All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Does Africa need a climate-centric financial architecture?
Fair and equitable finance for climate adaptation was the general sentiment raised by African leaders at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai as the continent ramps up efforts to meet challenging development goals and climate commitments, writes Funmi Dele-Giwa
Blockchain in 2024 – the year of institutional adoption
Gilbert Verdian explains why 2024 will be the year of widespread institutional adoption of this transformative technology
Worldline and Google agree strategic partnership
Collaboration enhances digital payments experiences with cloud-based innovation
Key payments trends in 2024
Mick Fennell of Temenos discusses sustainability and the move to the cloud, real-time payments, AI, cross-border payments, open banking and ISO 20022
Failed payments could cost subscription companies more than £102bn in 2025
Recurly estimates that effective churn management solutions can help boost revenue by up to 8.6% annually
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American Express partners with OVO
Amex deal with energy company OVO aims to offer its customers easier bill payments
Bank of America launches CashPro Insights
New data-driven innovation for treasury management empowers corporate and commercial clients to make strategic decisions, drive cost savings and efficiencies
Computop rolls out Pay to Drive
Payment service provider launches omnichannel solution for charging stations
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