All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Neo clears €10bn as firms diversify banking partners 

Neo now works with more than 400 corporates across 28 countries and delivers payments in more than 100 countries with more than 8,000 banks reachable

Worldline Consulting Services aims to sets new benchmark in payments sector

Dedicated consultancy service for global e-commerce customers key element of Worldline’s evolution to become a strategic growth partner

Xbox credit card appeals to a niche group of customers

Xbox credit card initiative will strengthen its relationship with customers and secure a new revenue stream, writes Harry Swain

Signal: Flex raises $120m, launches finance super app for business owners

Flex launches business credit card and banking solution; funding round led by Florida Funders with participation from Home Depot

Mastercard highlights Credit Card Competition Act concerns to Congress

Mastercard’ tells US Congress that the proposed legislation would remove consumer choice, erode security, eliminate rewards, and prevent small businesses from investing in their future

Harris & Trotter to provide independent, third-party attestations to Chainlink Proof of Reserve

Its advocates argue that Chainlink Proof of Reserve is a game-changer for the tokenised index market and decentralised finance, providing verifiable proof of the assets backing tokenised indexes

Sift unveils new PayPal and Adyen integrations

Sift says that customers can efficiently win even more disputes through the power of a combined Sift Payment Protection and Dispute Management solution

CGI to support instant payments for FedNow

The Federal Reserve’s FedNow Service is being deployed in phases, with the initial launch taking place in July 2023

BICS secures Payconiq app

BICS teams with Bancontact Payconiq Company to deliver multi-factor authentication on the new Payconiq by Bancontact app

Mondu launches Digital Trade Account for businesses to drive more sales

New solution from B2B payments company Mondu enables merchants to onboard new business customers fast and grant them purchasing power, allowing them to conduct multiple purchases within a defined time period and receive a consolidated statement