All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

The programmability of CBDCs to catalyse next wave of banking innovation

The key to maximising the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies lies in programmability and public-private collaboration, according to Standard Chartered and PwC China

BMO drives progress for mental health treatment

Bank of Montreal C$2m donation is the single-largest corporate gift made to The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group in its history

What opportunities exist in countering the trend of US branch closures?

Ciaran Yates assesses the contribution of JPMorgan Chase branch strategy to its success in outperforming its peers in growing retail deposits market share

National Bank of Canada Q2 2023 net income -5%, misses forecasts

All of Canada’s big six have now reported and NBC along with four of its peers misses Q2 2023 earnings forecasts on higher provisions

Mastercard signs embedded finance partnership with Fabrick

Mastercard participates in Fabrick £40m capital raising to acquire minority stake

DBS ramps up drive to prevent food waste

DBS partners with foodpanda to launch ‘Less Food Waste Reward’

CBA partners with Greening Australia, takes equity stake in Nindethana

CBA says its investment will support Australia’s ambition to be a global provider of carbon abatement opportunities and accelerate land restoration

PKO Bank Polski accelerates expansion in the metaverse

PKO Bank Polski hosts one of the world’s first virtual job fairs in the metaverse

Boost-RHB digital bank: on track for year-end launch

Axiata, the parent company of Boost, aims to launch its first digital bank products by the end of 2023

UOB and Keppel partner to support businesses in their sustainability and digitisation journeys

Singapore-headquartered lender UOB and Keppel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support businesses decarbonisation goals