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forbes.com - athenahealth Contributor - Why Medicare's Payment System Wasn't Built For Independent Practices
Why Medicare's Payment System Wasn't Built For Independent Practices
Forbes

Written by Joe Ganley, Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs, athenahealth This spring, a cardiologist told a House subcommittee something that should have stopped the room. If a hospital acquired his independent practice, two routine…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Global Payments Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Global Payments Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
MarketWatch

Shares of Global Payments Inc. GPN rallied 2.90% to $80.49 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.51% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling…

coindesk.com - Jamie Crawley - Why Stripe's $53 billion PayPal bid is a high-stakes play to own the future of digital payments
Why Stripe's $53 billion PayPal bid is a high-stakes play to own the future of digital payments
CoinDesk

A potential $53 billion acquisition of PayPal (PYPL) by payments rival Stripe has reignited debate over what holds the keys to the next generation of digital payments. While both companies are giants in the fintech and payments industries, the…

fool.com - Brendan Coffey - Flywire vs. Mastercard: Which Financial Payments Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
Flywire vs. Mastercard: Which Financial Payments Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
The Motley Fool

The global movement of money is shifting from paper to digital systems at a rapid pace. Should you bet on Flywire Corp (FLYW 0.05%) or the established giant Mastercard (MA +1.61%) in 2026? Flywire carves out a niche by streamlining complex…

globalnews.ca - Jack Farrell - Close to 800,000 have applied for $100 rebate, payments coming: Alberta's Smith
Close to 800,000 have applied for $100 rebate, payments coming: Alberta's Smith
Global News

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says close to 800,000 people have applied for her government's $100 energy rebate. Smith says she expects the first batch of payments to start landing in Albertans' bank accounts in the next few days. She also says…

u.today - Alex Dovbnya - Ripple Rival Stellar Adds Payments Giant MoneyGram as Validator
Ripple Rival Stellar Adds Payments Giant MoneyGram as Validator
U.Today

Payments giant MoneyGram has announced that it has joined the Stellar network as a Tier 1 validator. The news comes five years after the Dallas, Texas-headquartered company first partnered with the organization. Apart from MoneyGram, borrowing…

glassalmanac.com - Michael Reed - Euro Digital Rollout: 36 Payment Services Selected for Major Test Next Year!
Euro Digital Rollout: 36 Payment Services Selected for Major Test Next Year!
Glass Almanac

The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently unveiled a list of 36 entities that will be involved in the pilot project for the digital euro, signaling a significant move towards potentially launching the digital currency by 2029. Prominent…

thehindu.com - The Hindu Bureau - Farmers stage protest seeking payment for green gram
Farmers stage protest seeking payment for green gram
The Hindu

The day-and-night indefinite agitation by farmers seeking the release of proceeds for green gram purchased under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme, pending for six-seven months, entered the third day in Hubballi on Thursday. The farmers have…

iol.co.za - Hope Ntanzi - Mpumalanga official dismissed after SIU probe into alleged R28,000 COVID payment
Mpumalanga official dismissed after SIU probe into alleged R28,000 COVID payment
IOL

Mpumalanga Department of Public Works official Jacob Bandile Ngcobo faces corruption charges after the SIU uncovered alleged conflicts of interest linked to pandemic procurement contracts and payments. A Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads…

cointelegraph.com - BitPay Secures Dutch licensing under MiCA, Plans to Expand Stablecoin Payments
BitPay Secures Dutch licensing under MiCA, Plans to Expand Stablecoin Payments
Cointelegraph

Latest News PublishedJul 16, 2026 The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets approved BitPay's application as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets requirements. Crypto payments company BitPay announced that it had…

examinerlive.co.uk - Danielle Andrews (Local Democracy Reporter) - Reform UK council scraps £100 pensioner payment despite Farage's fury at Labour
Reform UK council scraps £100 pensioner payment despite Farage's fury at Labour
Yorkshire Live

A Reform UK -led council has scrapped its £100 cost of living payment for thousands of pensioners — despite the party's national row over Labour's winter fuel cuts. The authority had on Wednesday (July 14) given approval to axe its…

nbcnewyork.com - Melissa Russo - NYC cash crunch addressed by Wall St. windfall, delayed payments to retiree health care fund
NYC cash crunch addressed by Wall St. windfall, delayed payments to retiree health care fund
NBC New York

The Mamdani administration was able to dig itself out of a major cash flow crisis thanks to an unanticipated billion-dollar windfall from Wall Street last month — and by delaying payments to a health care trust fund for retired city workers…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - U.S. Bancorp Rides Payments Boom to Record Revenue
U.S. Bancorp Rides Payments Boom to Record Revenue
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

Card issuing and corporate payments outpaced merchant processing during the quarter. U.S. Bancorp is using digital distribution and payments products to deepen customer relationships beyond its branch network. Credit quality improved again as…

skift.com - Peden Doma Bhutia - Air India Rebuilds Its App With In-House Booking, Payments, and AI
Air India Rebuilds Its App With In-House Booking, Payments, and AI
Skift

Air India is prioritizing ownership of its digital infrastructure—an in-house booking engine and proprietary payment platform—to gain speed and control, enabling rapid adoption of fast-moving India-specific payment options like UPI…

thecentersquare.com - Ford Turner - State leaders delay $1.3B in payments to help create balanced budget illusion
State leaders delay $1.3B in payments to help create balanced budget illusion
The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The 'balance' in Pennsylvania's new state budget for 2026-27 is a bipartisan illusion created by moving numbers around on spreadsheets and ignoring potentially serious ramifications in the future, according to a lawmakers who…

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