All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Why retailers need to grasp the many benefits of open banking

Ralf Gladis examines the current market and addresses what PSPs and retailers must do to prepare themselves for future demand, and the advantages they can realise from open banking

PSR publishes first APP fraud performance report

Data from the Payment Systems Regulator shows for the first time how well banks and other payment firms performed in tackling APP scams and how they treated those who fell victim in 2022

Navigating real-time payments: the intersection of fast fraud and machine learning in finance

As the financial sector increasingly embraces the real-time model, it becomes imperative to understand that if we move in real-time, so too does fraud, writes Alex Jimenez

PXP Financial taps Foregenix for risk monitoring 

Collaboration includes best-in-class e-commerce cyber-security monitoring

MAS partners with policymakers in Japan, Switzerland and the UK

Collaboration aims to foster responsible digital asset innovation

European first for Paymentology

Global issuer-processor, Paymentology, is the first issuer processor in Europe to secure Visa Cloud Connect (VCC) certification from Visa

Shift4 Completes Acquisition of Finaro

The deal significantly expands Shift4’s total addressable market, enhancing its cross-border ecommerce capabilities to deliver a unified global payments platform for merchants and partners around the world

Worldline Q3 2023 earnings: share prices plunge across sector after gloomy outlook

Worldline has lowered its forecasts for sales growth and ramped up cost savings plans

US credit cardholders fees and interest charges hit new record: CFPB

US credit card companies charged consumers more than $105bn in interest and more than $25bn in fees in 2022

Fed proposes cutting debit card swipe fees

The Federal Reserve is requesting industry comments on a proposal to lower the maximum interchange fee that a large debit card issuer can receive for a debit card transaction