All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

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

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