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Millions would get 'direct payments' under senator's new proposal
Millions of Americans could eventually receive direct payments under a new proposal to create a federally managed “AI sovereign wealth fund,” Senator Bernie Sanders said on Monday. In a new video posted to social media platform X, the…
Benji Pays Launches Elavon Payment Gateway (EPG) Integration, Expanding Enterprise Payment Capabilities
Continued investment in the Elavon partnership includes the addition of payments industry veteran Steve McCrea VANCOUVER, BC, June 2, 2026 /CNW/ - Benji Pays today announced the launch of their integration into the new Elavon Payment Gateway (EPG)…
WORLDLINE : Worldline and ING complete a live end-to-end European agentic payment in production - Press release
Worldline and ING complete a live end-to-end European agentic payment in production Demonstrating with Mastercard that secure and compliant agentic payment is a deployable reality today Paris-La Défense & Amsterdam - 2 June 2026 – At…
Rising cost of NI Farm Sustainability Payment entitlements criticised
Farmers in Northern Ireland are expressing deep anger at increases in the cost of Farm Sustainability Payment (FSP) entitlements over recent months. And they are attributing steps taken directly by Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural…
Brits urged to check DWP for missing £75 per week payment
State pensioners could be missing out on extra payments Brits have been urged to check if they are eligible for a £75 weekly boost that they might be missing out on. Experts have warned that some Britons could be missing out on a payment from…
Older state pensioners given £646.88 extra cash after AP payments boost
Older pensioners will get up to £646.88 extra from AP payments Older state pensioners are being handed up to nearly £647 per year from this April on top of their standard weekly state pension payments, the DWP has confirmed. That's…
DWP start date for tax on State Pension payments
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that pensioners whose sole income is the Basic and full New State Pension 'without any increments, will not pay any income tax this tax year or next”. Pensions Minister Torsten Bell…
DWP confirms key June date deadline for £300 Winter Fuel Payment eligibility
Parliamentary Secretary for the Treasury Torsten Bell gave an answer about winter fuel payment key d A crucial deadline has been established to determine whether people will receive a payment of up to £300 this year from the Department for…
KSI revealed payment structure that has kept Sidemen going for 13 years
KSI has decided to hang up his Sidemen boots after over a decade of posting videos with his best mates. The boxer /singer/entrepreneur - he's really done it all - announced on Sunday (31 May) that he is leaving the YouTube collective after 13…
Movement Gains Access to US, Canada, EU Payment Rails Amid Stablecoin Push
Movement, the Move-based blockchain network that has expanded into stablecoin payments and financial infrastructure, said it has gained access to licensed payment rails across the US, Canada and the EU, a move aimed at strengthening its…
XRP Ledger Payments Volume Surges 10x, Spiking Above 1.5 Billion
The volume of payments on XRP Ledger has increased by almost ten times in a single day, marking one of the biggest on-chain spikes of the year. Payment volume surged to roughly 1.51 billion XRP on June 1, according to XRPL data, a sharp rise from…
MoneyGram launches stablecoin on Stellar, joining rush toward digital dollar payments
Jun 2, 2026, 9:00 a.m. 2 min read MoneyGram announced Tuesday it had launched its own U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin on the Stellar (XLM) blockchain, joining a growing wave of global payments companies and banks building products around digital…
DWP state pensioners 'waiting until October' for payments after June rule change
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that state pensioners will face longer waits for payments following a rule change in June. The DWP is implementing changes to the state pension age for retirees through a phased introduction. A DWP…
New call to replace DWP cash benefit payments with vouchers
More than 1,500 people have signed an online petition urging the UK Government to “ensure that welfare money is being spent on essentials to help those in need” by scrapping cash payments for benefit claimants and providing an…
Ethereum (ETH) news: Movement pivots to stablecoin payments as the layer-2 boom loses momentum
Jun 2, 2026, 1:00 p.m. 2 min read Movement, a project originally designed to link blockchains built using the Move programming language with Ethereum, is pivoting toward cross-border payments, remittances and dollar savings products, reflecting a…
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