All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
One region, many realities: Navigating Latin America’s payments landscape
Juan Franco explains why growth requires a localised approach
The charging experience is broken — and payments are at the heart of the problem
Conn Byrne explains why reducing friction at the point of payment is key as the EV transition gathers pace
When AI shops for you: Visa and Mastercard bet on agentic payments
Visa and Mastercard are advancing investments in agentic payments, but trust, regulation, and merchant buy-in may slow adoption, writes Bhavya Patel
TikTok expands financial ambitions through Brazil banking push and UK payments play
Harry Swain discusses TikTok’s strategy as it ramps up its financial services sector ambitions
Adapt or fail: The growing cost of legacy payment systems
Rupert Lee-Browne analyses some key challenges businesses face in global payments, warns how best to avoid common errors and sets out practical strategies to stay compliant while keeping payments flowing smoothly
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How real-time money is reshaping banking infrastructure
Real-time money is accelerating the shift to a 24/7 financial system, exposing the limitations of legacy banking infrastructure and forcing institutions to rethink how they manage payments, liquidity, and operations, writes Kanv Pandit
Unified payments scaling push continues in Europe
Almost 1-in-5 of European payments will be conducted via a digital wallet in 2027 with stronger use for lower-value, high frequency transactions but this still leaves significant room for expansion, writes Blandina Szalay
Card Issuing and Processing Solutions – new Celent reports alert
Four new reports from GlobalData’s Celent division profile in-depth 27 card issuing and processing solutions
The checkout is the brand – why biometrics will define retail’s next chapter
While retailers’ investment focuses on the shop floor, the final moment of the customer journey lags behind, explains Jean-Philippe Niedergang. The checkout remains a major source of friction and, increasingly, lost revenue
The infrastructure gap in agentic commerce: payments are ready, disputes are not
Without a consent and permission architecture built into the transaction record, disputes in agentic commerce will become almost impossible to arbitrate fairly — for merchants, consumers, and processors alike, warns Donald Kossmann