All articles by Douglas Blakey

Douglas Blakey

Capital gains: Why Britain needs AI transformation in London

The success of AI in London’s financial sector is not just beneficial but necessary for the UK’s broader economic health explains Marc Warner

Mastercard and HSBC Middle East accelerate travel payment innovation

Collaboration marks the continuation of a long-standing strategic partnership between the two companies

NatWest rolls out Mastercard Business Savings to business debit cardholders

Merchant discount programme is available to NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank business banking customers image credit shutterstock

Pyvio and Currencycloud to deliver seamless cross-border payments for Chinese e-commerce businesses

Collaboration allows Pyvio to leverage Currencycloud’s technology to collect and pay funds in over 180 countries and more than 30 currencies, including CNH and CNY

UK travellers return from holiday with £429m still sitting on pre-paid travel cards

The sum has risen by 16% year-on-year according to research released by travel debit card Currensea

UK consumer spend drops to its lowest level for a year, missed credit card payments increase: FICO

FICO flags up the need for lenders to be keep an eye on the rise in missed payments

Banca Sella enables payments on the Discover Global Network

For the first time in Italy, Discover, Diners Club International and affiliated network cardholders can make in-store purchases using Banca Sella POS terminals

Successful use cases drive banks’ positive sentiment in Gen AI

Harry Swain assesses notable examples of financial sector leaders using AI to improve the customer experience and boost fraud detection

FinMont partners with payment gateway firm, PayCompass

Collaboration aims to strengthen travel merchants payment solutions across the US

Interac debit now available as payment option for OC Transpo riders in Ottawa

Announcement follows those made by 15 transit agencies operating in other major Canadian markets such as the STL in Laval, TransLink in Vancouver, and the entire Metrolinx network in the Greater Toronto Region