All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
UK’s entrepreneurial ambitions stronger than ever
Small business growth outpaces larger companies: Mastercard
CBA targets crypto scams
Commonwealth Bank of Australia imposes new holds, declines and limits on payments to cryptocurrency exchanges
Canadian bank and credit card apps slow to include PFM tools
CIBC and TD rank highest in a tie in banking mobile app satisfaction with BMO third, reports JD Power
UK banks need to ‘up their game’: Treasury Select Committee
The all-party Treasury Select Committee publishes savings rates responses from banks and building societies-and it is not impressed
FCA cracks down on crypto ads: industry reaction
From 8 October firms promoting crypto products or services will need to warn consumers not to expect protection if their investment sours
GDPR – the benchmark for a global privacy framework
Alasdair Anderson reflects on five years of GDPR, the benefits, issues and future of the regulation
Nest Egg completes strategic financing round
Backing from OceanFirst Bank, Republic Bank and others enables Nest Egg to expand its national footprint
Dramatic changes needed to rules governing economic markets: Odile Renaud-Basso
EBRD President discusses climate and nature crises and how to green the global economy
Cryptocurrency needs regulation to protect consumers, say MPs and Lords
The UK has a finite window of 12-18 months to ensure early leadership on cryptocurrency regulation, according to a cross party group of MPs and Lords in the UK Parliament
Banks are getting a better grip on fraud: SEON
SEON’s Global Banking Fraud Index analyses the cost of fraud to banks and other financial institutions around the world in 2023