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Deals Analysis

Payments industry M&A deals total $528.7m globally in January 2022

Carmen

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When payments systems make judgements, not transactions

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FX: The $10bn opportunity airlines leave on the table

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2026: The year BFSI shifts from modernisation ambition to governed intelligence

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The E&I advantage: Why Swift’s 2027 requirements could be a turning point for banks

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Rebuilding payments around the merchant: A new standard for payments

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Why the path to scalable stablecoins starts with onchain privacy

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Latin America’s push for financial inclusion is reshaping the region’s payments landscape

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Payments failures are discovered by customers, not systems

Douglas Blakey

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Why payments metrics give false comfort

Douglas Blakey

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The bank of tomorrow is built on payments reconciliation

Douglas Blakey

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European tech investments: December signals that defined 2025

Douglas Blakey

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The future of banking runs through payments infrastructure

Douglas Blakey

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Canada finally about to get real-time payments, open banking

Douglas Blakey

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Pre-built AI agents are arriving. Integration is where most will fail

Douglas Blakey

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2026: Six predictions for financial planning

Douglas Blakey

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Electronic payments look profitable – until you run them at scale

Douglas Blakey

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November 2025: The new priorities of European tech investing

Douglas Blakey

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Triangle scams: The silent threat that could derail P2P innovation

Douglas Blakey

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Why financial inclusion should be about outcomes, not outreach

Douglas Blakey

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Agentic GBS: The next operating system for intelligent enterprises

Douglas Blakey

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Under attack: How AP leaders can stop phony bank account change requests

Douglas Blakey

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AI: A double-edged sword of innovation and risk

Douglas Blakey

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Stablecoins and the future of remittances: Building the rails, not just the apps

Douglas Blakey

Features

Frontline AI: The deskless AI transformation is next

Lara Williams

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Why Lloyds’ acquisition of Curve is really about re-inventing the bank account

Douglas Blakey

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How financial services tech has lost sight of the humans behind apps

Douglas Blakey

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The great balancing act: Why fraud prevention must move upstream

Douglas Blakey

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The merchant economy: How integrated payments are re-architecting banking

Douglas Blakey

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Collaboration is the new currency of innovation

Douglas Blakey

Features

Could AI transparency backfire for businesses?

Lara Williams

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Why smarter cross-border B2B payments are the key to emerging economies’ growth

Douglas Blakey

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Focussing on infrastructure will define fintech’s future

Douglas Blakey

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Can AI shopping escape the ‘enshittification’ trap?

Douglas Blakey

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Real-Time vs. batch payment processing: Finding the right fit for your business model

Douglas Blakey

Opinion

Opinion: Why financial firms must rip up the open banking playbook in the AI economy

Lara Williams

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The real work begins: Why the second half of the decade demands a shift in payments strategy

Douglas Blakey

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September review: Stability, strength & new trends in European tech investments

Douglas Blakey