All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Central Bank digital currencies going global
CBDCs will not dethrone the dollar but will boost de-/re-globalisation. ‘BRICS currency’ talk will in practice turn out to mean a common platform for cross-border payments in CBDCs, explains Christopher Granville of TS Lombard
APEXX partners with Klarna to offer flexible payments globally
APEXX Global, the global payments orchestration platform, has partnered with Klarna, offering its BNPL solution, APEXX Connect, to merchants globally
JCB and PAYONE boost contactless acceptance across Germany and Austria
Deal expands payment choices for 154 million JCB cardholders
Mangopay agrees strategic partnership with Kriya
Collaboration aims to provide B2B marketplaces with powerful new payments capabilities
BHN & Visa launch pioneering global eco-initiative
Blackhawk Network agrees an industry-first collaboration with Visa, designed to shift from plastic to sustainable paper for Visa’s open-loop prepaid cards
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Wayflyer secures $1bn financing from Neuberger Berman
Wayflyer will use the arrangement to deploy capital to its 3,000+ eCommerce merchants globally
NatWest adopts low code approach for payments modernisation
NatWest selects Icon Payments Framework to accelerate the bank’s payments modernisation
How can digital wallets support customers from all walks of life?
With digital wallets set to outpace card payments by 2026, Steve Round argues that FS firms must start thinking about how to differentiate offerings quickly and cost-effectively
Hitachi Payment Services launches India’s first white-label UPI-ATM
Hitachi Payment Services has rolled out the first Unified Payments Interface ATM as a white-label ATM in India in association with National Payments Corporation of India
Businesses and charities unite urging Chancellor to safeguard cash as vital payment method
Coalition calls on UK government to ensure cash is part of the payments mix to protect the financially vulnerable, digitally excluded and small businesses