All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Jenius Bank launches debut product, personal loans
Inaugural product marks new digital bank’s first consumer product
Canada’s Laurentian Bank announces strategic review, options include sale
Laurentian Bank kicks off review to maximises shareholder and stakeholder value
Canada regulator proposes mortgage changes – banks to hold more capital to manage risks
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions wants to ensure banks and mortgage insurers have adequate capital buffers to absorb risks that arise when mortgages fall into negative amortisation
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