All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Preserving access to cash will not prevent the transition to a cashless UK economy

The government will need to do more if it is to help vulnerable groups who remain cash reliant, argues GlobalData payments analyst Chris Dinga

Chatbots to make online banking efficient and more personalised

Harry Swain, retail banking analyst, GlobalData discusses the success banks such as NatWest and Bank of America are enjoying with their chatbot offerings

Zip’s acquisition of Sezzle is unlikely to lead to profitability

Arnie Cho, Senior Payments Analyst at GlobalData discusses the prospects for Zip following its deal to snap up rival Sezzle

Two years on from the pandemic, can we look beyond Covid when inspecting supply chains?

With the two-year anniversary of Covid only two weeks away, Paul Christensen debunks some of the myths surrounding the supply chain crisis

8 Things You Need to Know About the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Bilal Hafeez CEO of Macro Hive summarises the current state of the crisis

Cyber Threats in the Global Financial Sector – Time to Worry?

Rajesh Muru, Principal Analyst: UK Cybersecurity Lead, GlobalData assesses the heightened cyber threat following the Russian military action in Ukraine

‘Wanted: more Thunesters but the fight for talent is hard’: Thunes CEO Peter De Caluwe

Thunes CEO Peter De Caluwe is on a mission to build a new payments system and is targeting $15trn of smaller payments currently flowing through SWIFT

AI in banking: from the innovation lab to production

Kevin Levitt head of NVIDIA Financial Services discusses the takeaways of NVIDIA’S State of AI in FS 2022 Trends Report

Rêv launches multi-currency digital wallet app for Itaú

Rev develops payment programme with Mastercard debit card acceptance and real-time currency exchange for Itaú customers looking to transact in foreign currencies

‘Banks are wasting billions on cloud’: KPMG’s Mark Corns

KPMG’s Mark Corns tells RBI editor Douglas Blakey how banks can close the cloud value gap