All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
UK Finance publishes report to facilitate commercial Variable Recurring Payments
New arrangements are a significant step in the further development of VRPs
UK fintech Ryft expands to Europe with Clearhaus partnership
Collaboration with Manchester-based fintech enables the Danish acquirer to leverage its technology solutions and cater to digital platforms and marketplaces
American Express Q1 earnings beat forecasts, revenue rises by 11% to $15.8bn
Amex Q1 2024 net income of $2.4bn compares with net income of $1.8bn in the year ago quarter
US Faster Payments Council releases report on QR Codes
Report entitled How QR Codes address the ‘last mile’ adoption of faster payments at the point-of-sale examines how QR codes can accelerate faster payments adoption, particularly at the point-of-sale
The secret to success in emerging markets
Zaki Farooq lifts the lid on the secret to success in emerging markets, and explains how the rewards can outweigh the risks
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How crypto exchanges can benefit from diverse payment solutions in the build up to the Bitcoin halving
Scott Major discusses the mutual benefits of relationships between crypto exchanges and traditional payment solutions
The critical role of payment providers in reducing fraud for merchants
Oleg Stefanets discusses how payment providers work with merchants to leverage the power of shared data and explores the pivotal role of compliance, risk monitoring and ML tech to minimise risk of fraud
FinMont partners with alternative payment solution provider, Ubank Connect
Collaboration enables merchants to seamlessly accept and send payments across emerging markets
Visa reimagines payment acceptance for the ‘Click-and Mortar’ era
Visa Acceptance Solutions helps accelerate growth for merchants with new digital enablement offerings
Bye bye Laybuy – another one bites the dust
Laybuy is reportedly on the block but it begs the question: given its track record, will it attract any bidders? Meantime, having rubbished credit cards since it launched, Klarna is launching a credit card in the US