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Sao Payment Global Launches in Ghana, Bringing Connected Digital Payments Infrastructure to the Market
Operating under the theme 'Built Around You,' Sao enters the Ghanaian market with a proposition centred on making digital payments more accessible, transparent and connected, while building infrastructure that enables money to move more easily…
How to Watch Discovery+ Abroad in 2026: VPN and Payment
You pay for Discovery+ at home, then open the app on a work trip or during a few months overseas. Instead of your shows, a message says the service isn't available where you are. Nothing is wrong with your account. Discovery+ licenses its shows…
DWP 'check' has seen 1000s make state pension payment - eligibility
The DWP is encouraging people to carry out a straightforward check that has seen tens of thousands make payments. The Department for Work and Pensions released the message this week in a new update. Millions of people use a dedicated DWP tool each…
TacticalPay LLC Takes Full Ownership of Gun Store POS and Payments Provider TacticalPay
Over the last decade, the TacticalPay brand has grown largely through referrals between gun shop owners. Much of that comes down to grassroots credibility in the firearms industry, as well as ease of use. Most merchant applications are approved in…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino received undisclosed $1.7M World Cup payment
FIFA president Gianni Infantino received previously undisclosed compensation from the business entity in charge of the 2026 World Cup, according to documents from FIFA and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The lack of transparency surrounding the…
AI agents are on a shopping spree: Total payments on Base blockchain eclipse 138 million, Chainalysis finds
The field of agentic commerce, which describes the use of AI agents to carry out Internet transactions, is rapidly maturing, and crypto is fueling the boom. That's according to a new report by the blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis, which…
Micro-payments power autonomous AI software as onchain agentic transactions soar
AI agents made more than 138 million transactions through Coinbase's x402 protocol, using cryptocurrency to buy data, computing power and access to AI models. U.S.-linked wallets accounted for 88.1% of identified payments for AI model inference…
Nuvei secures license to offer local payment acceptance in South Africa
Expansion into one of Africa's largest digital commerce markets advances Nuvei's Every Payment Everywhere strategy, extending its local acquiring infrastructure to 52 markets MONTREAL, Oct. 14, 2026 /CNW/ -- Nuvei, the global fintech building the…
Senate votes to axe penalty payments for asylum applicants
Senators voted on Tuesday to scrap all penalty payments to asylum seekers whose applications are delayed beyond the legal six month deadline. This means that anyone applying for asylum status in the Netherlands and has to wait more than the maximum…
Is POLi Safe? How Account-To-Account Payments Work In NZ In 2026
Most Kiwis have clicked the POLi button at least once. It shows up at checkout on Air New Zealand, government payment pages and plenty of local online shops. So, is POLi safe? These days mostly yes, and the reason is fairly recent. In 2025 POLi…
Ripple adds Stripe-owned wallets to XRP Ledger as AI payments pass 14 million
Ripple and Stripe-owned Privy are partnering to let developers embed XRP Ledger wallets in payments apps, allowing customers to transfer XRP, the RLUSD stablecoin and other assets without setting up separate crypto wallets. The integration could…
Ripple Partners With DriveWealth To Expand XRP, RLUSD's Use For Global Payments
Ripple has partnered with fintech firm DriveWealth, a move that could boost XRP and RLUSD use for global payments. As part of the partnership, the fintech firm will integrate Ripple's payment infrastructure to expand its digital-asset capabilities.
DWP to increase PIP payments in December
Disability benefit claimants will be getting a bonus payment in December. Households who receive Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will see a one-off increase to payments in the lead up to Christmas. The extra cash comes from the DWP's Christmas…
Meet A7 International, an Innovative Global Platform Designed to Reinvent the International Payments Market
Moscow, Russia, October 13th, 2026, Chainwire A7 International enables businesses and individuals to pay invoices with digital assets, while recipients receive a regular bank transfer, reflecting A7's international positioning and expanding the…
DOJ Opens Inquiry Into Payments Firm Euro Exchange
This probe comes after British authorities seized Euro Exchange in June for possible anti-money laundering (AML) violations, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Oct. 14). The DOJ is seeking information from the court-appointed administrators…
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