All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Emirates NBD welcomes R3 to digital asset lab council

Lab aims to redefine the future of banking with enhanced security, efficiency and customer-centric financial solutions

Pave Bank launches with $5.2m funding round for programmable money revolution 

Pave Bank describes itself as a new programmable bank at the intersection of traditional finance and digital assets

YouLend reaches lending milestone

Embedded financing platform YouLend launched in 2015 and funds SMEs across the UK, EU and the US

Why millennials and Gen Z consumers are increasingly turning to brands, not banks

Kim Van Esbroeck discusses the sea change in banking preference among younger consumers and how it will impact both financial and non-financial enterprises

Looking to 2024: Data, AI and security will be top priorities for businesses

Nathan Vega looks ahead to 2024 and discusses the make-or-break priorities that businesses must consider heading into the new year

Open Banking’s branding problem

Giles Rowlinson assesses why open banking has failed to take off within Europe and sets out the steps that need to be taken to correct this

OTP chooses eMACH.ai based complete digital core and lending platform

OTP Bank to implement iGCB’s Intellect Digital Core and Lending to elevate the banking experience for retail & SME customers

Pontera raises $60m to help people retire better in the US

Pontera was born out of its aspiration to be the bridge to better retirement

Trustmi launches bank account validation solution

Innovative verification solution designed to offer reliable and comprehensive protection for vendor payments

Why correspondent banking risk is much bigger than financial risk

Addressing correspondent banking risk is crucial not only for financial stability but also in fostering growth, financial inclusion, and international trade explains Steven Marshall