All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Complaints about nuisance calls and texts from UK banks plummets

UK banks’ investment in training and scripts for live calls pays off, reports Quadient

UOB kicks off dementia inclusiveness programme, partners with NTUC LearningHub

Training programme launches for branch staff to better serve caregivers as well as customers living with dementia

David vs Goliath

Regional banks can compete with larger mainstream competitors via no-code digital transformation, writes Andie Dovgan

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