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

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

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