All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Standard Charted has seized the stablecoin opportunity in Hong Kong (China SAR)
The joint venture formed by Standard Chartered with strategic partners to apply for a license to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong gives the bank first mover advantage, writes Heike van den Hoevel
AI: Reimagining human-centric retail banking
Sovan Shatpathy explores the impact of AI on retail banking and sets out the real-world benefits it is already delivering to banks and their customers
How to make market uncertainty work for your start-up – not against it
A laser-focus on building great products, embracing AI, and working with founder-first, tech-forward banking partners will come together to help startups chart a path to success, explains Rob Burnett
Progress isn’t always about building something new
Scott Dawson challenges the perennial narrative that new = better with shrewd references, inter alia, to Google Glass, BNPL and blockchain as cautionary tales of innovation without direction
Innovations in Stablecoins 2025: New GlobalData report alert
The US and UK lead crypto holding growth globally with over 8 percentage points year-on-year increase in 2025, says GlobalData
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The silent revolution: Why embedded finance is the next frontier of B2B operations
Peter Daunton explores the rise of embedded infrastructure in B2B, how it differs from consumer models, and what this shift means for platforms, CFOs, and the wider fintech ecosystem
Sticky by design: Why embedded finance is the SaaS retention strategy nobody talks about
Alex Mifsud explains how businesses can stand out in a highly competitive and saturated SaaS landscape
H1 UK current account switching drops by over 30%
While switching is sharply down in H1, a better second half is in prospect with Barclays, TSB, Lloyds, Santander, NatWest and First Direct all offering switch incentives
The cost of standing still: Why banks must transform now
KPMG research reveals less than half of banks feel prepared to deliver on their cost and transformation objectives. Owen Lewis calls for bold, holistic transformation driven by AI, technology, and workforce innovation
Doing good without doing harm: Identifying the hidden risks of digital donations
Peter Reynolds explores how terrorist organisations like ISIS are exploiting digital donations to shell charities to finance terror operations and circumvent global sanctions