All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

How data-driven insights help improve the payments process

Alexander Groot explores how data driven payments can help businesses streamline operations, optimise margins, and create better payments experiences

Ericsson and Hewlett Packard Enterprise partner to deploy fintech cloud services on HPE GreenLake

Collaboration aims to provide enterprises with cloud-like agility, services, and scalability

Innoviti and RBL Bank partner to set up omnichannel payments platform for retailers

Platform unlocks value lying hidden in a retailer’s data and business processes

Custom Credit champions financial literacy with VRP solution from Ordo

Consumer lender, Custom Credit, collaborates with open banking fintech Ordo

American Express unveils ‘Plan It’

Amex credit cardholders in the UK can now pay in instalments of 3, 6 or 12 months with Plan It  

Dwolla launches new open banking services bolstering A2A payment offerings

Built-in open banking features further streamline access to robust A2A payment experiences via Dwolla’s API

Ordo accepted onto Crown Commercial Service open banking DPS

Open banking fintech, Ordo, joins CCS open banking Dynamic Purchasing System as UK government departments and public sector bodies aim to streamline payments and save taxpayer money 

Aevi agrees strategic partnership with Silverflow

Banks to regain processing and acquiring control thanks to Aevi, Silverflow collaboration

From fast food kitchens to the US air force and the fight against malnutrition: the rise of Ditto

From seed funding as recently as late 2021 to contract wins in 2022 with Japan Airlines and the US Air Force, Ditto is on a run of impressive new business wins, writes Douglas Blakey

The future is cashless and should be embraced: Lanistar 

Building the level of trust which has been achieved across the digital payments sector can be credited to the advancements in security says Lanistar CEO