All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Scottish financial services experts forecast economic headwinds

Research released by Core-Asset Consulting highlights global challenges impacting key sector

Revolut launches AI feature to protect customers from card scams and break the scammers “spell”

Revolut observes a 30% reduction in fraud losses resulting from card scams where money has been sent for investment opportunities

More than a quarter of over 55s Brits fear they won’t be able to afford their mortgage

Research released by Perenna reveals that over a quarter of Brits aged over 55 fear they can’t afford their mortgage provider’s Standard Variable Rate if they were moved onto it

i2c empowers leading financial institutions and innovators across Latin America, Caribbean

Global banking and payments solutions provider continues expansion throughout Latin America and Caribbean, adds more than 15 additional banks and fintechs to its client base in the region

PayNearby launches Digital Naari platform to generate sustainable self-employment for women across Bharat

Aims to onboard and uplift over 100,000 women ‘Lakhpati Didis’ by 2025

5 ways AI is transforming financial crime compliance

Art Mueller discusses how leveraging AI advancements can help enhance efficiency and effectiveness in handling large volumes of unstructured data, enable perpetual KYC and transform AML compliance

Customer journeys driven by AI advantage and data democratisation in 2024

With lending restrictions tightening and interest rates remaining relatively high, 2024 looks set to be the year of the customer as competition for eligible clients will intensify, writes Brian Halpin

Why are UK banks so cheap and how many assistants does it take to draft a speech?

Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, gave a lecture on Monday evening and bear with me, it was of some interest. He focused on the future issues that are important for banks and for broader monetary and financial stability

Israel’s One Zero Bank launches Gen-AI-powered service platform

Integration with Gen AI-start-up AI21 aims to revolutionise customer interaction

Lending Standards Board aims to boost support for SMEs

LSB issues guidance to lenders on financial inclusion, enhancing business protections on digital channels and identifies need for enhanced guidance on green finance and personal guarantees