All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Broadridge signs first customers for New Swift Services

Services include Transaction Screening Service and Securities View. Customers will gain advanced sanctions screening and end-to-end securities settlement control

Oracle transforms payments and transaction banking in the Cloud

Full spectrum cash management and payments solutions enable banks to improve visibility and forecasting to help corporate customers better manage cash

Vertical thinking: Why banks need to decouple their payments processing value chain

By decoupling the payments processing value chain, banks can regain control, drive down costs and take control of their payment processing, argues Esther Groen

EV charging payment challenges addressed via EMVCo task force

EMVCo, the global technical body that helps develop standards for the payments industry, moves to address the frustration electric vehicle drivers face at charging locations

Auctionet opts For Brite to power Instant A2A Payments

Brite to provide Auctionet users with seamless, instant account-to-account payments as online auction platforms grow in popularity

CGI: enhancing the payments value chain

Ainsley Ward, VP Payments Consulting Services at CGI, tells EPI why CGI has a compelling story to tell clients and prospects at SIBOS as it ramps up its innovative payments solutions supporting the entire payments value chain

Episode Six launches BNPL to help banks better serve SMEs

E6 says that banks can now accelerate growth with a unique instalment solution tailored to SMEs without disrupting their current banking technology stacks

B2B BNPL provider Hokodo partners with Fuse 

Hokodo utilises Fuse’s credit risk and income verification tools to accurately evaluate business’ financial position, offer more personalised products and enhance value on B2B borrowing

Paytech Nets and BankAxept extend strategic partnership

Nets, part of Nexi, extends agreement with Norway’s domestic scheme until year-end 2031

Mastercard and Paysend expand global partnership

Collaboration will enhance cross-border payments for small and medium sized enterprises