All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
UniCredit and Mastercard expand payments partnership
The agreement extends to 13 banks in 12 markets across all card products, totalling 20 million cards
New Citizens Private Client World Elite Mastercard: innovative design and unique benefits
First product to launch with Mastercard Touch Card feature in the US
Card payments in Japan to surpass $700bn in 2023, forecasts GlobalData
Credit cards account for 96.3% of total card payments value in Japan in 2022
dLocal expands African footprint, granted payment service licences for Kenya and Rwanda
Rwandan and Kenyan governments grant dLocal licenses to enable payment processing capabilities for their merchant customers in these countries
Woolworths taps Australia’s real-time payments system
Retailer believes PayTo will offer a cheaper alternative to the card networks and represents an opportunity to reduce fraud
Fullsteam secures major investment to fuel growth in payments technology and vertical software
Fullsteam backed by Aquiline and ADIA and a consortium of other investors
Ingram Micro and TreviPay partner to offer B2B net terms
New alliance provides Ingram Micro’s channel partners with access to flexible net terms to help bolster B2B sales and build customer loyalty
UK fintech Sticky raises £1.5m seed funding
Fintech deploys NFC stickers to make every interaction and payment 10 seconds or less
Ripple diversifies hiring strategy away from US in line with evolving regulatory landscape: GlobalData
GlobalData’s Job Analytics Database analyses Ripple’s evolving hiring strategy
Checkout.com becomes first global payments provider to secure acquiring licence from UAE Central Bank
Checkout.com cements its position in MENA