All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Mexican fintech Nelo and Paymentology team up for in-person payments

Paymentology’s partnership with Nelo will enable Mastercard in-person payments via Google Wallet in Mexico and incorporates the launch of physical cards

Alif expands into the UAE with launch of Alif Pay

Alif Pay plans to leverage next gen technology to serve the bespoke needs of UAE residents

Payment options a top must-have for Australians

40% of Australian Generation Z consumers say payment optionality is non-negotiable according to research released by Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Signal: Zopa raises another £75m

Total capital raised by UK digital challenger, Zopa Bank, reaches £530m with £150m raised in 2023

Central Bank digital currencies going global

CBDCs will not dethrone the dollar but will boost de-/re-globalisation. ‘BRICS currency’ talk will in practice turn out to mean a common platform for cross-border payments in CBDCs, explains Christopher Granville of TS Lombard

APEXX partners with Klarna to offer flexible payments globally

APEXX Global, the global payments orchestration platform, has partnered with Klarna, offering its BNPL solution, APEXX Connect, to merchants globally

JCB and PAYONE boost contactless acceptance across Germany and Austria

Deal expands payment choices for 154 million JCB cardholders

Mangopay agrees strategic partnership with Kriya

Collaboration aims to provide B2B marketplaces with powerful new payments capabilities

BHN & Visa launch pioneering global eco-initiative

Blackhawk Network agrees an industry-first collaboration with Visa, designed to shift from plastic to sustainable paper for Visa’s open-loop prepaid cards

Wayflyer secures $1bn financing from Neuberger Berman

Wayflyer will use the arrangement to deploy capital to its 3,000+ eCommerce merchants globally