All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Mangopay agrees strategic partnership with Kriya
Collaboration aims to provide B2B marketplaces with powerful new payments capabilities
BHN & Visa launch pioneering global eco-initiative
Blackhawk Network agrees an industry-first collaboration with Visa, designed to shift from plastic to sustainable paper for Visa’s open-loop prepaid cards
Wayflyer secures $1bn financing from Neuberger Berman
Wayflyer will use the arrangement to deploy capital to its 3,000+ eCommerce merchants globally
NatWest adopts low code approach for payments modernisation
NatWest selects Icon Payments Framework to accelerate the bank’s payments modernisation
How can digital wallets support customers from all walks of life?
With digital wallets set to outpace card payments by 2026, Steve Round argues that FS firms must start thinking about how to differentiate offerings quickly and cost-effectively
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Hitachi Payment Services launches India’s first white-label UPI-ATM
Hitachi Payment Services has rolled out the first Unified Payments Interface ATM as a white-label ATM in India in association with National Payments Corporation of India
Businesses and charities unite urging Chancellor to safeguard cash as vital payment method
Coalition calls on UK government to ensure cash is part of the payments mix to protect the financially vulnerable, digitally excluded and small businesses
Banks know what embedded finance is: but do they know how to use it?
Alex Mifsud dives into the world of embedded finance and its differentiation from banking as a service. Drawing from Weavr’s research, Mifsud highlights that 80% of UK banking executives recognise a distinct meaning of embedded finance
Scan to Pay Vouchers: a new way to reward loyalty from Ukheshe
As the largest QR ecosystem in South Africa, Scan to Pay serves six acquirers, 94 PSPs, 14 banks and fintechs, three MNOS, and over 500,000 merchants
Strong SME growth in Asia-Pacific is driving Starling’s expansion into the region
Starling is to export its BaaS platform to APAC