All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
AI adoption outpaces governance readiness across FS: Tricentis
Financial and regulatory risks grow as poor software quality costs almost 1 in 5 organisations more than £744,000 annually, with security breaches and compliance failures the biggest concerns
European banks pour into risk, compliance and AI to compete: Moody’s
European banking leaders are sharpening risk management and compliance, backed by heavy AI investment, according to a report released by Moodys
US homeowner satisfaction with mortgage servicers improves as financial pressures mount: JD Power
Chase ranks highest among mortgage servicers ahead of Rocket Mortgage and Bank of America
What role will AI companies play inside banks?
Companies such as Anthropic and OpenAI are moving deeper into financial services and while unlikely to become banks themselves, their models could increasingly shape how banks operate, make decisions and serve customers, writes Dimitar Dimitrov
Interview: Simon Bateman, CEO Recognise Bank on full year profitability for the first time
UK SME property lending bank, Recognise Bank, reports a post-tax profit of £8.9m for the year to 31 March 2026, following a £5.3m loss in 2025
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Europe’s Capital Markets and the case for interoperable infrastructure
Nicolas Micheli explores why deeper capital markets will depend on increasing investor participation, harmonising legal frameworks and enabling different infrastructures to work seamlessly together than forcing consolidation for its own sake
The top five AI trends reshaping banking in 2026
As AI adoption accelerates, the focus shifts from implementing AI tools to embedding AI safely and effectively across core banking operations. Tamsin Crossland discusses where transformation is already evident
Dimon fires warning shot and wider industry reaction to new UK PM, Chancellor
JP Morgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon, warns that the new UK prime minister and new chancellor must get it right if the UK is to remain an attractive place to do business
Blueprint for Intelligent Small Business Credit Part 1: Achieving Viable Economics – new Celent report alert
Celent report focuses on four pillars of economic viability: know your customer/business, develop service level agreements across teams, reinvent workflows with AI and alternative data, and pioneering new models
Bank of England plans to ease bank capital rules to boost lending, risking weaker credit quality
Bank of England to ease bank capital rules to boost lending and growth, but warns it may raise leverage, weaker credit, and AI-linked risks, writes Bhavya Patel