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India moves to give its instant payments network a business model
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…
India paves way for return of merchant fees on digital payments
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…
$3,000 payments offered to tenants with vehicles trapped in unsafe Glen Burnie building garage
A $3,000 payment will be provided to help cover transportation expenses for people whose vehicles have been trapped for weeks in the parking garage beneath the Empire Towers building in Glen Burnie, Maryland, which was evacuated and deemed unsafe…
HMRC urges households to 'sign up' for free £2,000 payments
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…
SA medical practices can now reduce card transaction costs with first-to-market payment solution
Healthcare 0% transaction fees. As South African medical practices continue to navigate rising operating costs, Altron FinTech has introduced a new way to manage payment expenses. The company today announced the launch of a first-to-market payment…
Your Mortgage Payment Will Jump a Year After You Buy
You took a 30-year fixed mortgage specifically so the payment would never change. Then a letter arrives around month thirteen and the payment is $180 higher. Nothing broke, and no one misled you — your rate is fixed, but only about…
Bybit.eu Expands European Offering as Bybit Payments GmbH Secures Electronic Money Institution Licence
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…
Payments firm FIS shares slide after outlook cut
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. •…
Bybit Payments Wins Austria EMI License Expands EU Regulatory Framework
Bybit has expanded its regulated presence in Europe after Bybit Payments GmbH received an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA). The approval allows the company to provide regulated electronic…
UPI Charges Possible In Future? Centre Tables Bill To Allow MDR On Select Digital Payment Modes | Dynamite News
Post Published By: Ayushi Bisht Updated: 4 August 2026, 3:05 PM IST New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday introduced a Bill in Parliament seeking amendments to the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, which could allow the government to impose…
FIS Deepens Its Banking Push With Payments and Issuing
Although the company's Banking Solutions business continued to outperform expectations, investors pushed the stock lower in early trading on Tuesday, down 7%, after management reduced its full-year outlook for Capital Markets, citing…
Italy's Central Bank Finds Stablecoins Still Can't Beat Traditional Payments
But new experiments by Banca d'Italia, the Italian central bank, and Project Agorá, a public-private collaboration, show that the economics of a stablecoin cross-border payment are considerably less straightforward. The Italian central bank…
Agentic Payments Turn Proof Into Competitive Advantage
The inflection in agentic AI won't be defined by what agents can do, since that capability is arriving regardless. It will be defined by which banks can prove what their agents did. The next phase of agentic AI in payments will be shaped by a…
Electronic mode of payment outside negative list likely to attract MDR
Any electronic mode of payment outside the negative list, notified by the Finance Ministry, will attract Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) and one of them could be unified payment interface (UPI), sources have said. The list will be notified once the…
Earnings Show Banks Chasing Mid-Market With Payments Platforms
But those same banks, as highlighted by this quarter's most recent earnings reports, are now realizing the possibilities available to monetize the intelligence, controls and workflows surrounding the movement of money. J.P. Morgan Payments produced…
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