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