All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Europe’s Agentic commerce shift: Why AI agents are set to become economic actors
Hanah-Marie Darley discusses what it what it means when AI agents transact under delegated authority and why permissions and governance must travel with the agent — not sit in stagnant policy documents
Agentic AI in European financial services: The pilots are preparing to take-off
Jay Nair explores why agentic AI is moving from pilot to practical deployment across Europe’s banking sector, and what that means for efficiency, compliance and governance
How to win in banking
Sanjib Kalita offers a market-level perspective on how banking strategy is shifting from product-centric models to technology-enabled, experience-driven, and infrastructure-first approaches
The future of banking is institutional before it is digital
While the dominant narrative in banking today is technological, the long-term stability of financial institutions will depend on how governance, accountability, and decision authority are designed within increasingly complex digital environments, says Dr Gulzar Singh
Plata and Revolut target Mexico’s growing digital banking demand
Mexico represents one of the most compelling battlegrounds for digital challenger banks in Latin America, writes Harry Swain
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Resilience Moves from Program to Performance: New Celent report alert
Why post-deadline execution is exposing the limits of traditional governance, risk and compliance
Yaspa Index reveals Pay by Bank wake-up call
Kate Marsden, chief marketing officer of Yaspa, discusses the key findings of the second annual Yaspa Index with RBI editor Douglas Blakey
UK Chancellor Spring Statement – financial services sector reaction
Today’s forecasts today exclude any effect of the US/Israel-Iran conflict. As Andrew Sanford, Partner at Blick Rothenberg comments: “One has to question, with such uncertainty, what value can be placed on the forecasts?”
US-Israel / Iran conflict – industry reaction
Industry leaders from Lombard Odier, Saxo, Capital.com and Bentley Reid, discuss how the market is absorbing the impact of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran and what to look for next
Ed Davey calls out tax exiles: Roger Gherson responds
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey is just one public figure calling out so-called tax dodgers in the UAE. Roger Gherson, senior partner at Gherson Solicitors and adviser to HNWs begs to differ