All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Mint partners with S2M to transform UAE financial services landscape
Collaboration focuses on moving towards advancing financial inclusion and digital transformation enhancing the lives of underserved individuals and MSMEs in the UAE
stc pay and Mastercard launch Bahrain’s first World Prepaid Card with premium benefits
Mobile wallet introduces two stc pay Mastercard Elite cards in metal and classic design
Santander and Iberpay launch the first international instant transfers
Iberpay is the first certified payment system in Europe and is prepared to process international instant transfers with origin or destination outside the euro area
UK credit card outstanding balances rise by 9.5%
UK Finance releases its card spending data for February 2024, covering the monthly value and volume of transactions across debit and credit cards
Aeropay secures $20m in Series B financing
Open banking and account-to-account payments company, Aeropay, backed by fintech VC firm Group 11, with participation from Chicago Ventures and Continental Investors
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The B2B payment landscape of tomorrow
Sarah-Jayne Martin outlines that to facilitate the transition from B2B to B2C payment options, business must digitally transform their finance function with AI and intelligent automation
Payments industry pushes back against fraud victim refund plan
UK payments firms call on regulator to re-think plans for reimbursing victims of fraud
Experts worry AI will make chargeback fraud easier
New technology may make fraud significantly easier. But is it enough to overcome the advanced AI that powers anti-fraud systems?
UK cost-of-living crisis drives 118% increase in prepaid card use
1-in-4 prepaid card users use them to avoid debts according to research from prepaid firm Recharge
PayDo expands currency range for SWIFT transactions
PayDo enhances its SWIFT service capabilities by incorporating 11 extra currencies into its offerings, empowering corporate clients to better engage in the global marketplace and do more international transactions