All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

2024: Call for banking and payments sector forecasts

It is that time of the year again. Now that we are into Q4, I am reaching out to the banking and payments sector for their end of year review comments/or 2024 forecasts

Trovata and JP Morgan Payments announce new solutions suite

Expansion of partnership aims to revolutionise treasury management and create new offerings for corporate investment banking customers

TreviPay launches Financial Partner Gateway

The new suite of APIs enables banks to offer new B2B payments and invoicing services

Two-thirds of businesses plan to cut the number of payment providers they use

Cost-cutting remains a top priority but businesses will still pay a premium to protect heard-earned revenue and provide customers more payment choice says GoCardless  

Cross-border payments are crucial to small businesses – but when they go wrong, everyone loses

Alan Marquard draws on the findings of Mastercard’s upcoming 2023 Borderless Payments report which has surveyed thousands of individuals and businesses to understand their views and attitudes towards making international payments

What to expect from the future of AI in payments

Roy Aston, COO of Paysafe, outlines the risk, reward, and vast potential of the future of AI in payments

Businesses & consumers demand a passwordless future

Consumers are increasingly demanding alternatives to passwords as AI-fuelled phishing attacks increase, according to data released by The FIDO Alliance meanwhile, businesses are also working towards a passwordless future

UK businesses investing in technology and partnerships to boost growth: Amex

B2B study commissioned by American Express finds that 72% of businesses are optimistic about future success

Compass completes acquisition of HeidiPay Switzerland

Deal gives the consumer finance division of Mediobanca enhanced digital capabilities in buy now pay later

Monavate launches new Supply Chain Payments division

Payments solutions provider, Monavate, says the new division offers new, vertical-specific payments solutions to businesses in sectors such as travel, where legacy payments infrastructure and practices limit growth, add friction and increase risk