All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

2024 EPI Forecasts: Pat Bermingham, CEO of Adflex

Pat Bermingham discusses the trends that will dominate the B2B payments world in 2024

2024 EPI forecasts: Tiago Veiga, CEO of Aurum Solutions

Appointed CEO of Aurum Solutions in June, Tiago Veiga, is on a mission to solidify Aurum’s position as a leading provider of automated reconciliation solutions and to continue its expansion into new markets

2024 EPI Forecasts: Anish Kapoor, CEO, AccessPay

Anish Kapoor, CEO, AccessPay discusses APP fraud, ISO 20022-readiness and generative AI: the key payment themes for 2024

2024 EPI Forecasts: Colin Close, payments expert at Planet

2024 is set to be a year of innovation and change for the payments sector, thanks to the rise of generative AI and a greater focus on sustainable payments, writes Colin Close

2024 EPI Forecasts: Denise Johansson, co-CEO & co-founder of Enfuce

Founded in 2016, Enfuce enables innovative fintechs, banks, and non-financial brands, to seamlessly provide cards, digital wallets, and embedded finance solutions in a hassle-free and secure way, serving 16 million cardholders globally and processing €2bn annually

AI is a tool not a magic trick

Scott Zoldi highlights the risks and limitations of AI alongside the benefits and opportunities it brings when used correctly

2024 EPI Forecasts: Tim Moncrieff, Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives, Visa Cross-Border Solutions

Tim Moncrieff looks ahead to 2024 and discusses the convergence between retail and business payments systems, the rise of PaaS, compliance and security, CBDC public-private sector collaboration and the need for faster settlement speeds

SAP and PayPal team up to simplify digital payments

Collaboration incorporates the creation of a digital payments plug-in for the PayPal Braintree platform built on SAP Business Technology Platform

UK sales and cash spend fall before the usual Christmas upturn: FICO

The FICO UK credit card market report for October reveals that inflation results in expenditure rising from the same period in 2022