All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Now is the time for banks to embrace Corporate Digital Identity to tackle application abandonment

C-suite executives are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with their current banks KYC process. Alex Ford explains how banks can navigate the challenge of identifying and verifying corporate and institutional clients while delivering excellent customer experience

Building a Gen Z-worthy financial community

With over 18 million users and 1 out of 4 Gen Z-ers in Turkey actively using banking challenger app, Papara, Özge Çelik explains how it has successfully tapped a market many financial institutions struggle to reach

Ecobank Group launches 2024 Fintech Challenge with $50,000 prize

Applications for the 7th Ecobank Fintech Challenge open to fintechs and developers from across Africa, as well as global Africa-centred fintechs

Satisfaction stalls with bank and credit card app customers in Canada: J.D. Power

RBC ranks first in both the JD Power 2024 Canada Banking mobile app satisfaction study and JD Power 2024 Canada online banking satisfaction study

African Development Bank and Intel to train millions in AI

Training to address socio-economic challenges and boost productivity in key growth sectors such as agriculture, health, and education, thereby disrupting traditional growth cycles

Scotiabank and The 519 announce partnership to assist LGBTQIA+ newcomers, refugees & asylum seekers in Canada

With funding from ScotiaRISE, Scotiabank’s $500m commitment and social impact strategy removes barriers to career advancement and employment

Monmouthshire Building Society saves over 5,000 hours by deploying new digital workers, automation solutions

Intelligent automation technology provider, SS&C Blue Prism, helps the building society tackle unpredictable demand fluctuations

Robinhood to acquire Bitstamp in $200m deal

Robinhood is taking the fight to Coinbase and Binance with Bitstamp deal

Revolut launches Wealth Protection biometric identification feature

Initiative aims to block pickpockets and phone snatchers from accessing customer savings ahead of summer travel season

ANEXT Bank reports surge in regional and global presence among Its MSME customers

Subsidiary of Ant International expands its customer base by more than twofold y-o-y as cross-border transactions increase six-fold over the past 12 months