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Record-breaking SWPL figures revealed as club payments soar
The Scottish Women's Premier League has announced record revenue and club finance distributions for the 2025/26 season. The SWPL's fourth annual accounts revealed total payments to clubs reached £812,000 – an increase of 48 per cent…
Refunds issued to Brits with pensions - £3,470 payments dished out by HMRC
People who withdrew from pension pots could be owed money by HMRC An average of £3,470 has been paid out by HMRC to tens of thousands of taxpayers, new figures show. It comes after HMRC overcharged people for their pension withdrawals, with…
Payment to be introduced for Moeraki Boulders access
Visitors accessing the Moeraki Boulders/Kaihīnaki from the cafe at the popular site will soon pay $5 to do so — which owners Te Rūnanga o Moeraki say will help support hundreds of thousands worth of investment in visitor…
XRP Payments on X in Focus as Cross River Bank Partners With Ripple
XRP payments on X are drawing attention after Cross River Bank, the banking infrastructure provider for X Money, partnered with Ripple to integrate its US dollar-backed stablecoin RLUSD into its core banking platform, with support for transactions…
DWP Winter Fuel Payment phone claims open Monday - pensioners urged to check eligibility
The DWP will open telephone claims for Winter Fuel Payments on Monday, October 19. Pensioners who need to claim this year's Winter Fuel Payment will be able to do so over the phone from Monday, October 19. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)…
Coinbase Expands Marqeta Partnership to Bring Stablecoin-Backed Payment Cards to Businesses
Coinbase has expanded its partnership with Nasdaq-listed Marqeta to introduce stablecoin-backed payment cards for businesses, allowing customers to spend digital assets through existing card networks while supporting round-the-clock funding…
Agentic Payments Are About to Break the Meaning of an Authorized Transaction
Agentic commerce has a payments problem hiding in plain sight. The financial system does not yet have a universal way to authenticate a machine's authority to make a decision. And time is running out. Artificial intelligence agents can already…
Matkahuolto selects Aurionpro for cEMV payments
The Paypers is a global hub for market insights, real-time news, expert interviews, and in-depth analyses and resources across payments, fintech, and the digital economy. We deliver reports, webinars, and commentary on key topics, including…
Stablecoin payments: the numbers
“Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.” – Douglas Adams Hello everyone, and happy Friday! I hope you have good things…
AI Shopping Agents Force Retailers to Rethink Customer Access and Payment Controls
Retailers are responding differently. Amazon is blocking prominent outside agents, Target is permitting approved providers, and Walmart is partnering with AI companies to attract customers. Their approaches reflect a broader commercial challenge…
How payment data connects Dogecoin transactions to business records
From transaction hashes to invoice IDs, payment systems need a way to connect blockchain activity with the commercial records Maryland businesses use every day Dogecoin began with deliberately humorous branding rooted in internet meme culture, and…
DWP Christmas bonus - pensioners and benefit claimants will get extra bank payment
The annual £10 Christmas bonus from the DWP is distributed to eligible benefit claimants each year. Introduced in 1972, this one-off payment offers a small financial boost to those receiving certain benefits, including state pensions, usually…
DWP told to consider giving one-off payments to PIP claimants
The Department for Work and Pensions [DWP] has been told to consider giving out one-off Personal Independence Payments [PIP] rather than monthly instalments to some claimants. The Resolution Foundation said one-off rather than ongoing payments…
Rupeeflo bets on GIFT City, targets 30% revenue share as Bengaluru-based fintech eyes payments play
Rupeeflo, a Bengaluru-based fintech start-up building cross-border financial infrastructure for Indian financial institutions, wants GIFT City to contribute up to 30 per cent of its revenue over the next year, as it prepares to move beyond investor…
DWP breaks silence over calls to 'end' cash payments for PIP claimants with ADHD
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued an update over calls for Personal Independence Payment, or PIP, cash support to end. The DWP has responded to questions from rival parties in the Commons this week. Grilling the Labour Party…
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