All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Another BNPL outfit bites the dust: BizPay collapses
Australia-based buy now, pay later fintech BizPay has collapsed into voluntary administration
Visa and Standard Chartered agree BNPL deal for Asia Pacific credit cardholders
Standard Chartered Visa credit cardholders can choose their preferred repayment plans instantly and flexibly at online and in-person checkouts for an enhanced shopping experience
COP28 sustainability warning to fintech sector: Lanistar
Fintechs are failing to address their own carbon emissions despite paving the way to net-zero for others, says Lanistar CEO
Black Friday spending: conflicting numbers reported by Barclaycard, Square
UK transactions volumes on Black Friday were down 0.6% year-on-year compared to last year, according to Barclaycard. Meantime, Square reports a sharp rise in spend
Missed UK credit card payments, balances rise, spending falls: FICO
UK credit card spending and balances are more stable in September with changes remaining relatively small month-on-month
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From payment optimisation to personalisation
Galit Shani-Michel discusses how payment professionals are proactively improving their services to tackle heightened demands of merchants such as personalisation, avoiding false declines and choosing the most appropriate payment methods
Black Friday: payments sector rises to the challenge – industry comments
AI has come to the fore this Black Friday with GWI and Qlik highlighting how AI is benefitting retailers, merchants and consumers but Square argues that lack of retailer AI deployment represents a big missed opportunity
The new challenges CFOs are facing: GlobalData webinar
The webinar on 6 December will explore the expanded role that CFOs play within an organisation, including their leadership role to drive digital transformation.
Polish mobile payment system BLIK to modernise, expand into Romania and Slovakia
DXC Technology to develop existing platform to drive new business opportunities in new markets
Why financial services firms need to revolutionise their approach to consumer support
Although many lenders want to achieve positive borrower outcomes in line with the new Consumer Duty rules, they believe they lack the capacity or technology to truly prioritise it, says Sho Sugihara