All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

The Skills Mismatches That Should Worry Banks

Mohit Joshi, President at Infosys, assesses how the rapid pace of technological change in the industry is widening the skills gap, as banks look to revive their pre-pandemic plans

36th Annual RBI Global Awards 2022: Entries Open

Submit entries for the 2022 RBI Global Awards by 1 April 2022

IBM spin-off Kyndryl off to a blinding start, Permanent TSB deal just the latest key deal inked

Permanent TSB teams up with Kyndryl to advance its digital transformation; the IBM spin off will support the Irish lender to improve and speed innovation in its banking services

Two years on from the pandemic, can we look beyond Covid when inspecting supply chains?

With the two-year anniversary of Covid only two weeks away, Paul Christensen debunks some of the myths surrounding the supply chain crisis

8 Things You Need to Know About the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Bilal Hafeez CEO of Macro Hive summarises the current state of the crisis

Western sanctions slam Russian bank stocks-what next for Tinkoff Bank?

Tinkoff Bank’s share price is down by over 40% and Oleg Tinkov’s personal wealth is down by $2bn since the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Cyber Threats in the Global Financial Sector – Time to Worry?

Rajesh Muru, Principal Analyst: UK Cybersecurity Lead, GlobalData assesses the heightened cyber threat following the Russian military action in Ukraine

Through the eyes of a banking institution – preparing for sanctions against Russia

James Siswick, CCO of Efficient Frontiers International, Europe’s leading specialist in financial crime prevention, summarises the immediate steps banks must take following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

AI fairness in banking: the next big issue in tech

David van Bruwaene discusses the need to ensure that AI in banking does not undo the work of decades to ensure fairness in lending decisions

Banking AI: unbiased credit scoring through technology

Teodor Blidarus discusses the challenge of removing the human element of decision making and replacing it with machines while getting AI right and stresses the importance of data diversity