All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Ordo accepted onto Crown Commercial Service open banking DPS
Open banking fintech, Ordo, joins CCS open banking Dynamic Purchasing System as UK government departments and public sector bodies aim to streamline payments and save taxpayer money
Finance organisations among biggest winners from UK government AI investment
AI and analytics supplier SAS analyses the grants awarded to businesses across 12 sectors to identify the industries which have secured the most AI funding, based on the average grant per company, per industry
Garanti BBVA unveils the largest technology centre in the Turkish banking industry
Garanti BBVA is working hard to design the banking model of the future and describes Garanti BBVA Technology as its latest and most disruptive initiative yet so it can continue to lead digital banking in Turkey
In the blink of an AI: The transformative role of AI in the banking sector
Anthony Morris discusses the intricacies of how banks are using AI, how it is being implemented and the challenges that financial institutions are facing
Gulf Bank opens first eco-friendly branch
Branch in Sabah Al-Ahmad City is the first to bear the bank’s new identity. The Kuwaiti bank plans to transform its branch network across the country into environmentally friendly facilities
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Get industry leading news, data and analysis delivered to your inbox
UOB FY23 net profit rises 26% to record S$6.1bn
Record earnings underpinned by expanded regional franchise and strong total income growth
OCBC to give one-off support totalling S$9m to 14,000 junior employees globally
More than 40% of bank employees across 19 markets to receive one-off help to assist with rising cost-of-living concerns
New Canadians take stronger measures to prevent fraud and protect their money
Scotiabank reveals that newcomers to Canada are more likely to use fraud prevention tools to mitigate a higher exposure to financial scams
Griffin launches Foundations – early access programme for embedded banking
Foundations is designed for companies in the UK who want to offer financial products to their customers and build directly on a full-stack BaaS provider
Lloyds FY 2023 pre-tax profits rise by 57% to £7.5bn
Lloyds Banking Group including the Halifax and Bank of Scotland brands sets aside £450m for potential fines and compensation to car loans borrowers as FCA investigates possible mis-selling