All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Effective payment screening in the fight against financial crime

Steve Marshall examines the payment screening process, highlights organisations’ main operational hurdles and sets out five essential steps for an effective payment screening programme

Mastercard supercharges consumer protection with gen-AI

Mastercard’s next generation Decision Intelligence Pro will be available later this year to protect consumers and help to combat fraud

Conferma Pay and ConnexPay partner with all-in-one virtual payments solution

Collaboration enables travel businesses to manage virtual card payments all on one platform

PXP Financial becomes GooglePay payment service provider

PXP Financial integrates GooglePay to boost conversion rates, increase customer data protection and maximise global reach

Tackle bill payment challenges head-on with personal payment links

Jill Conrad explains why personalised payment links, taking payers directly to their payment screen without having to remember passwords or account numbers, impacts payment timeliness and improves the customer experience

Hargreaves Lansdown launches open banking payment solution

UK-based savings and investment services provider, Hargreaves Lansdown, extends collaboration with Trustly subsidiary, Ecospend

Alipay+ launches 2024 global travel campaigns: Chinese New Year drive for 8m international merchants

Alipay+ welcomes first full Greater China Chinese New Year cross-border travel boom since the pandemic

Torpago and Marqeta launch Sunwest Visionary Card Program

Sunwest Bank is utilising Torpago’s ‘Powered By’ solution to offer businesses a modern credit card and spend management platform

POS USA teams up with Gig Worker Solutions

Agreement facilitates access to the SETC programme, offering up to $32,220 in tax credits for qualifying applicants ahead of 15 April deadline

Dillard’s, Citi and Mastercard announce new credit card agreements

Citi acquires Dillard’s credit card accounts with Mastercard agreeing deal to be exclusive card network for the retailer