All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Alternative payments account for one third of Australia’s e-commerce payments: GlobalData

The Australian e-commerce market will grow to be worth almost A$100bn by 2027

Act now to prepare for the security implications of quantum computing

Ralf Gladis explains why it is essential that anyone working directly with customer payment transactions develops appropriate security defences for the post-quantum world

Nook partners with Currencycloud to expand all-in-one accounts payable solution

Agreement enables Nook customers to manage the full lifecycle of supplier payments

Mastercard utilises AI to help UK banks predict and prevent real-time payment scams

Mastercard is upping the ante in the fight against fraud. As Ethan Fernando argues, its new Consumer Fraud Risk initiative has the potential to become the industry standard

Thunes extends Series C funding to $72m

Global cross-border payments infrastructure platform, Thunes, announces Series C funding from Visa, EDBI and Endeavor Catalyst

HipFinity launches: fintech aims to reshape payments landscape

HipFinity hits the market with lofty claims: it describes itself as a trailblazing brand ready to challenge the conventional landscape of payment and financial service providers

Bank of Tanzania grants licence to DPO Pay

One Payment Tanzania (DPO Pay) obtains licence following a thorough application process with the Tanzania regulator

Dubai and Mastercard launch unique digital city partnership

Mastercard says that the strategic alliance represents a first of its kind at city level

24 central banks to have CBDCs by 2030

The Bank of International Settlements 2022 central bank digital currency survey summarises responses from 86 central banks