All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

How banks can safeguard the success of their digital transformation

The commercial value of digital innovation relies on its practical use – failure to properly prepare teams puts the success of transformations at risk, and customers will migrate to competitors, writes Aileen Allkins

Mitigating financial crime: the unseen role of whistleblower programmes

Pav Gill discusses how whistleblower programmes are essential tools in exposing and preventing financial misconduct, thereby ensuring corporate accountability

2024: “The Year of the Landing” – Bank of America

Lower inflation should allow central banks to cut rates, while US equities may reach a record level of 5,000 on the S&P by year-end says Bank of America

OCBC introduces money lock anti-scam security option

With OCBC Money Lock, funds locked in existing accounts cannot be digitally used or moved. Unlocking can only be done at an OCBC ATM or branch

Exceeding customer expectations when it counts most

Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly says financial service companies need to predict the future needs of customers, in the same way that tech companies predicted the want for mobile phones

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