All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

TerraUSD collapse highlights volatile nature of algorithmic stablecoins

The collapse of TerraUSD (UST) serves as a warning sign of the unstable nature of algorithmic stablecoins, and they will remain volatile until regulations are imposed, argues Chris Dinga

RBI 36th annual Global Awards: winners revealed

It was a great night for NatWest, Royal Bank of Canada, HSBC and Alior Bank at the 36th annual RBI Global Awards with wins also for Alternatif Bank, Wema Bank and Unblu

RBA rate hike to be felt first in investment property mortgages

Andrew Haslip, GlobalData Head of Content for Wealth Management and Asia Pacific (FS) analyses the impact of the RBA interest rate rise

Facilitating income growth will be new trend among financial services providers

A growing number of financial services providers are supporting their customers in their careers reports Mohammed Hasan

Banca Carige gets smart with new branch strategy

Paola Acciai, Head of Marketing and Communications at Banca Carige discusses the bank’s new smart branch strategy with Douglas Blakey

Why have financial institutions and banks started paying attention to customer demand?

Ion Fratiloiu discusses the ways in which UK banks and financial services firms are responding to rising customer expectations

CBDCs combine benefits of blockchain with stability of regulated currencies

Adi Ben-Ari discusses the rise of central bank digital currencies and the implications for financial institutions and individuals.

APP fraud costing banks and their customers dearly

Martin Wilson, CEO of Digital identity Net explains how a digital utility that verifies the identity of both counterparties prior to a payment could save the industry millions

36th Annual RBI Global Awards 2022: Entries Close 1 April 2022

Entries are closing for the 36th annual RBI Global Awards

Maintaining a competitive edge: challengers vs traditional banks

Steve Marshall, CEO at Reassured discusses the need for incumbent banks to diversify services, following an influx of agile fintech start-ups, appealing to greater personalisation and ease of use