All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
US Banks third quarter net income dips by 4.6%
Total net income across the 4,614 commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the third quarter total $68.4bn
RBC FY2023 beats analyst forecasts boosted by strong volume growth in Canadian Banking
RBC raises its quarterly dividend 2%, reports record new account openings and remains upbeat on its HSBC Canada deal
TD FY 2023 misses forecasts, net income -38% to C$10.8bn
TD’s fourth quarter reported earnings of C$2.9bn are down 57% compared with the fourth quarter last year with adjusted earnings of C$3.5bn, down 14%
How small and mid-sized banks can harness AI to deliver for customers and their business
Dmitry Binkevich discusses how AI can help quickly identify customer issues and trends, automate workflows and actions and prioritise the problems that need a human touch for resolution
Online Fraud Charter: UK government claims world first agreement to tackle online fraud
11 large tech companies join forces with the UK government
Remembering Michael Allen: influential, shrewd, kind and a total one-off
Michael Allen was one of the most significant figures in retail banking of modern times
New Toronto Dominion study reveals distinct giving behaviour among Canadian female philanthropists
Donations made by women in Canada have nearly tripled since 2011
ADCB joins Net Zero Banking Alliance, more than triples its 2030 sustainable finance target
The United Nations-convened NZBA brings together more than 130 global banks that have committed to financing ambitious climate action
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