All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
IDEX Biometrics and Accomplish Financial to launch biometric cards for payment accessibility
Biometric payment programme is a direct response to the European Accessibility Act 2025
JP Morgan becomes principal member of Cartes Bancaires CB
First US bank to hold principal membership of France’s leading payment network
Unicard enables tap in and tap out smart ticketing across the UK with contactless platform
Unicard Ticketing Hub platform enables tap-in tap-out using credit and debit cards on different modes of transport, with different operators
Ant International CEO highlights digital payments growth and AI innovation
Ant International CEO Yang Peng highlights the role of cross-border mobile payments in contributing to the rise in tourism in Japan
Unlimit and VTEX unite giving enterprise retailers new payment options
Collaboration offers e-commerce brands on VTEX’s platform the ability to scale faster and simplify their customer experience
Zelle transactions rise by 28% y-o-y to hit $806bn
120 million consumer and small business accounts used Zelle in 2023
American Express and American Express Global Business Travel launch new integration
Initiative will help streamline spend management for small businesses
G2 Risk Solutions and Mastercard combine AI and merchant insights
Complementary data intelligence offers payments providers superior transaction laundering detection
Koxa, PNC, introduce embedded banking integration for companies using Workday
Integration offers PNC corporate and commercial banking clients new payments and reconciliation capabilities within PINACLE Connect for Workday
Qatar National Bank, Visa and Qatar Airways partner to launch new co-branded credit card
Cardholders will be awarded with Avios for all purchase transactions, including local and international online transactions