All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Digital advice falling short of potential due to lack of client understanding

Younger investors highly receptive but firms failing to convey benefits effectively that can drive wider adoption says JD Power

MFS Africa partners with Access Bank to enable outward remittances from Kenya and Nigeria

MFS Africa has partnered with Access Bank, Nigeria’s largest bank which operates across 17 markets, to expand AccessAfrica remittance corridors.

Over half of UK consumers consider using checkout finance: Divido  

Merchants do need to pay closer attention to consumer preferences and BNPL will play a role but the idea that BNPL will truly challenge credit cards dominance is a nonsense

Cost of living crisis: will incumbents or challengers be the big winner?

Is there potential for neobanks to win market share from the incumbents as the cost of living crisis escalates?

The Bank of England’s digital pound: what’s in store?

Jeremy Boot assesses the Bank of England’s strategy for adopting central bank digital currency and how it could develop over the next decade

Frictionless experience helps drive Citi virtual accounts client growth into new global markets

Steve Elms, Global Head of Corporate, Commercial and public-sector sales at Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions highlights the phenomenal rise in usage by global clients of Citi’s Institutional Virtual Accounts

Investing in growth becomes RBC’s next chapter in the Caribbean

With a relentless client focus, simpler ways of working and greater decision-making authority in local markets, RBC sees growth in the region, reports Douglas Blakey

Nationwide Building Society partners with Board for Intelligent Planning

Nationwide, the world’s largest building society, chooses Board to supply intelligent planning solutions

2023 FICO Decisions Awards winners revealed

2023 FICO Decisions Awards recognise 15 companies for successful innovation in AI, machine learning and decision management reports Douglas Blakey

“If newcomers thrive, our country prospers”

RBC’s focus on newcomers benefits the Canadian economy and the bank’s growth ambitions reports Douglas Blakey