All articles by Douglas Blakey
Douglas Blakey
GFT: Guiding US banks’ stablecoin ambitions while maintaining compliance
GFT’s Christopher Ortiz tells EPI that banks need to get ahead of the GENIUS ACT and decide how they will integrate stablecoin payments within the context of systems built to support fiat currency
The great payments shake-up: Why consolidation Is reshaping everything
Strategic consolidation offers a way to cut costs, unlock new revenue streams, and respond to merchants’ demand for simplified, seamless solutions, explains Roger Alexander
Friendly fraud: The broken system fuelling a silent crisis for merchants
Why card chargebacks represent a quiet payments loophole with growing cost, reputational risk and zero regulatory scrutiny. Johannes Kolbeinsson explains that the real problem isn’t fraud but is actually abuse after authentication
Bringing consumer trust to open banking is crucial to unlocking growth
Open banking must go mainstream to unlock economic growth and as Nicole Green explains, urgent reforms would make it more useful and trustworthy for consumers and merchants and unlock a new era of fintech innovation
Is accounts payable fraud worsening?
How can CFOs protect themselves? Tom Santacroce explains why CFOs need to invest in future-proof strategies to safeguard not just their firms’ balance sheets but also their reputations and resilience
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From patchwork to platform: How payment orchestration is becoming core infrastructure
Tom Voaden explains why payment orchestration is no longer optional but instead is becoming shared infrastructure that benefits both merchants and providers
It’s time for Big Tech to stand up to fraudsters
With fraud now the most common crime in the UK and fake finfluencers on the rise, Silvija Krupena urges social media platforms to take urgent action against financial scams
The fraud epidemic demands a smarter response
Jason Blackhurst explains why education, technology and collaboration are the best defences against fraud
How European SaaS platforms can unlock €3bn in hardware revenue
Point of sales terminals offer high margin, low risk, real growth and as Tom Hay argues, need to be viewed as a potential strategic revenue stream
Modernising acquiring: What banks must consider in a changing payments landscape
Robert Kraal explains why banks must determine if they view acquiring as a necessary service to support broader relationships, or as a core business in which they want to lead