All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Colombian payments fintech Bold raises $50m

Series C funding round led by General Atlantic and IFC

PayNearby launches Digital Naari platform to generate sustainable self-employment for women across Bharat

Aims to onboard and uplift over 100,000 women ‘Lakhpati Didis’ by 2025

How consumers are changing the way they pay for charitable donations

With support for charities impacted by the current economic climate, Rob Gatto discusses what disposable income changes mean for charitable giving

Mobile.de selects Mangopay for tailored payment solution

New partnership aims to transform Germany’s largest automotive marketplace with trusted transactions and a significantly improved user journey

Staying ahead of the curve: Managing PSD3 through continuous authentication

Patrick Smith provides a vital perspective on adapting to PSD3, the challenges of SCA and how businesses can smoothly transition to these requirements while maintaining security and efficiency in payment processing

US fraud losses top $10bn in 2023: FTC

Investment scams lead in reported losses at more than $4.6bn; Federal Trade Commission steps up efforts to protect consumers

Gen Z driving demand for payment transformation in health and wellbeing businesses

Health and wellbeing businesses need to make significant changes to their business operations according to a report from Access PaySuite

The state of play in African banking: A new digital landscape

Claire Huddleston explains how the benefits of remittances can be bolstered further for the benefits of consumers and businesses across Africa

Value of Tax payments made to HMRC via Pay by Bank rises by 38.9% y-o-y in January 2024

The volume of payments made to HMRC using Ecospend’s Pay by Bank technology has increased by over 140,000 compared to January 2023

Single.id addresses ‘rewards payment’ challenges for retailers

Loyalty rewards marketing facilitator partners with leading Indian retail and financial partners and aims to provide a consolidated end user identity across the retail rewards space