All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
Looking to stop payment fraud? Modernise your approach to bank validation
Shai Gabay explains why traditional bank account validation is inadequate and is placing businesses at risk of fraud
Banks are making their return to merchant acquiring
John Power discusses the opportunities and challenges facing banks re-entering the space the lucrative merchant acquiring space
The evolution of cross-border payments
Guillaume Tournand explores how cross-border transactions will revolutionise digital commerce and the potential impact on the global e-commerce sector
FinTech Scotland Festival highlights data innovations revolutionising financial services
The 7th Annual FinTech Scotland Festival runs from 25 September to 4 October. Meantime, FinTech Scotland’s Financial Regulation Innovation Lab has revealed the 24 companies selected for its second innovation call
Why financial institutions need to address the data pandemic for closed book services
With the Consumer Duty principle for closed book products about to come into effect, financial Institutions must re-connect with their lost customers, explains Andy Davies
Beyond mobile wallets, palm recognition will be the next big thing in the evolution of digital payments
Palm recognition is set to become the industry standard for biometric payments, writes Arnie Cho
Rethinking the B2B cross-border payment experience for a booming travel sector
The desire to travel has never been stronger, consumers are looking for unique experiences and businesses operate more border-less models, writes Betsy Samuel
Where’s my wallet? Digital wallet use around the world
Drawing on proprietary data from Worldpay’s Global Payments Report 2024, Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly analyses how different regulations impact digital wallets across the globe to see what may be in store for the UK’s payments landscape
NOW Money partners with Mastercard
Collaboration aims to empower customers with enhanced financial access
Phos partners with Shift4 to bolster European merchant acquiring
Phos’ customer network to benefit from enhanced global acquiring services and unique go-to-market SoftPOS solutions in Europe