All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

2023: Banking sector deals of the year

A look back at the some of the most significant deals and failures across banking and payments in 2023

Fintech and the fight against climate change

Rob Straathof discusses how technology can help small businesses to make a positive impact

Banking and payments experts share sector forecasts for 2024

Douglas Blakey canvasses 220+ industry leaders to get their expert opinions on prospects for the banking and payments sectors in 2024

Private credit: stand to attention! It is inspection time

Yann Bloch assesses the rise in popularity of private credit over the past decade and the growing concerns among leading market commentators over the lack of regulation in the market

The bank of the future

Nanda Kumar discusses how digital transformation, driven by AI, blockchain, and data analytics, is reshaping banking, making it more customer-centric and responsive

AI is a tool not a magic trick

Scott Zoldi highlights the risks and limitations of AI alongside the benefits and opportunities it brings when used correctly

US customers more satisfied with national banks, yet leave for better interest rates

Capital One ranks highest in overall satisfaction for a fourth consecutive year in the annual JD Power US National Banking Satisfaction Study

My TSB Rewards launches offering customers discounts and savings

TSB is launching a new rewards portal within the TSB mobile banking app and its internet banking channel

RegTech Salv raises further €3.9m to fund market expansion

Salv’s full suite of tools is used by 53 financial institutions across 12 countries. The latest fund raising brings its capital raised this year to €7.9m and total funding to €12.1m

TD and Plaid agree North American data-access deal

Agreement will empower TD customers with greater data security and privacy by eliminating the need to share login credentials with third-party applications