All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Mastercard agrees strategic partnership with Canadian fintech VoPay

Collaboration designed to empower Canadians to move money quickly and securely with Mastercard Move

Inpay: net profits rise by 50% in 2023 for international cross-border payments business

Inpay says its 2023 earnings highlight its ability to continue to scale rapidly and profitably having successfully integrated 18 new local markets in 2023 with plans to add an additional 60 countries in 2024

Top 5 CTO Trends for 2024

David Sewell, CTO of Synechron, discusses five of the top technology trends we’ll see in 2024 which will have an outsize impact on the payments industry

TianziPay chooses iDenfy to elevate identity verification for seamless international transfers

Collaboration enables onboarding clients seamlessly through new KYC and AML software

Mastercard and Equity Bank partner to enhance cross border money transfers in Kenya

Mastercard Cross-Border Services will enable Equity Bank customers to send money to 30 countries, offering a customer-centric, cost-effective solution while driving financial inclusion

SMB financial management platform Mimo raises £15.5m

Mimo launches platform to simplify B2B payments

Danish BNPL outfit Viabill posts record results, eyes up possible acquisitions

Now here is something of a novelty-a BNPL outfit that is profitable

Adyen and UNICEF launch partnership to accelerate progress for children worldwide 

Collaboration enables fundraising within 48 hours to support UNICEF’s emergency response and other key programmes, tapping into Adyen’s customer base for rapid global outreach

dLocal and Papaya Global team up for LATAM, EMEA, and APAC expansion

Partnership is already live in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Indonesia and Vietnam and in Africa, with plans to expand to additional territories

Asia-Pacific forges ahead with regional QR code payment system integration

GlobalData payments analyst Arnie Cho assesses the potential for further growth of QR code payments across the APAC region