All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

GoCardless launches Variable Recurring Payments ‘to shake up the status quo’

Variable Recurring Payments are a hot topic and so GoCardless’ launch of its VRP offering represents impeccable timing

Starling 1 Monzo 0

Starling Bank posts its full year of profitability while its rival Monzo continues to lose around £20 per customer per year

Benefits of a hybrid-cloud infrastructure for video surveillance

Viet Tang of Genetec tells RBI why a growing number of financial institutions are looking at migrating their video surveillance to a hybrid-cloud infrastructure

Best Use of Influencer Marketing award among multiple wins for Emirates NBD

Emirates NBD is recognised for its innovative Best Use of Influencer Marketing at the RBI Asia Trailblazer Awards 2022

RBI 2022 Asia Trailblazers Awards: special report now available

The RBI 2022 Asia Trailblazers Awards report is now available to download and showcases the winning strategies and mindsets driving success in the financial sector across Asia-Pacific

UK consumer credit numbers cause for vigilance, not panic

The cost of living crisis is starting, albeit modestly, to be reflected in UK credit card missed payments stats

US bank failures: regulators take a bow

No US bank has failed since October 2020, the second longest run since the Deposit Insurance Fund was set up in 1933

Credit protection insurance: what will it take to offer best in class digital experiences to consumers?

How can Canadian financial institutions ensure that they optimise delivery of credit protection insurance to meet the evolving preferences of consumers?

Kroo gains UK banking licence: now for the hard bit of making money

Kroo is the latest UK challenger to obtain a banking licence and is launching its first current account into a tough and highly competitive market

Banks’ resolvability has improved but more remains to be done

Robin Hourican discusses the Bank of England’s first resolvability assessment of the eight major UK banks