All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
BuildMyCreditScore: users boost average credit score +52 points in first three months
Card enables users to build their credit score through everyday spending on a debit card, without changing spending behaviour or taking out credit products which can lead to debt
LemFi eyes global expansion with Visa cross-border solutions deal
Visa Cross-Border Solutions and LemFi, the UK-headquartered international payments company, have signed a global expansion deal
The rise of Pay by Bank
Consumer willingness to embrace new payment methods highlighted by Instant Economy Payment Insights report released by Swedish fintech, Brite Payments
Swift to develop confirmation of payee service for Australian Payments Plus
New service will help reduce scams by ensuring consumers can confirm they are transferring funds to the intended person or entity
eurochange partners with PayPoint
Travel money from foreign currency specialists eurochange to be rolled out at over 500 convenience stores across UK
Shift4 partners with Atlante to provide card-present payments solution for EV charging
Collaboration aims to simplify EV charging payment process across Southern Europe
Trustly teams up with MoneyGram
Collaboration enables cardless international money transfers from Europe
M-PESA Safaricom partners with Onafriq, enabling the flow of remittances to Ethiopia
Collaboration enables M-PESA to tap into and leverage Onafriq’s extensive network, connecting 500 million mobile money wallets and 200 million bank accounts
Every 100 users of online services involved in fraud networks
Sumsub enhances fraud prevention solution as fraud networks approach same severity as deepfakes
EU increases pressure on banks to adopt instant payments – the clock is already ticking
The industry across the EU is now in a race to comply with the new mandate