All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

2023 EPI Forecasts: Edenred Payment Solutions  

Edouard Billion, Managing Director at Edenred Payment Solutions discusses 2023 trends and forecasts with EPI editor Douglas Blakey

Alternative payment methods are critical to market expansion 

Alternative payment methods will be key to international tech companies tapping into the US market, explains Daniel Cohen

Service Orchestration: the key to unlocking seamless and scalable digital payments  

Orchestration is a hot topic across the payments industry in the US and Europe – but in APAC, it’s still a relatively new concept. Oliver Rajic dives into all things service orchestration and why APAC should pay attention to it

Could moving to real-time payments help resolve Italy’s interchange fee woes?  

Neku Dibie assesses the potential for real-time payment acceptance in an Italian market enduring high interchange fees

Onboarding remains a hot topic-how about account closing? VM please note

Closing a credit card account ought not to be a challenge, argues RBI and EPI editor Douglas Blakey

How can banks remain at the centre of customers’ digital universe?

Digital wallets are a key battleground. Alex Gatiragas and Kurt Schmid explain why banks need to seize the opportunity to facilitate digital wallets that go beyond payments and help reduce the risk of losing customers to tech-savvy fintechs

Could Curve Flex be the answer to BNPL concerns?

Neku Dibie, payments analyst, GlobalData discusses the potential for Curve to compete in the growing BNPL sector

The Industrialisation of Coupon and Promo Abuse

Doriel Abrahams, head of US analytics at Forter discusses how improperly-protected coupons and promotions are becoming more industrialised than ever

2023 EPI Forecasts: Signifyd

Okan Ozaltin, General Manager, Payment Solutions, Signifyd, discusses 2023 trends and forecasts with EPI editor Douglas Blakey

2023 EPI Forecasts: Endava

Petru Metzger, Head of Payments at Endava gives his 2023 forecasts to EPI editor Douglas Blakey