All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
How EU instant payments legislation will impact finance, operations, treasury, and technology teams
Nicholas Botha explains how the EU instant payments legislation proposals will impact banks and payment service providers’ key functions – and how to prepare for impending changes
UK consumer lending hits five year high in June, savings rise sharply
UK net consumer credit rises to its highest level since April 2018 with £1.7bn borrowed in June
Purpose more important than price in driving loyalty amongst younger shoppers: American Express
There are significant differences between what younger and older generations want from retailers, according to research from American Express
Country survey France: cash displacement remains a work in progress
Card usage in France now accounts for 37.4% of total transaction volume in 2022 up from 29.7% in 2018. But cash still accounts for 36.6%
Country survey Canada: credit cards retain market dominance
Credit cards account for 67.3% of cards in circulation. Canadians favour credit cards for payments due to value-added benefits such as reward points, discounts, cashback, and instalment payment facilities
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B2B payments set to be the next focus for VC’s in Africa
Risana Zitha outlines the areas of spend management where investors will find the most extensive opportunities and growth, including spend management digitisation and AR/AP digitisation
American Express launches B2B programme for fintechs
New Sync Commercial Partner Program is designed to make it easier and faster for fintechs and software providers to work with American Express
What do we mean when we talk about inclusive and interoperable global payments?
With new forms of money coming to the fore, notably CBDCs, Shriyanka Hore explains why it is more important than ever that the underlying infrastructure in place to support payments is interoperable
Mediobanca and Founders Factory partner to back fintech startups
Italian-headquartered Mediobanca invests €12m to launch fintech venture studio and accelerator with Founders Factory
Mastercard innovates virtual card acceptance with new receivables solution
A new automated solution from Mastercard helps streamline the way businesses accept and process virtual card payments