All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Why banks must get to grips with transformation to stop the customer exodus

Antony Jenkins CEO of 10x Banking and former CEO of Barclays, delves into digital transformation. Once confined to IT departments it is now taking centre stage across entire organisations

To build or to buy argument refuses to go away

The tired argument that incumbent banks are by definition fated to fail due to reliance on legacy systems refuses to go away

Challenger banks report increase in suspicious activity

Suspicious activity is increasing with criminals increasingly targeting challenger banks, according to SmartSearch

CFPB hammers Bank of America for illegal fees, withholding rewards, opening fake accounts

Bank of America to pay more than $100m to harmed consumers and $150m in penalties

US Bank launches RV and boat marketplace in collaboration with Rollick

Lender is the first to offer direct-to-consumer RV and boat purchasing experience

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