Douglas Blakey, Author at Retail Banker International

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Financial inclusion: mapping the economic opportunity

The seventh episode in GlobalData’s Bankable Insights series features Theodora Lau, author of “Beyond Good: How Technology is Leading a Purpose-driven revolution”, in discussion with Steve Walker around the “S” in ESG or financial inclusion

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Three key trends shaping the crypto regulatory landscape in 2024

Duncan Ash discusses the key trends set to shape the crypto regulatory landscape in 2024 and how they will impact the long-term evolution of the industry

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Beyond borders: Building bridges in the world of international payments

Josh Cogan discusses the lack of inclusion in cross-border payments and references research highlighting the scale of the challenge for banks looking to capitalise on what represents a huge market opportunity

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SMEB CEO: ‘A unique solution and exciting time to come to market’

SMEB has been created to address the void left for SMEs in rural locations, leveraging Open Finance to enable all payment options including cash. CEO Andrew Martin tells RBI editor Douglas Blakey why the market needs SMEB

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Volopa announces partnership with ClearBank

Partnership enables transaction, payments and expenses company, Volopa, to offer its clients enhanced banking services

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How LLMs will impact RegTech

Fatemeh Nikayin explores a crucial application of LLMs and assesses the impact on efficiency in banks, customer experience and crucially, regulatory compliance