All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Revolut launches AI feature to protect customers from card scams and break the scammers “spell”
Revolut observes a 30% reduction in fraud losses resulting from card scams where money has been sent for investment opportunities
Israel’s One Zero Bank launches Gen-AI-powered service platform
Integration with Gen AI-start-up AI21 aims to revolutionise customer interaction
COBOL: A ticking time bomb in the financial system
Anne-Willem de Vries, co-founder and CEO of payment processing platform Silverflow, tells EPI why reliance on COBOL could prove to be the financial system’s downfall, and explains how to move away from it once and for all
Online Fraud Charter: UK government claims world first agreement to tackle online fraud
Some 11 large tech companies have joined forces with the UK government.
The new challenges CFOs are facing: GlobalData webinar
The webinar will explore the expanded role that CFOs play within an organisation, including their leadership role to drive digital transformation.
FCA cracks down on crypto ads: industry reaction
From 8 October firms promoting crypto products or services will need to warn consumers not to expect protection if their investment sours
Ranked: the 59 cybersecurity unicorns you need to know about
The number of cybersecurity unicorns continues to soar reports Douglas Blakey, almost doubling in the past 12 months to total 59
Social media platforms are struggling with social commerce adoption
Meta is to axe Facebook Live Shopping, following the ecommerce U-turn by TikTok, writes Chris Dinga
Kroo gains UK banking licence: now for the hard bit of making money
Kroo is the latest UK challenger to obtain a banking licence and is launching its first current account into a tough and highly competitive market
UK government kicks off overdue BNPL regulatory push, sector consolidation prospects rise
The UK government confirms that BNPL lenders will be required to carry out affordability checks and must also amend marketing to ensure ads are fair, clear, and not misleading reports Douglas Blakey