All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Record month for UK open banking payments: industry reaction

11.4 million payments marks year of significant growth for UK open banking

Mangopay partners with Spryker to enhance online marketplaces

Collaboration aims to equip businesses with the tools needed to build seamless, online marketplaces.

PIX payments: Are in-store QR codes the key to furthering its success in Brazil?

Phoebe Hodgson discusses the prospects for Brazil-based PIX in taking on the country’s payment incumbents

TRUST expands to the UK

Coinbase announces the expansion of the Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST)

Emporix partners with payment orchestration platform Spreedly

Collaboration aims to make full flexibility in payment options a standard in e-commerce

Payment cards account for over 40% of e-commerce payments in UAE: GlobalData

Government initiatives combined with changing consumer behaviour combine to boost e-commerce in the UAE

Card payments in New Zealand to surpass NZ$100bn in 2023, says GlobalData

Government intervention to cap interchange fees, increased use of contactless and greater consumer spending combine to boost New Zealand card transactions

BMO launches mobile wallet for virtual cards with Mastercard and Extend

Bank of Montreal is the first global Mastercard issuer to offer contactless virtual cards through Extend

Bank of America launches global digital disbursements in Canada

Offering supports business-to-consumer (B2C) payments and consumer-to-business (C2B) request for payments

China continues to lead global e-commerce market with expected $2.2trn sales in 2023: GlobalData

China alone accounts for one-third of the global e-commerce market by payment value