All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

FIS set to offer Fed’s new instant payment service

FIS among early adopters, completes testing and certification of the FedNow Service

RTGS.global signs bank partnerships to streamline cross-border payments

Pilot agreements with MDO Humo in Tajikistan and Credo Bank in Georgia are designed to bring significant liquidity benefits and simplify traditionally complex cross-border settlement processes

The rise of AI deepfakes: taking back control and protecting payments

Colum Lyons highlights the urgent need for the financial sector to heighten their vigilance and adopt countermeasures to protect customers and employees

Alipay+ partners with Printemps Paris

Collaboration enables Asian consumers to pay with their home e-wallets

European Payments Initiative compliance and dispute considerations: the road ahead

Fatemeh Nikayin discusses the challenges that The European Payments Initiative will face to unify Europe’s fragmented payment system and how to overcome them

GTCR to acquire majority stake in Worldpay at $18.5bn valuation

FIS to retain 45% ownership in Worldpay, which it acquired only four years ago at a $40bn+ valuation

Boodil’s Pay by Bank solution integrates within Shopify platform

UK-based open banking payment solution, Boodil, is now a payment option within Shopify

Are chargebacks costing e-commerce too much? 

Fraudulently claimed chargebacks represent a growing and expensive challenge for e-commerce suppliers. Tamas Kadar discusses how e-commerce retailers can fight back

Economic rebound to drive card payments growth by 4.8% in Hong Kong: GlobalData

The continuing rise in consumer preference for non-cash payments and government efforts to spur consumer spending will aid card payments growth in Hong Kong

Amazon needs to offer better discounts to halt decline in Prime Day participation in UK: GlobalData

Recent growth in Prime Day participation has slowed giving Amazon a challenge to stand out in an increasingly competitive marketplace