All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Banco Galicia streamlines digital onboarding with AI platform built on Red Hat Technologies

Argentina-based Banco Galicia builds an intelligent AI platform that cuts down verification times from weeks to minutes

Buy now pay later: Australia to regulate BNPL as credit products

“BNPL looks like credit, acts like credit, carries the risks of credit,” says Australian government.

BankDhofar reveals details of proposed merger with Ahlibank

BankDhofar announces further details of its revised non-binding merger proposal with Ahlibank made on 26 April

Climate fintech: the key to unlocking wider climate tech solutions

Lee Chin Jian highlights the fintechs that are expediting the mainstream adoption of climate technologies and promoting transparency and accountability in the industry

Fifth Third, Truist in strong position to cash in on SVB, Signature failures

Maxim Manturov highlights how Fifth Third Bancorp and Truist are in a strong position for investors following the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank crashes

Are banks failing to meet new consumer duty obligations when communicating with customers?

Only 8% of consumers can understand information on new overdraft charges according to research from Quadient and Signal

Teradata and FICO partner to reduce fraud, improve business outcomes

Teradata and FICO team up to bring AI-powered decision automation and optimisation to financial services, healthcare. retail, manufacturing and travel

Nationwide launches Nationwide Fairer Share to return greater value to members

Nationwide Fairer Share represents a new reward for members of the UK’s largest building society with the deepest relationships

Westpac trials new cryptocurrency blocks to prevent scam losses  

Westpac is trialling new customer protections for some cryptocurrency payments to reduce scam losses

State Bank of India Q4 2023 earnings beat forecasts, net profit +83%

India’s largest lender posts fourth quarter net income of $2.0bn