All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Back-office modernisation: challenges and opportunities

Recent research from payment automation provider MineralTree sheds light on current payments sector challenges and highlights a number of important themes to watch in 2024, writes Brian Greehan

Risk & Lending in 2024: The open banking opportunity

UK consumers face another challenging year but as Doug Craddock argues, open banking offers a ray of hope

Fintech trends for 2024

Marius Galdikas, CEO at ConnectPay, discusses what is ahead for the financial technology sector

JustGiving selects GoCardless Instant Bank Pay for open banking payments

Payment company GoCardless extends its relationship with JustGiving to become the online donation platform’s exclusive open banking payment provider, replacing American Express

Emirates Islamic launches QuickRemit money transfer service to the UK

UAE-based Islamic financial institution rolls out expanded remittances offering

Talus Pay acquires Jobox.ai and Clarus Merchant Services

Acquisitions provide fintech software and integrated B2B capabilities to accelerate growth

New frontiers in digital transformation for banks: Augmenting IT engineering with Gen AI

Gen AI launches a transformative wave, widening the gap between progressive and lagging banks, offering a competitive edge through enhanced efficiency and personalisation, writes K R Venkatraman

StoneX adopts Swift’s payment pre-validation service

StoneX is one of the first financial organisations to enable Swift’s new leading-edge solution for cross-border payments

2024 EPI Forecasts: Francesco Burelli, Partner, Arkwright

Convenience and user experience improvement in focus in 2024 says Francesco Burelli

Qatar National Bank rolls out virtual credit cards

QNB, the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa, launches new option for its credit cardholders