All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Data breaches decrease by 76% globally in Q3 2023

240 user accounts were leaked every minute in Q3 2023 according to data released by cybersecurity company Surfshark

Banks must take a fresh approach to combat human trafficking

The global human trafficking industry is a $150bn industry. Silvija Krupena discusses the actions banks need to take to play their part in eradicating the growing threat of trafficking

Consumers using investments to cover rising costs: Tink

‘Set and forget’ investing has become a thing of the past according to research from Tink

Moneythor launches Customer Activation Management platform

Activation products designed to address critical growth challenges faced by financial institutions globally

Suits Me teams up with Jumio

Collaboration enables more underbanked customers to open an account in minutes

Web3 and the future of customer loyalty

Customer retention is an increasing pain point across the financial services (FS) industry, writes Janis Heibel

Master Data Management is obsolete for data unification in FinServ

Anthony Deighton discusses how data products can enhance unification and quality to accelerate payments infrastructure innovation and scalability

Monzo and Starling low on fraud ratings but unlikely to lose customers

Challenger banks rank poorly in the PSR fraud performance report but as Harry Swain argues, this is unlikely to impact consumer behaviour

How can banks hit the bullseye?

As traditional banks dismantle their high street empires, challenger banks have a unique opportunity to attract more primary accounts by making their app offerings truly innovative, writes Ben Goldin

MUFG posts record first half earnings

First half net profit represents 71% progress towards the FY2023 target of JPY1.3trn driven by the impact of yen depreciation and the lack of losses reported last year at its US banking unit