All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Emporix partners with payment orchestration platform Spreedly

Collaboration aims to make full flexibility in payment options a standard in e-commerce

Payment cards account for over 40% of e-commerce payments in UAE: GlobalData

Government initiatives combined with changing consumer behaviour combine to boost e-commerce in the UAE

Card payments in New Zealand to surpass NZ$100bn in 2023, says GlobalData

Government intervention to cap interchange fees, increased use of contactless and greater consumer spending combine to boost New Zealand card transactions

BMO launches mobile wallet for virtual cards with Mastercard and Extend

Bank of Montreal is the first global Mastercard issuer to offer contactless virtual cards through Extend

Bank of America launches global digital disbursements in Canada

Offering supports business-to-consumer (B2C) payments and consumer-to-business (C2B) request for payments

China continues to lead global e-commerce market with expected $2.2trn sales in 2023: GlobalData

China alone accounts for one-third of the global e-commerce market by payment value

B2B payments company Mondu partners with Spryker

Through Spryker’s platform-as-a-service solution, Mondu will be available as a payment partner enabling Spryker’s clients to offer flexible payments to their B2B buyers

How VRPs can arm customers with tools to navigate economic turbulence

Andrew Boyajian discusses how banks can use VRPs to support customers through economic turbulence

Worldline Authentication server certified by FIDO Alliance to make secure password-free web authentication

FIDO Alliance is a worldwide organisation bringing standardisation and interoperability to the authentication world

LemFi raises $33m: aims to transform financial services for immigrants

Funding led by Left Lane Capital. Other investors included Y-Combinator, Zrosk, Global Founders Capital, and Olive Tree