All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

87% of corporate treasurers have abandoned banking applications due to lengthy onboarding

Banks could accelerate business growth and win market share by transforming processes with corporate digital identity

ABHI partners with Alraedah Digital Solutions

Collaboration aims to revolutionise financial services in Saudi Arabia

NAB and Banked launch Pay by Bank

Collaboration leverages Australia’s PayTo open banking rails to settle near-instant transactions, providing a novel option to Australian merchants

Economy and cybersecurity top concerns for the banking sector—just ask JPMorgan Chase

The JPMorgan Chase cyberattack illustrates that, despite the best intentions and record high security budgets, cyber threats are relentless and can catch out even the top players in the banking sector writes Benjamin Hatton

QualityKiosk to develop Commercial Bank of Dubai’s Testing Centre of Excellence

Initiative is part of the bank’s technology strategy refresh initiative

FinTech Scotland partners with Cisco and Sword Ping

FinTech Scotland, the cluster management organisation for the fintech sector in Scotland agrees strategic partnership with Cisco and Sword Ping to enhance fintech innovation resilience

Stratiphy leads £1m consortium to advance trustworthy AI solutions in FS

Consortium led by investment strategy builder technology firm, Stratiphy, awarded grant of £1m from Innovate UK

TISA Launches Select ID Scheme

The new trusted and inclusive Digital ID scheme and marketplace with user choice is supported by leading financial and technological institutions

Small businesses face ‘needlessly tougher’ circumstances due to actions of banks and regulators

Small businesses are being put off from innovating and growing by damaging financial regulations and inadequate support from banks according to a report from the Treasury Committee

Paymentology and Diamond Trust Bank partner, driving embedded finance in Kenya

Paymentology and Diamond Trust Bank join forces to facilitate the expansion of BIN sponsorship services and the embedding of financial services with Kenya’s regulatory framework