All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Humanising banking: bridging the gap between customers and financial institutions

Madhav Dabke explains why human-centric thinking and approaches must become integral to banks’ strategy

Digital banks Monzo and Lunar in talks over a possible merger

Pooja Joshi discusses the rationale behind the possible Monzo, Lunar merger

Deal focus: Banc of California to snap up beleaguered PacWest

In one of the more significant reverse US banking takeovers of recent years, PacWest is to be bought by smaller rival Banc of California

NatWest, HSBC and Lloyds the big winners in latest current account switching stats

Attractive switching incentives again come to the fore, giving NatWest some welcome positive PR in what has been a nightmare week for the beleaguered UK lender

Santander Q2 2023 profit rises 14%, beats analyst forecasts

Santander net income of €2.67bn for the second quarter is boosted by strong metrics from its home, Spanish market

Lloyds Banking Group Q2 2023 profits flat, miss forecasts

Second quarter pre-tax profit is unchanged y-o-y at £1.6bn and lending and deposits inch down but Lloyds posts strong net interest income growth

Visa Q3 2023 revenue, net income beat forecasts

Visa reports net income of $4.16bn for the third quarter up 22% y-o-y with revenue of $8.12bn ahead by 12% y-o-y

How banks can retain funds and data by leveraging crypto

As positivity returns to the crypto industry, Todd Crosland explains why traditional financial firms should include crypto in their offerings to keep funds and data in their ecosystem

A new era for legacy banks with digital transformation

Martin Ward discusses why legacy banks can still innovate while undertaking long term digital transformation projects

Kyckr solves a $40m problem for financial institutions

Corporate KYC company, Kyckr, unveils the latest version of its Ultimate Beneficial Ownership verification tool