All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Fintech Peloton Technologies launches self-serve currency exchange
New capability lets business owners better manage FX rates and increase the speed and ease of their cross-border transactions
Ant Group, Mastercard, e-wallets partner to drive inbound tourism to China
Collaboration launches international consumer friendly zones programme in Shanghai to support iconic travel spots, commercial areas, airports and taxis
Featurespace / Pay.UK pilot detects additional £138.7m worth of fraud in UK payments system
AI-powered fraud and financial crime prevention company, Featurespace, releases results of a major pilot with the independent, not-for-profit operator of the UK’s national retail payments system Pay.UK
Mastercard East Arabia report projects accelerated economic growth in 2024
Report from Mastercard maps the state of the evolving payments landscape in the region
Embedded Finance Platform, Solaris SE, taps Salt Security for API Protection
Salt Security helps Solaris protect its large API ecosystem to safeguard critical PII and data of customers
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Capital gains: Why Britain needs AI transformation in London
The success of AI in London’s financial sector is not just beneficial but necessary for the UK’s broader economic health explains Marc Warner
Mastercard and HSBC Middle East accelerate travel payment innovation
Collaboration marks the continuation of a long-standing strategic partnership between the two companies
NatWest rolls out Mastercard Business Savings to business debit cardholders
Merchant discount programme is available to NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank business banking customers image credit shutterstock
Pyvio and Currencycloud to deliver seamless cross-border payments for Chinese e-commerce businesses
Collaboration allows Pyvio to leverage Currencycloud’s technology to collect and pay funds in over 180 countries and more than 30 currencies, including CNH and CNY
UK travellers return from holiday with £429m still sitting on pre-paid travel cards
The sum has risen by 16% year-on-year according to research released by travel debit card Currensea