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