All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Does Africa need a climate-centric financial architecture?
Fair and equitable finance for climate adaptation was the general sentiment raised by African leaders at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai as the continent ramps up efforts to meet challenging development goals and climate commitments, writes Funmi Dele-Giwa
Why intelligent automation and hyperautomation will drive the future of finance
Guy Mettrick sets out the journey and discusses the key steps towards successful intelligent automation implementation
UK SME current account switching plunges to lowest level in a decade
UK challenger Allica Bank highlights low levels of bank switching by small and medium sized businesses with less than 1% of SMEs changing their bank provider each year in the past decade
Bitcoin ETF SEC good to go – market reaction
The SEC approval of Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds represents a potential landmark moment for both Bitcoin and the broader crypto sector and the market has been quick to react with Nigel Green of deVere Group among the most bullish
Is Ethiopia Africa’s sleeping fintech giant?
Telecommunications sector liberalisation, digitisation of public services and initiatives such as HelloCash are just some of the reasons why Ethiopia’s fintech sector is of increasing significance, argues Yohannes Tsehai
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Is BaaS in a doom loop?
Raman Korneu challenges the conventional BaaS model and advocates for a more customised, client-centric approach
Three risk companies unite under G2 Risk Solutions brand
G2, LCI and Fintellix aim to accelerate innovation in the financial risk sector by optimising operations, resources, and global talent
Global economy set for weakest half-decade performance in 30 years: World Bank
Reforms to boost investment and strengthen fiscal policy could help turn the tide
Temenos and Deloitte partner to accelerate platform modernisation of US banks in the cloud
Deloitte signs partnership agreement with Temenos to help large US banks modernise core banking and payments capabilities
FintechOS partners with Microsoft
Agreement brings FintechOS innovative banking and insurance technology solutions to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace