All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

The next legacy tech trap is here – how can banks avoid it

Financial organisations that can innovate at speed and offer smarter, better, products and services relevant to both consumers and business consumers will achieve greater competitive differentiation, revenue growth and market share, argues Teodor Blidarus

Techcombank and Personetics partner to help Vietnamese customers improve their financial well-being  

Techcombank is teaming up with Personetics, to introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-powered money management capabilities

Cooperative Bank Q1 2023: profits increase boosted by net interest margins rise

UK ethical lender Cooperative Bank reports a 28% rise in first quarter underlying profits before tax

NatWest Q1 2023 earnings beat forecasts: profits before tax +50%

NatWest total income rises by 28.9% for the first quarter boosted by a rise in the net interest margin and lending growth

7-day account switching hits quarterly record high – take a bow Nationwide

Douglas Blakey assesses the latest UK 7-day current account switching statistics

CaixaBank participates in a European research consortium geared towards improving sustainability of AI

Project with funding from the European Union within the framework of the Horizon Europe programme

Barclays Q1 2023 net profit +27%, beats forecasts

A rise in net interest margin and a 47% rise in retail banking, cards and payments revenues boosts Barclays first quarter earnings

Deutsche Bank Q1 23 earnings beat forecasts, posts highest quarterly profits since 2013

Deutsche Bank posts Q1 2023 net profit up 8% y-o-y to €1.3bn, its 11th successive quarterly profit but warns of further job losses on the horizon

Digital banks are raising the bar on sustainability

Andrea De Gottardo, CEO of digital bank Kroo calls on incumbent banks to play their part in tackling the climate crisis

Corvallis and Finastra partner to drive digital transformation for Italian banks 

Corvallis, Finastra partnership to support cloud and technology adoption, sharpening the competitive edge of Italian banks that cover local and global markets