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marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Global Payments Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors
Global Payments Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors
MarketWatch

Shares of Global Payments Inc. GPN shed 2.33% to $67.01 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.58% to 7,444.25 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling…

standard.co.uk - Vicky Shaw - Nationwide gives abuse survivors ability to hide harmful payment messages in app
Nationwide gives abuse survivors ability to hide harmful payment messages in app
Evening Standard

News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Nationwide Building Society is enabling customers to…

independent.co.uk - Vicky Shaw - Nationwide gives abuse survivors ability to hide harmful payment messages in app
Nationwide gives abuse survivors ability to hide harmful payment messages in app
The Independent

Nationwide Building Society is enabling customers to block harmful payment references as part of efforts to help protect abuse survivors. Some perpetrators may include references as a way of maintaining unwanted contact and control when sending…

independent.co.uk - Mauricio Savarese - Brazil's beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration
Brazil's beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration
The Independent

Brazil is a politically divided country, but there's one thing that those on all sides of the political spectrum love: PIX, the country's instant payment system that allows users to pay for everything, from ice cream on the beach to clothes in a…

seekingalpha.com - Byte Sized Alpha - Shift4 Payments: Strong Growth, Expanding Margins, Cheap Stock (NYSE:FOUR)
Shift4 Payments: Strong Growth, Expanding Margins, Cheap Stock (NYSE:FOUR)
Seeking Alpha

Shift4 Payments is rated Strong Buy with a 12-month price target of $72.80, reflecting undervalued global growth and margin expansion. Q1 results showed GRLNF up 49% YoY and adjusted EBITDA up 39% YoY, with management reaffirming robust FY guidance…

abcnews.com -  MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press - Brazil's beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration
Brazil's beloved instant payment system faces scrutiny from the Trump administration
ABC News

SAO PAULO -- SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is a politically divided country, but there's one thing that those on all sides of the political spectrum love: PIX, the country's instant payment system that allows users to pay for everything, from ice…

theconversation.com - Michelle Grattan - A Coalition government would restrict access to welfare payments to Australian citizens
A Coalition government would restrict access to welfare payments to Australian citizens
The Conversation

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says a Coalition government would restrict access to welfare benefits to Australian citizens. Taylor will include the controversial policy in his Thursday night budget reply. It will be seen as an obvious pitch to…

prnewswire.com - Huawei Consumer Business Group - HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Series Brings Secure Contactless Payments with Curve Pay
HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Series Brings Secure Contactless Payments with Curve Pay
Cision PR Newswire

Latest wearable from Huawei turns your wrist into a smart, secure, cashback-earning wallet, designed for the generation that leaves their phone in their bag LONDON, May 13, 2026 /PR Newswire/ -- The HUAWEI WATCH FIT 5 Series was officially launched…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - Coinbase Launches x402 Batch Settlement to Advance AI Payments
Coinbase Launches x402 Batch Settlement to Advance AI Payments
The New York Ledger

Coinbase-backed x402 has added batch settlement, a feature designed to reduce the cost of high-frequency AI agent payments by allowing many small transactions to settle later in bulk. Base creator Jesse Pollak said Wednesday that x402 now supports…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Linda Howard - Older people making a new claim for PIP could get 10-year payment award
Older people making a new claim for PIP could get 10-year payment award
Daily Record

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now over 3.9 million people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The data also indicates there were 683,994 people of State Pension age in receipt of the…

newswire.ca - GLN International Expands QR Payment Coverage Across Mainland China Through Weixin Pay Network
GLN International Expands QR Payment Coverage Across Mainland China Through Weixin Pay Network
CNW

• Expands QR payment coverage across broader everyday payment scenarios in China following UnionPay connectivity • Enables seamless payments at Weixin Pay merchants across China without installing local apps • Strengthens GLN's…

thehindu.com - Chinmay Gaikwad - India, Sri Lanka forum identifies ports, pharma, digital payments for cooperation
India, Sri Lanka forum identifies ports, pharma, digital payments for cooperation
The Hindu

The India-Sri Lanka Business Forum, organised by CII in partnership with the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in Mumbai, has identified six areas for collaboration: ports, transport and logistics, pharmaceuticals, online payments, travel, and the…

seekingalpha.com - SA Transcript Insights Editor - Exodus outlines plan for 40-ish-plus% of revenue from Monavate platform in 2027 as it scales payments (NYSE:EXOD)
Exodus outlines plan for 40-ish-plus% of revenue from Monavate platform in 2027 as it scales payments (NYSE:EXOD)
Seeking Alpha

Earnings Call Insights: Exodus Movement, Inc. (EXOD) Q1 2026 CEO J. Richardson positioned the Monavate and Baanx close as a strategic pivot, saying it was “the largest transaction in Exodus' history and marks a major step for the next…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Linda Howard - Universal Credit changes people must report or DWP payments could stop
Universal Credit changes people must report or DWP payments could stop
Daily Record

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that by the end of February, some 8.3 million people in and out of work across Scotland, England and Wales were receiving financial support through Universal Credit. The…

pcgamer.com - Jess Kinghorn - Microsoft's $1 billion data center project in Kenya stalls amid row over payment and power
Microsoft's $1 billion data center project in Kenya stalls amid row over payment and power
PC Gamer

Plans to build potentially the biggest, most expensive data centre in East Africa have stalled. Sources close to the matter say that talks between the Kenyan government and Microsoft have broken down due to disagreements over annual payments.

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