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