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Emerging Markets As A Frontier For Global Payments Technology
Afenifere Hammed Adewumi is the Co-Founder & CEO of Spark Tech Hub Ltd, the parent company of Oneremit. Global payments innovation has largely focused on markets where financial infrastructure is already well developed. In North America and Western…
Nationwide issues payments warning to millions of Christmas shoppers
Following another massive Black Friday sales period, Nationwide has issued a warning to its members, urging them to remain “vigilant” in the run up to Christmas. Customers made 31.2 million transactions over the Black Friday weekend…
Malaysian Royal Launches Ringgit-Backed Stablecoin for Payments
The eldest son of Malaysia's billionaire king is launching a ringgit-backed stablecoin in the latest example of crypto tokens designed for payments expanding across the Asia-Pacific region. Bullish Aim Sdn., chaired and owned by Ismail Ibrahim, the…
December 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
As the end of 2025 draws nearer, higher bills combined with lower temperatures mean many will be facing increased costs in the approach to Christmas. For millions across the country, managing the cost of living remains a daily struggle as prices…
G-III Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates and Institutes Dividend Payment
G-III Apparel Group's rebound strategy is paying dividends — or at least it's about to. While the company continues to work through the transition of the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger licenses back to PVH Corp. — and feels the pain…
US Treasury offers cautious optimism as ransomware payments decline
FinCEN reports ransomware activity dropped in 2024 after ALPHV and LockBit takedowns 2023 was peak year with $1.1B in payments; 2024 saw 1,476 incidents and $734M paid Collapsed gangs (ALPHV, LockBit, Black Basta) earned $790M; Akira remains most…
BMW Taps JPMorgan for First Onchain Programmable FX Payment
German carmaker BMW Group has become the first corporation to execute a fully pre-programmed FX transaction using mega-bank JPMorgan's Kinexys Digital Payments network, the companies said on Tuesday. BMW's German and U.S. treasury teams pre-defined…
Double Social Security payments are coming as December 31 calendar twist hits
A SURPRISE double payment is in store for some Social Security recipients this month, thanks to a calendar quirk. Around 74 million Americans rely on money from the federal agency to afford living necessities every month in 2025. Your info will be…
Kyrgyzstan launches USDKG, a $50 million gold-backed stablecoin to modernize digital payments
Kyrgyzstan has officially entered the global digital asset landscape with the launch of USDKG, a gold-backed stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar and issued with an initial circulation of $50 million. Government officials framed the initiative…
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Setu Brings Agentic Bill Payments to India via ChatGPT and Claude
Setu by Pine Labs has introduced India's first agentic bill payments experience, taking a significant step forward in simplifying monthly financial tasks that remain largely manual for most Indians. While paying a bill takes just minutes…
Singapore's MetaComp Raises US$22 Million Pre-A to Scale a Web2.5 Fiat/Stablecoin Hybrid Payment Network for Cross-Border Payments
SINGAPORE, Dec. 8, 2025 /CNW/ -- MetaComp Pte. Ltd. ('MetaComp'), Singapore's leading licensed stablecoin cross-border payments and treasury management service provider, today announced it has raised US$22 million in its Pre-A funding round. This…
Americans told to watch bank accounts as $1.5k 'landlord payments' to go out
AMERICANS are being directed to keep their eyes on their bank accounts as landlord payments averaging up to $1,500 are slated for release. The payments under the Section 8 rental assistance program are set to go out after a delay caused by the…
India's UPI World's Largest Real-Time Payment System: IMF Report
MUMBAI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has recognised India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) as the world's largest retail fast-payment system by transaction volume, the Parliament was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Finance…
Centuries-old payment method could disappear weeks after pennies are retired
A CENTURIES-OLD payment method could cease to exist in American banks weeks after pennies were retired and Social Security payments made the same switch. A notice from the Federal Reserve this week suggested that bank checking services could soon…
Crypto Wallet Firm Exodus (EXOD) Bets on Stablecoins for Real-World Payments With 2026 App
Exodus (EXOD), a long-time provider of self-custodial crypto wallets, is expanding into digital payments with a new product called Exodus Pay. Launching in early 2026, the service is designed to let users hold, spend and send stablecoins from one…
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