All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Over half of UK businesses rejecting potential customers due to lack of risk visibility

Dun & Bradstreet releases research into business compliance, with a focus on identifying the pressures and challenges that compliance teams are facing

UK SME Savings Tracker reveals banks have reduced average interest rates for small business customers

The gap in business savings rates offered by challenger banks vs those offered by big banks remains at nearly 3% reports Allica Bank 

Santander’s Zinia to provide consumer finance services for Apple in Germany

Zinia has been present in Germany since 2022, offering a range of financing solutions including buy now pay later and instalment plans

Entrust enables governments to transform citizen interactions with digital identities

New Citizen Identity Orchestration solution from Entrust enhances the experience for digital public services

Now is the time for banks to embrace Corporate Digital Identity to tackle application abandonment

C-suite executives are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with their current banks KYC process. Alex Ford explains how banks can navigate the challenge of identifying and verifying corporate and institutional clients while delivering excellent customer experience

Building a Gen Z-worthy financial community

With over 18 million users and 1 out of 4 Gen Z-ers in Turkey actively using banking challenger app, Papara, Özge Çelik explains how it has successfully tapped a market many financial institutions struggle to reach

Ecobank Group launches 2024 Fintech Challenge with $50,000 prize

Applications for the 7th Ecobank Fintech Challenge open to fintechs and developers from across Africa, as well as global Africa-centred fintechs

Satisfaction stalls with bank and credit card app customers in Canada: J.D. Power

RBC ranks first in both the JD Power 2024 Canada Banking mobile app satisfaction study and JD Power 2024 Canada online banking satisfaction study

African Development Bank and Intel to train millions in AI

Training to address socio-economic challenges and boost productivity in key growth sectors such as agriculture, health, and education, thereby disrupting traditional growth cycles

Scotiabank and The 519 announce partnership to assist LGBTQIA+ newcomers, refugees & asylum seekers in Canada

With funding from ScotiaRISE, Scotiabank’s $500m commitment and social impact strategy removes barriers to career advancement and employment