All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Why the road to sustainability shouldn’t be taken alone

Digital solutions born out of eco-partnerships help inject extra transparency into the impact of our purchases, encouraging consumers to make better informed, greener choices, writes Mikko Kähkönen

The future of open banking in the UK: JROC recommendations released

The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC) has published its recommendations for the next phase of open banking in the UK

Tempo France and nTokens team up to launch high tech remittances to Brazil  

A France-based remittances company and a Brazil fintech have signed an agreement to launch remittances to Brazil with the key tech element of the transfers, the Stellar blockchain

No madness in March spending: Bank of America  

US card spending fell back in March after a strong start to the year according to Bank of America

Link renews cash access pledge

Link is continuing to do a pretty good job as regards its drive to ensure accessibility to cash for UK consumers

Cash displacement gathers pace in Spain

While cash remains the preferred method of payment in Spain, government steps to improve banking penetration and bank sector efforts to accelerate electronic payments are bearing fruit

How SMEs can regain control of their payments to recession-proof their business

Andrea Dunlop explores the steps SMEs can take to prevent valuable resources being taken up with managing late or missed payments

The Bank of England’s digital pound: what’s in store?

Jeremy Boot assesses the Bank of England’s strategy for adopting central bank digital currency and how it could develop over the next decade

How payments can navigate customers through the cost-of-living crisis

Jos Henson Gric explores how companies and the payments industry have been working to help people face financial pressures

Investing in growth becomes RBC’s next chapter in the Caribbean

With a relentless client focus, simpler ways of working and greater decision-making authority in local markets, RBC sees growth in the region, reports Douglas Blakey