All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Can merchants achieve 99.99% uptime?

Scott Dawson discusses how e-commerce merchants should get the basics right to avoid major downturns to help retail/e-tail businesses flourish

Opn launches card issuing in Thailand

Opn expands its BaaS offering, complements Acquiring-as-a-service

American Express launches limited time offer for new business platinum cardmembers

New cardholders signing up between 14 June and 18 July can earn up to £100 statement credit and a welcome bonus of 40,000 points

Worldline launches EV charging payments suite

Europe’s largest payment processor supports user-friendly acceleration of electric vehicle charging solutions

e-commerce growth platform Wayflyer renews existing $300m debt line led by JP Morgan

Wayflyer hits $2bn deployed milestone, capital will allow fintech to continue supporting e-commerce merchants globally, at competitive rates

Top 20 global payment companies thrive amidst economic headwinds, reveals GlobalData

The global payments industry enjoyed an exceptional 2022 according to data from GlobalData, publishers of EPI

Bank of Baroda launches cardless cash withdrawal

First Indian public sector bank to offer interoperable cardless cash withdrawal using UPI on its ATMs

Brookfield wins battle for Network International

Canada’s Brookfield to acquire Network International in $2.76bn deal

Westpac launches accessible cards for visually impaired

Westpac taps Mastercard’s Touch Card feature to roll out new suite of card designs

UK payments fintech Atoa secures $6.5m in seed funding

Atoa funding round led by Wise, Xero, and N26 backers Valar Ventures