All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
CFPB and FTC fine TransUnion over illegal rental background checks and credit reporting practices
Credit union agrees to pay $23m for tenant screening and security freeze failures
NMI acquires Sphere’s commercial division, simplifying payments for partners
Deal adds another module to NMI’s stack of payment enablement tools, enabling partners to better customise payment experiences for their merchants
Mastercard demonstrates interoperable CBDC for trusted Web3 commerce
Mastercard participates in the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre’s central bank digital currency pilot project exploring potential use cases for a CBDC in Australia
Viva.com group obtains UK e-money institution authorisation from FCA
The licence will bolster growth in the UK market for the European neobank
Instant payment start-up Lopay secures £6m seed funding
Backers include venture capital firms BackedVC, Portage and The Venture Collective after Lopay signs up 20,000 small businesses in 18 months
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Masabi and Worldpay from FIS collaborate to deliver open payments for public transit
The two companies are teaming up to offer fully-certified, pre-integrated contactless EMV payments solution with an easy upgrade path to support all rider groups
Smartcash PSB and Thunes partner to introduce remittances in naira
Collaboration allows diaspora communities to transfer money to friends and family within Nigeria, expediating and simplifying the process for Smartcash customers in one of the largest remittance markets in the world
More than 75% of payment providers are frustrated by the lack of VRP progress: Nuapay
PSD2 was implemented over five years ago but there remains no industry framework for VRPs
BuildMyCreditScore launches to help consumers build credit score via everyday spending
New open-banking powered Mastercard branded debit card launches with aim of extending availability to credit
Dojo launches pocket-sized card machine
Payments company, Dojo, aims to transform ordering and payments for hospitality