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EfTEN United Property Fund distribution payment ex-date
EfTEN Capital AS, as the management company of the EfTEN United Property Fund (stock market ticker EFCUPFFT, ISIN code EE3500001609) will fix the list of investors for distribution on 22.05.2026 at the end of the working day of the registrar of the…
Interoperability: The Hidden Infrastructure Powering Instant Payments
Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban is the Founder & CEO at Paywint. Instant payments offer a level of transaction management and liquidity visibility to businesses by redefining fintech innovation. Faster payments and real-time settlements are now part of…
Largest crackdown on late payments in over 25 years as landmark Bill enters Parliament
Small Business Protections Bill introduced to Parliament to back small businesses with the toughest late payment regime in the G7 Stronger new powers for the Small Business Commissioner to investigate, adjudicate disputes and fine persistent late…
New parents urged to claim Child Benefit for their baby or miss out on payments
Parents across the UK are being urged to claim Child Benefit for their new baby as soon as possible after new figures revealed thousands of families are missing out on payments in their child's first year. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said more…
First Trump, Now Mamdani; politicians stepping into payments
Key insights: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is asking state regulators to reject Western Union's plans to acquire Intermex, claiming it will increase prices for immigrants. What's at stake: Western Union aims to improve its agent network in the…
RTÉ bosses to face media minister over Derek Mooney payments furore
Mr Mooney was reclassified as a producer in 2020, so had not been accounted for in the list of RTÉ's highest-paid presenters. The revision places him eighth on the updated 2024 list, with earnings of just over €197,000, and seventh in…
Clipper glitch snarls BART fare payments during morning commute
A Clipper glitch made it difficult for BART riders to add money to their fare cards at station ticket machines Monday morning, forcing some riders to look for other ways to pay or get through the gates. Bay Area Clipper said customers were…
RTÉ payments debacle: 'Most Irish people are like here we go again', says Tánaiste
“I think there's a lot of hard work and decent people in RTÉ who will feel let down by this latest set of revelations,” he said. “I don't want to push to personalise it to anyone, because I think that serves no purpose…
South Korea's KB Financial Completes Stablecoin Pilot for Offline Payments
KB Financial Group, the parent company of South Korea's largest bank, KB Kookmin, completed a stablecoin pilot for offline payments and cross-border remittances through the Kaia blockchain. KB tested the lifecycle of a South Korean won-denominated…
Tempo Expands Beyond Payments With Morpho Integration
The Stripe- and Paradigm-backed company said it is integrating Morpho's lending marketplace, a move that broadens Tempo from a payments network into a more comprehensive financial platform for FinTechs and enterprises using stablecoins. According…
CFOs Pull Forecasting Insights From Payments Data, Not Economic Headlines
As they lean harder on credit, tap savings less frequently and pull back on discretionary spending, finance leaders are confronting a more complicated reality. Employment strength alone is no longer a reliable proxy for consumer resilience or…
DWP early payment dates for Universal Credit, PIP and State Pension
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced a timetable change affecting hundreds of thousands of benefit claimants throughout the UK this month. With the Spring Bank Holiday for England, Wales and Northern Ireland falling on Monday…
Americans to see $1,000 stimulus checks under new round of May 21 payments
AMERICANS are in line to automatically receive $1,000 payments on May 21, with the no strings attached cash functioning similarly to the federal stimulus checks handed out during the pandemic. The latest round of annual checks stems from a…
India Credit Card Transactions Surge: Key Trends And Insights
India's credit card transactions have skyrocketed, more than doubling between 2021 and 2025, as consumers increasingly embrace digital payment methods, according to a recent Reserve Bank of India report. Credit card transactions in India increased…
Bitcoin Price Outlook After Iran Introduces Bitcoin Payments for Strait of Hormuz Transit
Bitcoin price hovered at $76,510 on Monday after geopolitical tensions and institutional selling pressured cryptocurrency markets. Investors reacted to reports claiming Iran introduced Bitcoin payments for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz. The…
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