All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Dimensions: Risk & Compliance IT Pressures and Priorities: 2026 Global – new Celent report alert
Risk Rewired: Data first, Ai second
Why hyperpersonalisation in banking doesn’t have to be a luxury
With the right infrastructure in place, hyperpersonalisation can become the standard for all, explains Steve Round
Fewer rounds, bigger bets: What Q1 2026 reveals about where European tech capital is concentrating
Capital flows, structural shifts, and the evolving investment logic shaping the European market. Expert analysis from Zubr Capital’s Oleg Khusaenov
This is the year of reliability at scale in the banking AI arms race
Alexandra Mouszavizadeh explores a fundamental shift that is quietly happening: how and why banks are moving away from ‘shiny AI’?
Interview: Boku CEO Stuart Neal on why the UK needs a Mastercard, Visa rival
Stuart Neal, CEO of Boku tells RBI editor Douglas Blakey why the UK needs a British alternative to Visa and Mastercard
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Navigating the triple squeeze
Corrin Maier explores the evolving auto lending sector and explains why affordability, risk exposure and margin pressure are reshaping strategies for borrowers and lenders alike
A 7-step enterprise fraud framework to redefine scam prevention
Vineet Saxena of FICO sets out a practical framework for banks to strengthen their defences against scams
The UK has a fraud strategy. Now it needs to move faster than criminals
Jonathan Frost explains why the real test for the UK is whether there is the will, coordination and accountability to keep pace with the rapid evolution of fraud
From volume to value: Rethinking complaint handling in UK banking
João Pedro Almeida explains why rising complaint volumes are only a symptom of deeper operational inefficiencies and how legacy complaint handling models are failing both customers and regulators
Industry’s spotlight on financial crime’s hidden networks
Michael Down sets out the benefits of graph data models and argues they have become imperative for banks that want to protect themselves against fraud