All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Sopra Banking Software and Paymentology agree strategic partnership to revolutionise global card issuing services

Through the collaboration, Sopra can now offer seamless end-to-end card-issuing and transaction processing services within its SaaS core banking platform, SBP Digital Core

AU10TIX prevented over $18bn in business fraud since 2021

In the payments sector, AU10TIX’s solutions have prevented over $13bn in fraudulent transactions. Other impacted sectors include cryptocurrency and trading ($2.7bn), banking (over $1bn), and shared economy ($776m)

Tennis pro Grigor Dimitrov becomes Payhawk’s brand ambassador

Global spend management solution provider, Payhawk, partners with Bulgaria’s most successful ever tennis star

Stc pay can drive emerging Saudi digital banking market with new platform

Blandina Hanna Szalay assesses the prospects for stc pay as it ramps up plans to transition into a full-fledged digital bank

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

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