All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Fraud, flights and frustration during the holidays
Justin Pike explores how fraud across the airline industry is quietly costing billions each year, particularly during peak travel periods when booking volumes and onboard spending surge
Why SEPA Instant is the catalyst for euro payment evolution
ClearBank has published new research showing that Europe’s SEPA Instant payments are forecast to surpass traditional transfers by 2030. Ezequiel Canestrari explains why this is set to transform the European payments market
Second doesn’t mean secondary: Why investors are prioritising “Personal” Retirement Accounts
Kevin Maloney makes the case for the Second Pension, where workers can utilise IRA rollovers and self-directed options to build a portable fortress that moves with them, regardless of industry shifts
The hidden cost of payment outages: Why resilience is now a strategic imperative for US and UK businesses
Chris Kronenthal discusses FreedomPay’s latest research that reveals compelling differences between the UK and US markets in respect of payment resilience and how disruptions impact business and consumers
UK contactless cards reforms go live: Industry reaction
A dozen leading industry observers give Douglas Blakey their take on the FCA rule changes, giving firms greater flexibility to amend contactless limits.
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Payback time: Does the UK need a sovereign payments system?
Rupert Lee-Browne discusses whether talk of sovereign payments infrastructure is grounded in realism, or political theatre?
From clicks to confidence: How verified identities will power digital commerce growth
As digital commerce expands into real-world interactions and autonomous agent-driven transactions, trust and identity verification will become foundational infrastructure, explains Ajay Patel
The gaming industry is being held back by legacy systems; it’s time for a modern mass payment infrastructure
Rob Israch explains why modernised and reliable mass payments technology is essential to unlock global creativity and ensure the gaming world remains open and competitive
The future of online shopping baskets in the era of agentic AI checkout
Agentic checkout represents a watershed moment. Michaela Weber discusses how the right payment strategy can make or break the buyer experience in a digital economy shaped by speed, choice and trust?
Cash acceptance is the key to ensuring payments resilience
Ross Borkett explains how weather disruption, connectivity outages and system failures are exposing single points of failure in the digital payments ecosystem, reinforcing why cash still forms part of a resilient, mixed payment infrastructure