All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

European SMEs expect to be more competitive thanks to instant payments regulation

61% of SMEs across France, Germany, Italy and Spain expect EU’s instant payments regulation to have a significant impact on their business according to research released by Swift

Arroweye and Affiniti aim to revolutionise small business card programmes

Since partnering with Arroweye, Affiniti reports a 15-fold increase in revenues

GoCardless partners with the Federation of Small Businesses to tackle late payments

As a headline sponsor of the newly launched FSB GoCardless Late Payments Hub, GoCardless will provide information and guidance to FSB members who will also benefit from cost savings and support when signing up to GoCardless

European instant cross-border payments soar

50 million instant cross-border payments were processed by STET and ACI Worldwide in the last 12 months

IDEX Biometrics receives production order from Beautiful Card Corporation

BCC obtains Letter of Approval from Mastercard for its biometric payment card built on the IDEX Pay platform, allowing the issuance and deployment of biometric cards globally

Canadian summer spending heats up: BMO

Nearly half (48%) of Canadians admit to spending more than they know they should with 15% reporting that impulse shopping is preventing them from making real financial progress

dLocal and Eneba partner to enable accessible gaming to LATAM

Partnership capitalises on providing accessible payment to over 100 million gamers across 8 key LATAM markets

Royal Bank of Canada launches Global Credit Connect with Nova Credit

RBC initiative will help create a smoother financial start for newcomers to Canada

Belgium card payments market to grow by 5.6% in 2024, forecasts GlobalData

Ongoing efforts to promote electronic payments, the expansion of the e-commerce market and availability of value-added benefits for cardholders combine to boost card payments

Revolut launches RevPoints loyalty programme

First pan-European debit loyalty card programme turns daily expenses into exclusive rewards