All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Personal financial management: the new frontier for bank and credit card apps?
Virtual assistants and advanced budgeting tools create opportunities for banks and credit card issuers argues JD Power
Kasisto launches KAI-GPT, the first banking industry-specific large language model
Australian lender Westpac implements KAI Answers for accurate, safe and intuitive customer experiences
FintechOS posts 70% y-o-y revenue growth
Fintech enablement platform, FintechOS, hails North American launch with five banks and 300% insurance revenue growth
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