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