All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
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
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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
Mastercard and EagleLion partner to drive digital payment transformation in Ethiopia
Collaboration will enhance access to innovative cashless payment solutions
Philippines e-commerce payments to surge by nearly 20% in 2024, reveals GlobalData
Philippines’ e-commerce is growing at fast pace supported by a large young population, increasing confidence in online payments, improving logistics, and the availability of secure alternative payment solutions