All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Storepay: bridging BNPL with real world application

Storepay founder and CEO Khangal Nergui highlights the firm’s 2022 highlights and sets out the firm’s plan to launch in Indonesia. Douglas Blakey reports

How can banks stop fraud in a world of instant payments?

Saeed Patel explores why financial institutions must act in anticipation of a European Commission vote on mandated instant payments

Memo to PRs: here is a novel idea – check credit card statistics before wasting journalists’ time

Credit card use and credit card balances are not in decline as a result of BNPL growth despite what some of the less persuasive PRs might allege

Why clamping down on APP fraud is a delicate balancing act for the PSR

Robert Sullivan warns of the unintentional consequences that can occur in areas such as increased friction in the process of completing a transaction and the banks’ approval of these proposals

Crypto market outlook: How players will win in 2023

Jack Tan, co-founder of WOO Network, discusses prospects for the crypto market in 2023

5 Key Trends Driving Wealth Management in 2023

Eric Mellor overviews the key trends that Temenos anticipate will be top of mind for key decision makers in wealth management throughout 2023

What’s in store for financial markets in 2023?

Roberto Rossignoli, Portfolio Manager at Moneyfarm reveals Moneyfarm’s take on the financial markets in 2023

Australian banks penalise new mums, further contributing to wealth inequality

Australian banks’ “grow your balance” policies penalise already disadvantaged segments such as new mums, argues Heike Van Den Hoevel

The Power of Data

With cloud native core banking technology reshaping the way data is used to enrich the customer experience, banks can no longer delay their digital transformation efforts, writes Douglas Blakey

Contactless acceptance – a natural consequence of ATM evolution

David Griffiths, Product Manager of Cards, Solaris, discusses with RBI editor Douglas Blakey the rise of contactless ATMs on the UK high street, the enhanced user experience of these machines and potential security implications