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Visa Cards For AI Agents: Visa And Inflow Enable Agentic Payments
AI agents can now pay for services, thanks to new technology from Visa and InFlow. AI agents are doing more and more work every day. One helps me research the humanoid robot ecosystem; another manages my daily email and weekly calendar. Until now…
Dividend payment ex-date of AS Merko Ehitus is 12 May 2026
AS Merko Ehitus (trading code MRK1T, ISIN code EE3100098328) will fix the list of shareholders for dividend payment as of the close of the business of the settlement system on 13 May 2026. Proceeding from the above, the ex-date is 12 May 2026. From…
Colombia Buys Dollars in Spot Market as Swap Payment Looms
Colombia's finance ministry is once again buying dollars in the spot market, traders say, as authorities gear up to pay off a controversial Swiss franc swap before the presidential election later this month. The government bought more than $1…
China's move to cut EV payment cycles may push weaker carmakers out: S&P
Beijing's tighter oversight of vicious price competition in the automotive sector is expected to increase borrowing pressure on mainland carmakers and accelerate the exit of weaker, debt-laden players amid softening consumer demand, according to…
The invisible engine powering SA's informal payment revolution
Rory Bosman, executive for sales and marketing at Ecentric Payment Systems. The South African informal economy is surrounded by estimates. The economy itself is estimated to be worth around R900 billion, with spaza shops sitting at the heart of…
Bhooth Bangala: Ektaa Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms Denies All Allegations In ₹48 Lakh Non-payment Controversy
Akshay Kumar's Bhooth Bangla sparked a controversy after a vendor on the movie alleged non-payment of dues. Days later, Ektaa Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms Limited issued a strong statement denying all allegations. In the statement, the production…
Shift4 Payments: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (AP) — CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (AP) — Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $15 million. The Center Valley, Pennsylvania-based company said it had net loss of 1 cent per share.
The average American car payment is now $680 a month - and millions can't keep up
Some types of debt seem inescapable. Tens of millions of American are saddled with mortgages, student loans, credit card debt or a combination of the three. But there's another place where Americans also carry huge outstanding liabilities: in their…
Watch: Digital asset payment framework approved by Cabinet, says Burt
2213c002-6619-4f70-a1d7-51b185224907 Created: May 07, 2026 06:28 PM (Updated: May 07, 2026 06:31 PM) David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance at Consensus 2026 (Photograph supplied) Cabinet has approved a framework to allow the Government of…
New and Basic weekly State Pension payment rates in 2026
Millions of pensioners across the country will see an increase in their State Pension this month after the annual uprating was applied to payments last month. The 2026 payment rates for the New and Basic State Pension will be in place until April…
'Deed theft' daughter accused of kidnapping dad, bilking social security payments
A Brooklyn woman who claims to be a victim of deed theft allegedly kidnapped her missing dad — and is collecting his social security checks — according to his Georgia conservator who made the shocking claim in court Thursday. Carmella…
Labour minister admits winter fuel payments is still 'biggest issue' among voters
Sir Chris Bryant said the winter fuel row is still the 'biggest thing on the doorstep' The winter fuel payments row is still the 'biggest thing on the doorstep', a Labour minister has admitted. Sir Keir Starmer faced fury for scrapping the…
Universal Credit health payment cut for new claimants under DWP rule change
New welfare rules are now in force which reduces the amount of money some Universal Credit claimants receive if they are assessed as unable to work due to illness or disability. People making a new claim for the health element of Universal Credit…
People applying for PIP could get faster payment decision under new DWP plans
People applying for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) could get a decision weeks sooner under a new online claims system being rolled out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). New research published by the Department shows people using…
Kraken to buy stablecoin payments firm Reap in $600 million deal: Bloomberg
May 7, 2026, 12:52 p.m. 2 min read Kraken parent company Payward agreed to acquire stablecoin-focused payments firm Reap Technologies in a $600 million cash-and-stock deal, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjunt Sethi.
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