All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
How payments can navigate customers through the cost-of-living crisis
Jos Henson Gric explores how companies and the payments industry have been working to help people face financial pressures
Outlook for 2023: More like Table Mountain than the Matterhorn?
Andrew Bell, CEO, Witan Investment Trust plc assesses market prospects for the New Year
What small banks and fintechs can do to support consumers in a cost-of-living crisis
With bitter predictions of a worsening cost-of-living crisis and a looming recession spelling hard times for many, Andrew Arwas discusses the role of small banks and fintechs in supporting consumers with financial management and solutions
The Metaverse: what does it mean for banks?
The Metaverse is already here, it’s not the future but how will financial institutions in the real world prosper in this highly evolved digital arena asks Peter McConville
Customers expect more from their banks
The GFT Banking Disruption Index data highlights how customers are increasingly apprehensive about checking their finances reports Douglas Blakey
HDFC Bank kicks off Indian banks’ reporting season with net profit +18.5% y-o-y, beating forecasts
HDFC Bank posts strong deposits and lending growth for the three months to end December with asset quality stable
Learning the lessons of the last crisis: “economic victims” of a recession bounce back to financial good faster
Peter Lemon says that the last recession showed people who lost work due to economy alone recovered on average in 9 months, versus 2.5 years for typical results in collections
Storepay: bridging BNPL with real world application
Storepay founder and CEO Khangal Nergui highlights the firm’s 2022 highlights and sets out the firm’s plan to launch in Indonesia. Douglas Blakey reports
How can banks stop fraud in a world of instant payments?
Saeed Patel explores why financial institutions must act in anticipation of a European Commission vote on mandated instant payments
Memo to PRs: here is a novel idea – check credit card statistics before wasting journalists’ time
Credit card use and credit card balances are not in decline as a result of BNPL growth despite what some of the less persuasive PRs might allege