All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

UniCredit to pull client funds from Amundi by mid-2027

While not denying the Bloomberg report, UniCredit told PBI that it is not commenting at this stage

Focussing on infrastructure will define fintech’s future

As the global fintech market matures, scalable, secure, and interoperable infrastructure is emerging as the true foundation of financial innovation, writes Andrii Shevchuk

Banks turn to AI and real-time payments amid demand for hybrid services

GlobalData’s latest survey reveals how banking behaviour is being redefined by technology, trust and transparency reports Sarah Rizvi

Financial choice hubs: A possible path for banking and telecommunications convergence

In the final article of a four-part series setting out the achievable benefits of banking and telecommunications convergence, Pablo Cella explains how banks have a unique opportunity to evolve into trusted financial choice hubs

Entries open for the 17th annual RBI Asia Trailblazer Awards 2026

The region’s most prestigious retail banking awards return to celebrate innovation, leadership and customer excellence across Asia’s retail banking landscape

Small business customer satisfaction rates dip at major Canadian banks: JD Power

RBC ranks highest in small business banking customer satisfaction

How regulation and real-time risk are reshaping fraud prevention

Andrew Whittaker explores how banks can move from reactive compliance to proactive intelligence and how agentic AI can support real-time, risk-based decisions, helping financial institutions turn fraud prevention from a regulatory burden into a strategic advantage

Operational resilience in retail banking: Why the next transformation must be invisible

Dr Gulzar Singh discusses how modern operations are redefining customer trust, efficiency, and accountability in the age of automation

Insurance reimagined: An AI blueprint

Smarter, faster, reimagined – how can AI innovation transform insurance? A GlobalData virtual conference on 22 October will analyse how AI innovation offers the potential to transform insurance

How telcos and banks accelerate co-innovation at scale

In the third of a four-part series analysing the convergence of banking and telco, Pablo Cella discusses how best to spark financial and telco partnership innovation