All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
PwC agrees strategic partnership with Engine by Starling
Software-as-a-service subsidiary of Starling Bank teams up with PwC
$27bn: annual potential savings for banks via generative AI upskilling
Recent advancements in generative AI can save the banking industry $27bn annually in training and staff costs, according to AI-powered security vendor, Lucinity.
Saxo Bank 2024 Outrageous Predictions: The end of the road
Saxo releases its annual Outrageous Predictions for 2024. The predictions focus on a series of unlikely but underappreciated events which, if they were to occur, would send shockwaves across the financial markets
Tinkoff launches first smart financial camera
The Tinkoff in-app camera is able to recognise a wide variety of objects from financial information to living creatures such as dogs and cats and make donations to help animal charities
Prosper crowdfund hits 130% of target, raises almost $1m
Having announced its crowdfund was open to the public and with a little more than a week to go, Prosper has hit 130% of its funding target, raising over £785,000 ($990,000)
LHV Bank joins cash deposit platform Flagstone
LHV has operated in the UK since 2018 and was granted a UK banking licence in May this year
GFT partners with Engine by Starling to help banks modernise
Starling Bank collaboration will leverage GFT’ engineering skills, global reach and strategic focus on modern banking platforms
DIFC launches Sustainable Finance Catalyst
Goal to scale sustainable finance from Dubai enabled by first AI-driven sustainability knowledge hub to form part of COP28 legacy
The new challenges CFOs are facing: GlobalData webinar on 6 December
Christopher Granville, MD, Global Politics & Policy at TSLombard and Aarti Mohan, Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, Oracle discuss the expanded role that CFOs play within an organisation, including driving digital transformation
Bank of Montreal Q4 earnings miss analyst forecasts, net income down 64%
Higher than forecast Bank of the West integration costs and reduced wealth management income weight heavily on BMO’s fourth quarter earnings