All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Adyen becomes acquiring bank for Klarna

Klarna and Adyen extend global strategic partnership with aim of simplifying payments and improving the customer experience

Qatar Islamic Bank rolls out carbon emission tracker on card spends

QIB collaboration with Visa and ecolytiq represents a first-of-its-kind sustainability feature in Qatar

The new challenges CFOs are facing: GlobalData webinar on 6 December

Christopher Granville, MD, Global Politics & Policy at TSLombard and Aarti Mohan, Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, Oracle discuss the expanded role that CFOs play within an organisation, including driving digital transformation

Marks & Spencer records 245% increase in annual gift card revenue

Partnership with Runa helps retailer tap into the increasingly digitised global gift card market offering a frictionless and instant experience for consumers and businesses

Irish payments platform NomuPay acquires Total Processing

The deal is a mixture of stock and cash worth an estimated $35m

Ualá launches credit card in Argentina

The Mastercard-branded card is the first no-fee credit card to launch in the country

Mamo becomes Visa Principal Member in the UAE

UAE fintech aims to revolutionise SME financial services across the MENA region

Citizens Advice renews BNPL debt warning

15 million UK consumers likely to use unregulated Buy Now Pay Later to help ease seasonal spending

Partnerships for progress: collaboration between banks and fintechs is the future of banking in Africa

Ike S Anison delves into the transformative power of collaboration between traditional banks and fintechs and their ability to revolutionise, re-energise, and redefine financial services across Africa

How can merchants make the most of India’s e-commerce explosion? 

Motie Bring discusses the success of India’s Unified Payments Interface and sets out how merchants can unlock the booming Indian e-commerce market