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techcrunch.com - Jagmeet Singh - India moves to give its instant payments network a business model
India moves to give its instant payments network a business model
TechCrunch

India is taking steps to reshape the business model behind its Unified Payments Interface (UPI), a widely used payments network built by the government, via new legislation that could pave the way for merchants to pay charges on some UPI…

yahoo.com - Reuters - India paves way for return of merchant fees on digital payments
India paves way for return of merchant fees on digital payments
Yahoo!

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Aug 4 (Reuters) - India has moved a step closer to reintroducing merchant fees on transactions made through its popular Unified Payments Interface (UPI) after proposed changes to the ‌country's payments laws were introduced…

afr.com - Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Angira Bharadwaj - Salter Brothers cash in on payment platform sale to Commonwealth Bank
Salter Brothers cash in on payment platform sale to Commonwealth Bank
Australian Financial Review

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.

afr.com - Paul Smith - Inside Microsoft's failed plan to dodge media payment laws
Inside Microsoft's failed plan to dodge media payment laws
Australian Financial Review

Less than three months ago, in the midst of the tumult caused by war in the Middle East and not long before a government-defining federal budget, Anthony Albanese found the time to meet with Microsoft. It wasn't a senior vice president or some…

socialmediatoday.com - Andrew Hutchinson - Meta Ads introduces stablecoin payment options
Meta Ads introduces stablecoin payment options
Social Media Today

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Did you know that you can use a stablecoin to pay for Meta ads ? You can, with Meta supporting any stablecoin wallet that supports USDC, including popular cryptocurrency options…

cointelegraph.com - Helen Partz - Cloudflare Introduces AI Wallets for Stablecoin Payments
Cloudflare Introduces AI Wallets for Stablecoin Payments
Cointelegraph

Latest News PublishedAug 5, 2026 Cloudflare introduced programmable Wallets for AI agents and said payment features using stablecoins will launch in a future update. Cloudflare introduced Cloudflare Wallets on Tuesday, a programmable wallet for…

ndtv.com - Team Advertorial - HelloBPCL: Your One-Stop App For LPG Booking, Fuel Payments And Business Solutions
HelloBPCL: Your One-Stop App For LPG Booking, Fuel Payments And Business Solutions
NDTV

HelloBPCL has been developed by Bharat Petroleum with this changing lifestyle in mind. Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed HelloBPCL is BPCL's digital platform for seamless energy service delivery and management The app supports LPG booking…

sify.com - Malavika Madgula - Blockchain In Cross-Border Payments: Reshaping The Global Payment System
Blockchain In Cross-Border Payments: Reshaping The Global Payment System
Sify

Imagine sending USD 100,000 to a supplier on the other side of the globe on a Friday evening and having it actually arrive to their account within minutes. This isn't a pipedream anymore; it's happening right now – and it's completely…

cointelegraph.com - Ezra Reguerra - Bybit Secures Austrian E-Money License for EU Payments
Bybit Secures Austrian E-Money License for EU Payments
Cointelegraph

Latest News PublishedAug 5, 2026 Bybit's Austrian payments subsidiary gained regulatory approval to develop card, merchant, open-banking and person-to-person payment services. Bybit's European payments subsidiary has secured an electronic money…

express.co.uk - Claire Schofield - HMRC urges households to 'sign up' for free £2,000 payments
HMRC urges households to 'sign up' for free £2,000 payments
Daily Express

Tax-Free Childcare can provide up to £2,000 per year per child HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging households across the UK to “sign up” for £2,000 worth of payments per year. The money comes from the Government's…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - 55% of Banks Are Building a Stronger Database for Payments
55% of Banks Are Building a Stronger Database for Payments
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

That shift anchors “ Where Payment Decisions Happen: How Issuer Data Is Powering the Next Era of Commerce,” a May 2026 report from PYMNTS Intelligence and FIS. The report finds issuer processing platforms are expanding…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - Payment Choice Now Defines The New American Shopper
Payment Choice Now Defines The New American Shopper
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

“ The 2026 Global Digital Shopping Index: U.S. Playbook ” examines how mobile use, AI adoption and payment choice are reshaping U.S. commerce. The report draws on U.S. findings from a wider study of 5,241 consumers and 1,185 merchants…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - Payment Friction Costs Middle Market Firms Nearly 2% of Annual Revenue
Payment Friction Costs Middle Market Firms Nearly 2% of Annual Revenue
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

But new findings in the June 2026 edition of The 2026 Certainty Project, a PYMNTS Intelligence and Plaid collaboration, reveal that middle market companies experiencing recurring payment friction estimate that delays, payment errors, fraud and the…

newswire.ca - Bybit.eu Expands European Offering as Bybit Payments GmbH Secures Electronic Money Institution Licence
Bybit.eu Expands European Offering as Bybit Payments GmbH Secures Electronic Money Institution Licence
CNW

The licence will support regulated e-money and payment services on the Bybit.eu platform, alongside the crypto-asset services. VIENNA, Aug. 4, 2026 /CNW/ -- Bybit.eu today announced that Bybit Payments GmbH has been granted an Electronic Money…

channelnewsasia.com - Payments firm FIS shares slide after outlook cut
Payments firm FIS shares slide after outlook cut
CNA

Aug 4: Banking and payments processing firm Fidelity National Information Services cut its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Tuesday, amid economic uncertainty, sending its shares down more than 10 per cent in premarket trading. •…

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