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afaqs! Pause - Argho Bhattacharya, Head of Marketing, PayU Payments
The people I work with and the purpose we get to drive together. Marketing isn't a solo game; it's a team sport. So going out there every day and delivering what the consumer needs, what the organisation expects, and what the market demands is par…
Scots councils dish out 'golden goodbye' payments amounting to £63m
Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport Scotland's councils have handed out £63million in six-figure ‘golden goodbye' payments to high earning staff since 2022, new figures have revealed. The annual…
January 2026 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
Rising bills and falling temperatures have led to higher costs for people across the country as the year comes to a close. For millions of Britons, balancing the cost of living is an ongoing challenge, with household incomes unable to keep pace…
State Childcare Payments Restricted, Deadly Swiss Fire, More
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Millions on Universal Credit urged to make check to avoid missing out on payment
MILLIONS of people on Universal Credit need to do a key check to avoid missing out on an extra benefit payment. The Christmas bonus is a one-off £10 payment that normally lands in bank accounts during the first full week of December. Your…
Saks Group reportedly preparing to file bankruptcy after missing debt payment
John Greim | Lightrocket | Getty Images Saks Global is preparing to file for bankruptcy in the coming weeks after missing a debt payment tied to its Neiman Marcus acquisition, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar…
IRS retirees left without income as retirement payments remain delayed
WASHINGTON — Karen Atchison and Tracy Hinnant are more than longtime friends — they are also former colleagues who spent decades working at the Internal Revenue Service. Atchison dedicated 41 years to the IRS. Hinnant spent 37…
HHS audit for 2012 found $16M in 'improper' child care payments to Minnesota - and millions more has been sent to state since
WASHINGTON — The Minnesota day care scandal has been years in the making. An audit released nearly a decade before the Trump administration targeted the Land of 10,000 Lakes revealed that nearly one-fifth of all taxpayer money meant for…
Prominent Jewish civil rights group demands Amazon block payments tied to UN official's anti-Israel book
A prominent Jewish civil rights group has warned Amazon that selling a forthcoming book by a US-sanctioned United Nations official could violate federal sanctions law, and has urged the company to halt related transactions. Mark Goldfeder, head of…
Cancer Horoscope Today, 02 January 2026: Make a list of pending payments, take a printout if needed, and begin polite follow-ups
Cancer Horoscope Prediction Today, 02 January 2026: Your approachable and dependable nature often makes you the go-to person for support, and people trust your judgment easily. Today, however, you may feel the need to step back from solving others'…
DWP benefits 2026 Universal Credit updates and Winter Fuel Payment repayments
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has unveiled significant alterations to benefits and the State Pension set to occur in the New Year. Millions of benefit recipients could witness a change in their payments in 2026 as the Government gears…
From Starship V3 To IPO: What Elon Musk's SpaceX Is Targeting In 2026 - Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)
Billionaire Elon Musk -led commercial space flight giant SpaceX, with the successful launch tests of the Starship rocket, as well as the company's headquarters in Texas, Starbase, being officially incorporated into a city, has had an interesting…
Mini-revival of London stock market listings is relief to Rachel Reeves | Nils Pratley
It wasn't quite a downpour after the drought, but the weather changed for stock market listings in London during the course of 2025. The first half of the year was properly parched as President Trump's tariff agenda upset everything: fundraisings…
10 executives shared their 2026 AI predictions with us
John Stecher oversees Blackstone's technology and various parts of the investment business. He shared three major AI predictions with Business Insider for the new year. His first is that there will be an 'acceleration' of enterprise AI adoption. He…
Armstrong Unveils Top 3 Priorities for Coinbase's Future
Coinbase is no longer content with being the premier gateway for digital assets in the U.S. In his most recent social media post, CEO Brian Armstrong has outlined an ambitious roadmap for 2026 that aims to redefine it as the world's 'number one…
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