All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

AtoB agrees new global fuel card partnership with Mastercard

New collaboration with Mastercard will accelerate AtoB’s mission to deliver superior customer value to its small business transportation operators, including faster payments and enhanced security features

Stronger online betting experience starts with payments: Paysafe

Research reveals payments play essential role in global sportsbooks’ customer acquisition and retention amid diversifying transactional preferences

Remittance senders are disproportionately affected by financial fraud 

Yasha Kuruvilla highlights the alarming discrepancy in fraud rates between remittance senders and those who do not send remittances

Geidea and Fils forge alliance to drive sustainability in digital payments

Strategic partnership aims to reshape the future of digital payments with a focus on sustainability

International payment concerns stop UK SMEs from expanding overseas

Currencycloud flags up issues for businesses looking to export overseas but notes that there’s a growing appetite to export and that banks are in a key position to support SMEs 

Safer Internet Day: 1-in-10 Brits experience data misuse – FICO

FICO UK report highlights consumer fears over financial fraud

Paytm share price hits record low amid regulatory battle

Paytm’s share price has plunged for the third trading day in a row and is now around 80% below its November 2021 IPO price

Credit and debit card processing drags down SME business satisfaction with merchant services

JD Power annual US Merchant Services Satisfaction Study examines small business customers of merchant services providers customer satisfaction with Shopify ranking highest

Nexi to achieve zero emissions by 2040

European PayTech’ new groupwide CO2 reduction goals have been approved by the Science Based Target initiative

Redefining retail: navigating the future of payment systems

James Stark discusses customer needs and barriers and debunks widespread myths about payment systems in the context of the evolved retail landscape