All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Commonwealth Bank of Australia takes stake in climate specialist Wollemi Capital
CBA joins Wollemi’s Series A capital raising as major strategic investor
OCBC unifies brand, solidifies One Group strategy to accelerate ASEAN-Greater China growth
OCBC has refreshed its logo for the first time in 24 years as it ramps up its international growth ambitions
BaaS: with great power comes great responsibility
Fintech has meant technical enhancements such as better UX, better services, continual development, and more. But it has also added risk—particularly with the rise of Banking-as-a-Service, explains Emma Hagan
How can financial service operators deliver the E in ESG?
Simon Axon explores if the E in ESG is an opportunity or a risk for financial services operators
Moneyhub and MX partner to drive global adoption of open finance
Collaboration will enable Moneyhub and MX to offer support for clients in additional markets
LendingPoint closes $900m committed forward flow programme
Funding expands LendingPoint’s forward flow programme and origination capacity
B2B payments set to be the next focus for VC’s in Africa
Risana Zitha outlines the areas of spend management where investors will find the most extensive opportunities and growth, including spend management digitisation and AR/AP digitisation
To buy or to build – the question that keeps decision-makers up at night
Amelia Ruiz Heras discusses how banks can address the urgent issue of payments modernisation and the key factors at play in determining if the essential software can be developed in-house
FCA carpets banks over saving rates and industry reaction
FCA challenges UK banks, building societies to accelerate savers’ interest rate rises – loyal customers being punished say industry observers
5 Steps to treat financial services data as a product
Suki Dhuphar discusses how financial institutions should treat data as a product to drive business value