All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

LHV Bank joins cash deposit platform Flagstone

LHV has operated in the UK since 2018 and was granted a UK banking licence in May this year

GFT partners with Engine by Starling to help banks modernise

Starling Bank collaboration will leverage GFT’ engineering skills, global reach and strategic focus on modern banking platforms

DIFC launches Sustainable Finance Catalyst

Goal to scale sustainable finance from Dubai enabled by first AI-driven sustainability knowledge hub to form part of COP28 legacy

The new challenges CFOs are facing: GlobalData webinar on 6 December

Christopher Granville, MD, Global Politics & Policy at TSLombard and Aarti Mohan, Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, Oracle discuss the expanded role that CFOs play within an organisation, including driving digital transformation

Bank of Montreal Q4 earnings miss analyst forecasts, net income down 64%

Higher than forecast Bank of the West integration costs and reduced wealth management income weight heavily on BMO’s fourth quarter earnings

US Banks third quarter net income dips by 4.6%

Total net income across the 4,614 commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the third quarter total $68.4bn

RBC FY2023 beats analyst forecasts boosted by strong volume growth in Canadian Banking

RBC raises its quarterly dividend 2%, reports record new account openings and remains upbeat on its HSBC Canada deal

TD FY 2023 misses forecasts, net income -38% to C$10.8bn

TD’s fourth quarter reported earnings of C$2.9bn are down 57% compared with the fourth quarter last year with adjusted earnings of C$3.5bn, down 14%

How small and mid-sized banks can harness AI to deliver for customers and their business

Dmitry Binkevich discusses how AI can help quickly identify customer issues and trends, automate workflows and actions and prioritise the problems that need a human touch for resolution