All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
GlobalData announces top M&A financial and legal advisers for 2024
GlobalData has announced the latest updates to its Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables, which rank advisers by the total value and volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals they advised on in 2024
Private credit in PE: Will it continue to thrive in 2025?
Might banks try to get into the private credit market, as Wells Fargo did when it partnered with Centerbridge? David Miles’ expert comment sets out prospects for private credit in PE in the year ahead
Top 25 global banks post 27% increase in market cap in 2024, reveals GlobalData
JPMorgan Chase continues to lead the way; Goldman Sachs and Agricultural Bank of China market caps both rise by over 40% while TD Bank loses over 20%
The Generative AI future beckons bright for financial institutions
How the evolution from LLMs to LRMs with agentic technology leveraging compositionality will transform banking. Shanker Ramamurthy writes
Future-proofing client onboarding: the strategic role of corporate digital identity
Alan Samuels sets out the benefits that Corporate Digital Identity (CDI) offers and explains how it can transform financial institutions
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Empowering emerging economies: AI’s role in Latin American financial inclusion
Krishna Venkatraman assesses the AI capabilities that most significantly impact financial inclusion, discusses how fintechs are using AI to empower and boost economies and explains what the future holds for AI and fintech
AI for financial institutions: Navigating the chargebacks challenge
Roger Alexander explores the growing challenges and significant impacts chargebacks are having on financial institutions, as well as the innovative ways artificial intelligence is being utilised to address these issues
The role of corporate digital identity in preventing financial crime
The quicker financial institutions adopt CDI, the more they can reduce fraud risks, strengthen compliance, and improve overall security, argues Henry Balani
EU digital identity wallets: Steps for successful implementation
The European Digital Identity Regulation or eIDAS 2.0 has the potential to completely transform and streamline the way we think about payments, if done the right way, argues Jan Van Vonno
Banking and payments experts share sector forecasts for 2025
Douglas Blakey and Robert Prendergast canvass over 290 industry leaders to get their expert opinions on prospects for the banking payment and tech sectors in 2025