All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
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
Why financial inclusion should be about outcomes, not outreach
Jonty Rawlins explains why the inclusion test that really matters is: are our clients better off?
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Agentic GBS: The next operating system for intelligent enterprises
For companies determined to future-proof their operations, now is the time to reimagine GBS as the orchestrator of enterprise intelligence, explains Arvind Rao
Stablecoins and the future of remittances: Building the rails, not just the apps
George Goodyer explains why stablecoins represent a meaningful step towards a more inclusive, efficient, and transparent global remittance system
Is smooth sailing the new outrageous? Saxo releases its annual Outrageous Predictions for 2026
The Saxo outrageous predictions are an annual highlight of the run-up to Christmas and focus on a series of unlikely but underappreciated events which, if they were to occur, would send shockwaves across the financial markets
The invisible workforce: Why service staff are the real infrastructure of digital banking
How the people behind the screens protect customer confidence, operational continuity, and the moral reliability of retail banking, writes Dr Gulzar Singh
UK budget – financial services sector reaction
Financial services sector reaction to the budget is predictably mixed but assuredly more considered than the majority of political comment with the Opposition leader dismissing the measures as ‘a smorgasbord of misery’