All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

US Faster Payments Council reports on faster payments and financial inclusion

Research sheds light on the current state of faster payments integration and the efforts needed to ensure these solutions are inclusive for all Americans

Consumer loyalty on the rise: 91% of UK public engaged in loyalty schemes

The Gift Card and Voucher Association reports that supermarkets and coffee shops lead the way in loyalty programme engagement

Mastercard, Wowzi, and MDP unite to transform financial management for content creators with $2.04m investment

Partnership aims to enhance financial security, convenience, and access to exclusive benefits for content creators, reinforcing Mastercard’s commitment to innovation in the digital economy

Fizz raises $14.4m to help Gen Z build credit for the future

Series Seed financing led by Kleiner Perkins underscores urgent need for novel approaches to mounting credit card debt crisis

Thredd collaborates with Discover to expand Network Access

Initiative increases the optionality available to Thredd clients to expand their product offering, open up new revenue streams and access new geographies

ALT21 rolls out disruptive foreign exchange offering for businesses

Foreign exchange and hedging tech company aims to revolutionise foreign exchange with fully transparent mark-up pricing

PPRO partners with Lunar and Swish to unlock Swedish consumer market

Partnership enables PPRO’s global partners and customers to tap into the Swedish e-commerce market at scale

Mastercard teams up with Trulioo to streamline onboarding

Collaboration aims to improve the consumer and merchant experience while fighting fraud

Issuance-as-a-service: Giesecke+Devrient launches industry-first modular platform

Convego Service Market is designed to make payment card issuance easier and more efficient for banks and financial service providers

Mastercard and Temenos partner to expand global payment capabilities for millions

Temenos integration with Mastercard Move’s full range of money transfer solutions offers banks and their customers more choice in how they send and receive money abroad