All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

The new challenges CFOs are facing: GlobalData webinar

The webinar on 6 December will explore the expanded role that CFOs play within an organisation, including their leadership role to drive digital transformation.

Bank of Baroda inaugurates 6th edition of ‘Baroda Kisan Pakhwada’

The bank aims to reach out to 400,000 farmers during the annual outreach programme

ZA Bank receives regulatory approval to launch US stock trading service

Mobile banking app ZA Bank already serves over 700,000 customers

BMO’s Wrap the Good campaign returns to support under-represented businesses

New online curated gift guide and holiday wrapping paper available in BMO branches

COP28 sponsor Mashreq partners with Visa and ecolytiq for first climate banking platform in UAE and MENA

Collaboration enables Mashreq Bank’s customers to track their carbon footprints and gain transparency on their spending, with advanced carbon footprint analytics

UK banks still unprepared for sanctions despite rising tensions with China

Martin Cheek highlights disturbing evidence that some UK banks are still failing to take adequate steps to ensure they are not dealing with sanctioned individuals or corporate entities

Unlocking financial inclusion: the interconnected role of digital identity

A bank account – and the identity verification needed to open these – should be a right for all. Miguel Traquina explains why banks and financial organisations need to see these issues as two sides of the same coin

US bank branch numbers fall to 40-year low: do branches matter to win customer deposits?

Over one-in-five US branches have closed since numbers peaked in 2009. Does branch investment lead to deposits market share gain? Chase and Capital One offer conflicting evidence, writes Douglas Blakey

North American companies at greatest risk of violating UN environmental standards

With COP28 approaching, data released by sustainability data and technology provider ESG Book

Varo Bank doubles Varo Advance limit to $500

Low-cost loan limit increase helps paycheck-to-paycheck consumers cope with cost-of-living crisis