USP, Banking Circle’s European expansion plans and recent significant collaborations such as its deal with Visa
What role will biometric cards play in the future of payments?
Tolgahan Yildiz, VP of Trusted Mobile Connectivity and Transactions at Infineon, explores how biometric payment cards enable retail banks to manage their own customer experience, rather than ceding control of the user journey to mobile platforms
Can crypto lending return on the back of the regulatory wave?
Blandina Szalay assesses the likely impact on crypto against the backdrop of significant regulatory initiatives
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Embedded lending bottlenecks: How orchestration can mitigate AML friction and improve the customer experience
Yaacov Martin explains how banks can layer smarter, risk-based checks into their embedded-lending flows so low-risk requests go through while only the sketchier cases trigger extra review
The compliance mirage: Why not all payment calculators are created equal
Sarah Milovich explains why investing in a trusted payment calculator solution not only reduces compliance overhead but also elevates the customer experience and protects brand reputation in a fiercely competitive market
Turning swords into shields: Why–and how–banks must fight AI-powered fraud management
Anoop Gala explains how banks can win the AI arms race by optimising use of the latest generative AI to detect fraud in real-time, analyse suspicious patterns, and outmanoeuvre bad actors before they strike
Adaptive banking: real-time trust in a digital-first world
Dr. Gulzar Singh explores how retail banks can move beyond resilience and become adaptive institutions, capable of earning and protecting customer trust in real time
How heritage banks can stay relevant as rates fall
Pete Champion discusses how the legacy banks can take the fight to the new fintech or remote-only players