All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Barclays, TransferMate launch international receivables payments solution

TransferMate and Barclays agree a new collaboration that will bring an international receivables solution to the market

Cost of living crisis: more and more workers accessing wages early

More evidence of the cost-of-living crisis biting hard as the number of workers accessing their earned wages before payday increases significantly

King Charles coronation: Brits to spend big… but not with cash

Brits are set to up their spend during the extra bank holiday weekend to mark King Charles coronation but will not be splashing out with cash

Mastercard heads DiversityInc’s list of top 50 companies for diversity

Mastercard is ranked the top company in the US for diversity with the financial services prominent in the top 50 firms with 7 banks also recognised

Crown Agents Bank FY2022 earnings: record revenue and profits

Crown Agents Bank reports adjusted EBITDA surges 338% to £56m for 12 months to end December 2022

Card payments in Philippines to grow by 10.1% in 2023, forecasts GlobalData

Philippines card sector revives post-Covid but is now confronted with the challenge of rising inflation

How embedded payments became a big slice of the embedded finance pie  

Embedded payments represent the biggest opportunity in embedded finance and is estimated to be worth $2.1trn by 2026 writes Ralph Dangelmaier

Royal Marines Charity launches debit card to drive donations

The Royal Marines Charity is partnering with fintech Currensea to provide a branded debit card allowing supporters to donate to its lifelong support programmes for veterans

Connecting ATO and transaction fraud dots: bots are the key 

Shira Itzhaki discusses the increasing prevalence of credential stuffing attacks, how it is used for account takeovers and the role of bot detection in preventing this type of fraud

Nomba raises $30m pre-series B to deliver bespoke payment solutions for African businesses

The payment service provider, based in Nigeria, already serves more than 300,000 businesses