All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

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

The potential of the high-value B2B payment sector

Pete Janes discusses how payments businesses can solve key B2B challenges and bridge the gap with the more advanced B2C sector

The rise and rise of the prepaid card – 50 years on 

Günther Vogelpoel assesses the state of the prepaid card sector as it celebrates its 50th anniversary