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Medicare Takes A Smart Step Toward Site-Neutral Payments
“Markets function best when competitors play by the same rules,” says health expert Sally Pipes. “Medicare's payment system should do the same.” One of Medicare's most puzzling rules has nothing to do with the care…
Social Security update: Payment of up to $5,181 coming this week
A fresh round of Social Security payments are due this week for millions of recipients. More than 70 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, including retirement, disability and survivor payments. As the country's biggest social safety…
These three US programs can make the down payment for your home $0
Home prices are near all-time highs. Mortgage rates are more than twice what they were during the pandemic. Buying a home can seem impossible. Income isn't keeping up with home prices, either. Home prices relative to income rose to their highest…
Bolivia Considers Recognizing USDT for Payments Amid Dollar Shortage
Latest News PublishedJul 13, 2026 As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the world's largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and trade. Bolivia is evaluating integrating Tether's USDt…
Bolivia weighs adding Tether's USDT to its national payments system
Bolivia is considering adding Tether's USDT stablecoin to its national payments system, marking another step in the country's shift from banning crypto transactions to allowing regulated digital asset use. Economy Minister José Gabriel…
Sub-$500 New Car Payments Are Becoming Few And Far Between
Good morning! It's Monday, July 13, 2026, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. This is where you'll find the most important stories that are shaping the way Americans…
Around the Hamptons: Easthampton program offers three homebuyers $50,000 in down payment assistance
EASTHAMPTON — Three first-time homebuyers in Easthampton could save $50,000 on their purchase through a new down-payment assistance program that's debuting at a time when the demand for housing is high and homebuying is costly. The funding…
EFICYENT Opens Nepal Payment Corridor Through Strategic Partnership with IME
New corridor enables instant bank account and wallet credit for customers sending money to Nepal from across EFICYENT global network DUBAI, UAE, July 13, 2026 /CNW/ -- EFICYENT, a global cross-border payments and financial infrastructure platform…
Bolivia Is Considering Adding Tether's USDT Stablecoin to National Payments System: Report
Bolivia's economy is stabilizing, and now it is investigating the potential inclusion of Tether's dollar-backed stablecoin USDT as a form of payment in the nation, according to a local news report from La Razón. The report stems from a…
Mastercard's Vocalink rumors and the rise of payment protectionism
Key insight: Mastercard is reportedly mulling a sale of its U.K. Vocalink payments technology subsidiary amid a rise in local objections to foreign ownership of payments rails What's at stake: Vocalink could play a key role in a U.K.
Karnataka issues SOP on hundi management, gives push to digital payments
Amid the furore over alleged embezzlement of hundi (collection box) donations in Sri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya taking centre stage nationally, the Karnataka government has issued a standard operating procedure (SOP), involving a digital push, to handle…
Vocalink's Future Turns on Europe's Faster Payments Shift
Payments would settle in seconds instead of days. Businesses would no longer wait for banks to reopen after weekends or holidays. Cross-border transfers would rely less on correspondent banking relationships that add cost, delay and operational…
Bolivia Eyes Tether USDT Use in National Payment System
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Pension Credit payment rules to know before going on holiday this summer
More than 1.4million older people across Great Britain, including over 125,000 living in Scotland, are currently receiving Pension Credit, a gateway benefit that currently provides an average of £4,300 each year in extra financial support for…
Child Benefit payment delay for some parents at start of next month
Some Scottish parents will face a delay to their Child Benefit payment at the start of next month, while people due a State Pension or other benefit at the end of August could receive their money earlier than usual because of the summer bank…
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