All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Santander and Iberpay launch the first international instant transfers
Iberpay is the first certified payment system in Europe and is prepared to process international instant transfers with origin or destination outside the euro area
UK credit card outstanding balances rise by 9.5%
UK Finance releases its card spending data for February 2024, covering the monthly value and volume of transactions across debit and credit cards
Aeropay secures $20m in Series B financing
Open banking and account-to-account payments company, Aeropay, backed by fintech VC firm Group 11, with participation from Chicago Ventures and Continental Investors
The B2B payment landscape of tomorrow
Sarah-Jayne Martin outlines that to facilitate the transition from B2B to B2C payment options, business must digitally transform their finance function with AI and intelligent automation
Payments industry pushes back against fraud victim refund plan
UK payments firms call on regulator to re-think plans for reimbursing victims of fraud
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Experts worry AI will make chargeback fraud easier
New technology may make fraud significantly easier. But is it enough to overcome the advanced AI that powers anti-fraud systems?
UK cost-of-living crisis drives 118% increase in prepaid card use
1-in-4 prepaid card users use them to avoid debts according to research from prepaid firm Recharge
PayDo expands currency range for SWIFT transactions
PayDo enhances its SWIFT service capabilities by incorporating 11 extra currencies into its offerings, empowering corporate clients to better engage in the global marketplace and do more international transactions
Mastercard and Salesforce partner to transform transaction disputes
New integration aims to reduce disputes, chargebacks and improve the customer experience
Over 10 innovative CBDC card services launch in six months on OpenWay’s Way4 system
The digital tenge footprint is expanding, with 36 new use cases in its roadmap for 2024 and 2025, according to Kazakhstan’s National Payment Corporation