All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

American Express partners with OVO

Amex deal with energy company OVO aims to offer its customers easier bill payments

Bank of America launches CashPro Insights

New data-driven innovation for treasury management empowers corporate and commercial clients to make strategic decisions, drive cost savings and efficiencies

Computop rolls out Pay to Drive

Payment service provider launches omnichannel solution for charging stations

Back-office modernisation: challenges and opportunities

Recent research from payment automation provider MineralTree sheds light on current payments sector challenges and highlights a number of important themes to watch in 2024, writes Brian Greehan

Risk & Lending in 2024: The open banking opportunity

UK consumers face another challenging year but as Doug Craddock argues, open banking offers a ray of hope

Fintech trends for 2024

Marius Galdikas, CEO at ConnectPay, discusses what is ahead for the financial technology sector

JustGiving selects GoCardless Instant Bank Pay for open banking payments

Payment company GoCardless extends its relationship with JustGiving to become the online donation platform’s exclusive open banking payment provider, replacing American Express

Emirates Islamic launches QuickRemit money transfer service to the UK

UAE-based Islamic financial institution rolls out expanded remittances offering

Talus Pay acquires Jobox.ai and Clarus Merchant Services

Acquisitions provide fintech software and integrated B2B capabilities to accelerate growth

New frontiers in digital transformation for banks: Augmenting IT engineering with Gen AI

Gen AI launches a transformative wave, widening the gap between progressive and lagging banks, offering a competitive edge through enhanced efficiency and personalisation, writes K R Venkatraman