All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

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

Confirmation of Payee reaches two billion checks

Since its introduction, Confirmation of Payee has been adopted by over 100 organisations, with a daily check rate of over 1.9 million, underscoring the service’s value and its acknowledged significance in combating fraud

UK retail sector loses £11.3bn to payment fraud annually: Adyen

Over a third of retail businesses in the UK have been a victim of a cyber-attack or data leak in losing an average of £1,394,518 each to fraudulent activity over last 12 months

Brazilian neobank Nubank teams up with Wise Platform

Collaboration will power Nubank’s global account and international debit card

How payment data can improve merchant protection

George Ralchev explains how leveraging payment data plays a crucial role in personalisation to enhance the customer experience and at the same time boosts fraud prevention and elevates risk management for merchants

Harnessing agnostic tokenisation to take control of digital transactions

Merchants in Europe should be looking to fully embrace tokenisation, adopting an agnostic token strategy that creates a more connected experience between the merchant, PSP, and customer, writes Galit Shani-Michel

Yabx and PayCliq collaborate to launch merchant cash advance service in Nigeria

Cloud-based lending platform, Yabx, combines its AI-driven credit scoring expertise with PayCliq’s payments infrastructure to transform the financial landscape in Nigeria