All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Demand for cross-channel gift cards increases across generations

Research from the Gift Card & Voucher Association and GlobalData reveals that a growing number of consumers across all generations expect to be able to use gift cards across various physical, digital and mobile channels

LuLu Exchange Bahrain partners with Arab Financial Services

Deal enables BPay and debit card payments at all LuLu Exchange branches, with aim of promoting digital payments

Cost-of-living crisis: Australians in early thirties and renters feeling most pressure: CBA

Cost-of-Living Insights Report from CommBank iQ shows discretionary expenditure remains elevated post-Covid

Splitit and APPS partner to simplify ISO & ISV instalment payments

APPS will integrate Splitit into its processing platform, enabling Splitit APIs via its front-end

Prism Data partners with Plaid  

Integration of Plaid’s New Relay Token with Prism’s CashScore and Insights products designed to help lenders make better credit decisions using open finance data

Mobile wallets market in India to surpass $5trn in 2027, forecasts GlobalData

India is among the top countries in terms of mobile wallet adoption and usage globally

AGL’s personalised digital collections boost payments by 40%  

Australian essential service provider wins FICO Decisions Award for debt management

Axis Bank’s Citi acquisition will further consolidate Indian credit card market  

The deal to acquire Citi’s Indian retail unit will complement Axis Bank’s credit card business, expected to witness around a 20% rise in customer numbers, forecasts GlobalData

SendSpend partners with Bank Alfalah to boost financial inclusion

SendSpend and Bank Alfalah agree remittances deal for real-time money transfer from the UK to Pakistan