All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
PSD3 – What does it mean and how will it advance open banking?
Evolution or revolution? Tom Burton assesses PSD3
Beyond doing good: ESG in Africa
Companies that do ESG well share many of the hallmarks of good, investable companies, explains Funmi Dele-Giwa
Ontario to launch credit and debit payments on TTC network
Open payments, credit cards and Interac debit, featuring contactless cards comes to the Toronto Transit Commission’s network
Alternative payments account for nearly 40% of e-commerce transactions in Singapore, reveals GlobalData
The e-commerce market in Singapore will grow by 15% to almost $20bn in 2023
Thinkific partners with Stripe to launch BNPL functionality
BNPL facility allows Thinkific creators to offer credit at checkout options from Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm, thereby increasing accessibility of their products to wider audiences and drive increased sales
Malaysia card payments value to grow by 20.8% in 2023 forecasts GlobalData
Government initiatives, regulatory pressure and improved payment infrastructure all combine to boost cash displacement
Saudi Arabia card payments market to grow by 14.6% in 2023, forecasts GlobalData
Saudi central bank initiatives and the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan score hit in reducing cash usage
India card payments market to surpass $728bn in 2027, forecasts GlobalData
A combination of Covid, central bank initiatives and bank and card issuer loyalty and rewards programmes are coming together to boost cash displacement in India
South Korea e-commerce market to surpass $160bn mark in 2027, forecasts GlobalData
e-commerce will register double digit annual growth in South Korea
PSD3: four real problems addressed, one big opportunity missed
PSD3 has long been touted as all encapsulating replacement to PSD2. Galit Shani Michel discusses the first draft proposal of the regulation and asks if it covers all that it should