All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Banks are deploying AI faster than they can govern it
As banks race to deploy AI agents, governance is emerging as the major obstacle to adoption. Jawwad Rasheed explores how banks can transform governance into an enabler for safe AI deployment
Rethinking data centre strategy as a business imperative, not just an IT decision
John Carey assesses the regulatory factors shaping cloud adoption and hybrid IT design and discusses how banks renewed investment in data centres fits within their long‑term modernisation roadmaps
Buying volume or scope: Which M&A strategy will deliver most customer value in acquiring?
Following upon recent significant sector M&A activity, Chris Jones examines the two competing M&A strategies currently reshaping the payments industry
Why playing it safe in a volatile world is the riskiest strategy of all
Michael Bourque explains why a more balanced global strategy can help companies build resilience by spreading revenue across regions, giving more flexibility when demand softens, costs rise or policy changes in one part of the world
Why creating an agentic bank is harder than it looks
Raman Korneu explains why AI is the first major financial innovation in decades to operate at the very core of a bank, and why retrofitting legacy systems is proving harder and costlier than building new
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Why customers still experience one bank
Dr Gulzar Singh reflects on how customers move across physical and digital channels and why continuity across those journeys is becoming increasingly important for financial institutions
How consolidation is reshaping growth strategies for Canadian credit unions
Vishnu Singh discusses the challenges and opportunities facing Canadian credit unions as the sector continues to consolidate and explains why future consolidation may look less like contraction and more like transformation
Banco do Brasil wins 2026 Celent Model Bank of the Year Award
Celent reveals 11 winning financial institutions at its annual Model Bank of the year awards
Celent Innovation & Insight Day: Last chance to register
Winners of the annual Celent Model Bank Awards will be revealed later today
Fraud Strategy shifts the burden upstream – and banks are in the firing line
Josie Welland outlines the steps management must take to embed fraud prevention, strengthen controls, improve authentication, and design fraud risk out of their operations before regulators hold them accountable