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