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How payment data is reshaping retail customer engagement
Retailers have never had more ways to reach consumers. Yet, as Mastercard's Johann Suchon, SVP, consumer acquisition and engagement, Apac, explains, that abundance has created a new challenge: Deciding where to focus investment to generate…
DWP says Brits may be eligible for £150 payment this winter
DWP says Brits may be eligible for £150 payment this winter The Warm Home Discount that offers Brits a one-off £150 payment is set to reopen this year. The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that the scheme will reopen in…
Andy Burnham new £200 cost-of-living payments
A new cost-of-living support fund will be open under Andy Burnham, with households able to apply for payments. Burnham steps into Number 10 on Monday to become the next Prime Minister. A new Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF) was recently launched…
Andy Burnham £760 cash payments for Universal Credit claimants over age 25
Andy Burnham's government is set to plough ahead with changes to Universal Credit - after Sir Keir Starmer's government made a law change to narrow the gap between payments for people on health-related benefits and those actively seeking work.
Andy Burnham £1,900 payment increase for state pensioners born before 1960
Andy Burnham has greenlit a £1,900 payment hike for state pensioners born before 1960. Mr Burnham, the incoming Labour Party Prime Minister on Monday, has confirmed he'll keep the Triple Lock pledge. Over 12 million pensioners across the…
Nigel Farage backer opened payments account before 'mystery donation
The Sunday Times reports that Cottrell, known as “Posh George”, became a client of Oneify in late May 2024. The Australian firm moves crypto and traditional currency across borders. Within a fortnight of Cottrell becoming a client of…
This farmer wanted to quit the cocaine industry - he couldn't
Catherine Ellis Business reporter, Meta, Colombia When Perea stopped growing coca - the raw material used to make cocaine - he vowed never to plant it again. He uprooted the green bushes on his small farm in a remote corner of the province of Meta…
This farmer wanted to quit the cocaine industry - he couldn't
When Perea stopped growing coca - the raw material used to make cocaine - he vowed never to plant it again. He uprooted the green bushes on his small farm in a remote corner of the province of Meta in Colombia, reachable only by river, and replaced…
Zcash Zakura Targets 50,000 TPS for Private Payments
Zcash has a new full node on the block. It's called Zakura, and its team just planted a bold flag: private payments should scale like card networks, on the order of tens of thousands of transactions per second. Big promise, gritty engineering. If…
Brazil Stablecoins Enter the U.S. Dispute Over Pix Payments
Picture a São Paulo merchant taking a Pix payment at lunch, then wiring dollars to a U.S. supplier by dinner. That neat flow just ran into geopolitical headwinds. A trade dispute in Washington named digital payments, pointed at Pix, and now…
The Latest: Andy Burnham becomes seventh British prime minister in a decade
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Dodge & Cox Stock Fund Q2 2026 Commentary
U.S. equities reached new all-time highs during the second quarter of 2026, fueled by a technology-led rally. The major indices grew more concentrated in the growth-oriented Information Technology sector, which accounted for over 60% of the returns…
Stablecoin On-Chain Volume Reaching 7 Trillion, Surpassing ACH Network
cross border commerce using stablecoin Stablecoin monthly on-chain volume reached $7.2 trillion in February 2026, overtaking the US ACH network's $6.8 trillion for the first time. This crossover indicates a structural shift in how capital moves…
Russian President Putin meets with North Korean foreign minister in latest high-level diplomacy
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Electronic Transactions Association CEO Expecting More Partnerships with Bitcoin Startups
Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) CEO, Jason Oxman, indicated that members of his organization might start recognizing Bitcoin's disruptive potential, suggesting that this might lead to more partnerships between traditional electronic…
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