All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

128th Boston marathon presented by Bank of America raises a record-breaking $71.9m

The 2024 total surpasses the previous record of $40.2m set last year

Capital gains: Why Britain needs AI transformation in London

The success of AI in London’s financial sector is not just beneficial but necessary for the UK’s broader economic health explains Marc Warner

SeedBlink aims to transform tech equity ownership in Europe

Equity and investment company launches all-in-one equity management and investment platform

FDIC-insured institutions reported Q1 net income of $64.2bn

Q1 2024 net income drops by 19% from $79.8bn in the first quarter of 2023

RBC launches new Truth and Reconciliation Office

RBC Origins created to drive solutions, investments and corporate actions to support First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples and develop a reconciliation action plan

Relay raises $32.2m in Series B funding

Business banking platform aims to help solve the number one challenge facing small businesses

UK firms face largest ever increase in debt-driven costs

Few of today’s top finance professionals have experience of previous high interest rate environments; three quarters of companies expected to pass higher interest costs onto customers says Baringa

Wipro to drive Close Brothers’ tech delivery and transformation

Collaboration aims to create a more digitally enabled, resilient and sustainable IT environment

Successful use cases drive banks’ positive sentiment in Gen AI

Harry Swain assesses notable examples of financial sector leaders using AI to improve the customer experience and boost fraud detection