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Nationwide customers issued update over £200 bonus payments
Nationwide members may want to spend some time reading over the key rules for a bonus payments scheme from the provider. One-off payments are currently available from several banks, making this an ideal time to review your bank accounts and savings…
Global Payments Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Global Payments Inc. GPN rallied 1.39% to $71.96 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 1.02% to 7,209.01 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…
Hong Kong a key global hub for USDC cross-border payments: Circle CEO
Stablecoin payments into Hong Kong are surging on the cross-border payment network of Circle Internet Group, operator of the world's second largest stablecoin issuer USDC, as the US firm eyes regulatory approval in the Asian crypto hub, its CEO…
Map shows where Americans are falling behind on debt payments
Americans are carrying more debt than they used to and are increasingly falling behind on payments, according to a new analysis of mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and student debt conducted by ConsumerAffairs. The review and consumer news…
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May 2026 DWP payment dates for benefits & pensions plus cost of living support
May is here, meaning some of the bill rises ‘awful April' brought will likely be starting to settle in for UK households. This time of year is always challenging for finances, as bill payers grapple with the higher expenses of the new…
State Pension Triple Lock rules as pressure grows on future payments
More than 13 million people across Great Britain rely on the State Pension Triple Lock to boost their payments each year, but questions are growing about whether it can continue in its current form. The Triple Lock measure guarantees the State…
Nationwide 'check the rules' warning over £100 payments into customer accounts
Nationwide Building Society customers could soon get some bonus cash Nationwide members may want to read over some key rules relating to a bonus payment from the provider. You can potentially get one-off payments from several banks at the moment…
Martin Lewis urges state pensioners to check payments as 'even more now eligible'
Martin Lewis issued some tips on his BBC podcast Martin Lewis has urged state pensioners to check if they could claim some extra DWP payments. The consumer advocate urged older Britons to check their eligibility for a 'fundamentally underclaimed'…
HMRC to issue 'payments will stop' warning to 1.5m parents this month
HM Revenue & Customs is sending letters to 1.5 million parents, reminding them to extend their child benefit if their teenager is continuing in education or training post-GCSEs. The benefit automatically ceases on August 31 following a child's 16th…
5 myths about crypto payments for merchants and e-commerce
Over the past decade, the digital asset economy has matured into a $4 trillion ecosystem, yet it's a major technical headache for most people to buy a coffee using cryptocurrencies, let alone for businesses to pay suppliers. This is largely thanks…
Australia Flags Tokenized Money as Future Payment Rail Issue
Australia's future account-to-account (A2A) payment systems may need to adapt if tokenized forms of money gain broader use, including stablecoins and tokenized liabilities, according to a draft vision for the country's domestic payment rails. The…
New call to scrap State Pension Triple Lock and give earlier access to payments
Millions of people could see major changes to the State Pension under new proposals to scrap the Triple Lock and overhaul how support is paid. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change said the current system is “outdated” and too…
DWP confirms medical conditions that qualify for up to £231 weekly payments
More than 1.4 million individuals throughout the UK depend on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to help manage the financial pressures brought about by long-term health issues and disabilities. Administered by the Department for Work and…
Shinhan Card Partners with Solana for Stablecoin Payments, DeFi Infrastructure
One of South Korea's largest credit card providers, Shinhan Card, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Solana Foundation to test stablecoin payment technology and explore the use of non-custodial wallets through a more advanced follow-on…
OKX Publishes Open-Standard Payment Protocol for Autonomous AI Agents
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has launched an open payments protocol for artificial intelligence agents, joining a growing push by crypto and payments companies to build infrastructure that lets software agents pay for services and transact with less…
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