All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Businesses & consumers demand a passwordless future
Consumers are increasingly demanding alternatives to passwords as AI-fuelled phishing attacks increase, according to data released by The FIDO Alliance meanwhile, businesses are also working towards a passwordless future
UK businesses investing in technology and partnerships to boost growth: Amex
B2B study commissioned by American Express finds that 72% of businesses are optimistic about future success
Compass completes acquisition of HeidiPay Switzerland
Deal gives the consumer finance division of Mediobanca enhanced digital capabilities in buy now pay later
Monavate launches new Supply Chain Payments division
Payments solutions provider, Monavate, says the new division offers new, vertical-specific payments solutions to businesses in sectors such as travel, where legacy payments infrastructure and practices limit growth, add friction and increase risk
Ecommpay releases Open Banking Select offering
New release designed to give online businesses additional payments control and scale
Hitachi Payment Services launches HPX
India-based payments and commerce solutions provider collaborates with fintech startups for long term investment
ZEEKR, BNP Paribas and Arval agree strategic partnership for electric mobility financing
Relying on BNP Paribas’ mobility expertise, the partnership will provide financing, full-service leasing and insurance services covering all aspects of mobility to ZEEKR end-customers
CFPB and FTC fine TransUnion over illegal rental background checks and credit reporting practices
Credit union agrees to pay $23m for tenant screening and security freeze failures
NMI acquires Sphere’s commercial division, simplifying payments for partners
Deal adds another module to NMI’s stack of payment enablement tools, enabling partners to better customise payment experiences for their merchants
Mastercard demonstrates interoperable CBDC for trusted Web3 commerce
Mastercard participates in the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre’s central bank digital currency pilot project exploring potential use cases for a CBDC in Australia