All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Bank of Tanzania grants licence to DPO Pay
One Payment Tanzania (DPO Pay) obtains licence following a thorough application process with the Tanzania regulator
Dubai and Mastercard launch unique digital city partnership
Mastercard says that the strategic alliance represents a first of its kind at city level
24 central banks to have CBDCs by 2030
The Bank of International Settlements 2022 central bank digital currency survey summarises responses from 86 central banks
FIS set to offer Fed’s new instant payment service
FIS among early adopters, completes testing and certification of the FedNow Service
RTGS.global signs bank partnerships to streamline cross-border payments
Pilot agreements with MDO Humo in Tajikistan and Credo Bank in Georgia are designed to bring significant liquidity benefits and simplify traditionally complex cross-border settlement processes
The rise of AI deepfakes: taking back control and protecting payments
Colum Lyons highlights the urgent need for the financial sector to heighten their vigilance and adopt countermeasures to protect customers and employees
Alipay+ partners with Printemps Paris
Collaboration enables Asian consumers to pay with their home e-wallets
European Payments Initiative compliance and dispute considerations: the road ahead
Fatemeh Nikayin discusses the challenges that The European Payments Initiative will face to unify Europe’s fragmented payment system and how to overcome them
GTCR to acquire majority stake in Worldpay at $18.5bn valuation
FIS to retain 45% ownership in Worldpay, which it acquired only four years ago at a $40bn+ valuation
Boodil’s Pay by Bank solution integrates within Shopify platform
UK-based open banking payment solution, Boodil, is now a payment option within Shopify