All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Canadian millennials believe they need about C$2.1m to retire: BMO
Following a surge in excess savings during the pandemic, the BMO Annual Retirement Survey reveals Canadians are no longer putting as much money away, with savings levels now returning to pre-pandemic levels
AI, social media, and cloud trending themes in hiring in 2023 amid declining job postings: GlobalData
Global job postings experienced a 23.6% fall in 2023 compared to the previous year
US and China dominate global high value VC funding deals volume with 70% share in 2023: GlobalData
While VC firms have become cautious they are not averse to placing big bets in promising startups in the US and China
DBS full-year net profit rises 26% to record SGD10.3bn, return on equity rises to 18.0%
Fiscal 2023 earnings overshadowed by news DBS reduces its CEO’s variable pay by 30% after digital disruptions hit the bank in 2023
Online and mobile knowledge no longer barriers to banking for majority, including most seniors
86% of Americans, including older consumers, are digitally literate and well-equipped to use digital platforms to meet their routine banking needs says Capital One
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FintechOS reports 40% year-over-year revenue growth for 2023
Fintech provider expects to achieve profitability in first half of 2024
Canada needs to double climate spending to reach Net Zero: RBC
RBC Climate Action Institute warns that Canada may not be on track to reach its climate goals
Corporate digital identity: Making customer-centric banking a reality
Alex Ford discusses corporate digital Identity and explains how the creation of a unified and reliable source for financial institutions will boost KYC compliance
Quantum computing: the data security conundrum
Clyde Williamson and Nathan Vega assess the evolving landscape of data security and shed light on the potential challenges posed by the imminent rise of quantum computing
2024 fraud trends to watch
Nina Kerkez explains why PSR, Digital Trust, Synthetic Fraud and Big Tech will be some of the most talked about topics this year in the fraud space and why practitioners must sit up and take notice