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itweb.co.za - Staff Writer - SAPO upgrades payment platform to 'match' industry standards
SAPO upgrades payment platform to 'match' industry standards
www.itweb.co.za

An upgraded SAPO point-of-sale device. (Image: Supplied) The South African Post Office (SAPO) has upgraded its point-of-sale (POS) platform across 610 priority branches nationwide. This, it says, is part of its branch network modernisation…

mirror.co.uk - Graham Hiscott - Anglian Water boss handed £500,000 'retention' payment despite bonus ban
Anglian Water boss handed £500,000 'retention' payment despite bonus ban
Daily Mirror

Watchdogs are to look at whether water firms are sidestepping a bonus ban after a fatcat boss was handed £500,000 as a reward for staying. Mark Thurston, chief executive of industry giant Anglian Water, pocketed the “retention”…

foxnews.com - Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report - New bank scam laws could stop suspicious payments
New bank scam laws could stop suspicious payments
Fox News

Your phone rings, and the caller says your bank account is under attack. To protect your savings, you must move the money right now. The caller sounds calm. The instructions feel official. However, the 'safe account' belongs to a scammer. That…

scmp.com - Daisy Wu - China-UAE retail QR payment link to boost the yuan's global push
China-UAE retail QR payment link to boost the yuan's global push
South China Morning Post

In the latest move to bypass Western-dominated financial systems and step up the internationalisation of the yuan, China is linking its retail payment networks with the United Arab Emirates. Users will soon be able to use domestic mobile apps to…

marketwatch.com - Alisa Wolfson - My husband and I are 47 and have a $30K loan at 14%. He promised to split the payments 50/50, but has only paid 4 of the last 12 payments. Now what?
My husband and I are 47 and have a $30K loan at 14%. He promised to split the payments 50/50, but has only paid 4 of the last 12 payments. Now what?
MarketWatch

I have about $10,000 saved but do not want to use this to pay down the debt in case something happens to my position at work. He does not have any savings. Who can help point us in the right direction — it is a financial adviser?”…

techradar.com - Justin Jacobs - A unified front against fraud: Securing the UK's payments future
A unified front against fraud: Securing the UK's payments future
TechRadar

The UK's payment landscape is undergoing a rapid transformation. While regulatory initiatives, such as the mandatory authorized push payment (APP) reimbursement scheme, provide safeguards, sophisticated cyber-attacks and elaborate scams…

coindesk.com - Olivier Acuna - The payment war shifts to distribution as stablecoins reach mainstream status
The payment war shifts to distribution as stablecoins reach mainstream status
CoinDesk

Swift is expanding a blockchain-based settlement network with more than 40 financial institutions, underscoring how incumbents are racing to build the rails for tokenized payments. Stripe's unsolicited $53 billion bid for PayPal would marry a vast…

breitbart.com - Lowell Cauffiel - California County Passes 'Reparations' Plan That Does Not Include Payments
California County Passes 'Reparations' Plan That Does Not Include Payments
Breitbart

Alameda County, California, officials approved a cashless plan for racial ‘reparations' after the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) purportedly failed on “its own highly publicized racial equity promises,” Fox News…

cointelegraph.com - FTX to Distribute $900M to Creditors in Fifth Payment Round
FTX to Distribute $900M to Creditors in Fifth Payment Round
Cointelegraph

Latest News PublishedJul 17, 2026 The FTX Recovery Trust and company have distributed about $10 billion since the exchange filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, leaving users cut off from their funds. The trust behind reimbursing creditors with…

seekingalpha.com - Liz Kiesche - Lightspeed Commerce launches new AI, payments, fulfillment, and operations tools (LSPD:NYSE)
Lightspeed Commerce launches new AI, payments, fulfillment, and operations tools (LSPD:NYSE)
Seeking Alpha

Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD) introduced a range of products across Lightspeed Retail and Lightspeed Restaurant, including new AI-powered tools, stronger fulfillment capabilities, improved multi-location management, and automated payment…

thebaynet.com - JB - Senior News Producer - Pharmacy Claims Go Unchecked: Maryland Audit Flags $674.5M In Payments
Pharmacy Claims Go Unchecked: Maryland Audit Flags $674.5M In Payments
The BayNet

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Department of Health failed to routinely audit pharmacy claims across three state programs responsible for approximately $674.5 million in payments during fiscal year 2025, leaving potential billing violations…

newswire.ca - Lightspeed Commerce Inc. - Lightspeed Commerce Advances Unified Commerce Vision with New AI, Payments, Fulfillment and Operations Innovations
Lightspeed Commerce Advances Unified Commerce Vision with New AI, Payments, Fulfillment and Operations Innovations
CNW

Retailers and hospitality businesses are under increasing pressure to do more with less while managing disconnected systems, manual processes and rising operational complexity. Lightspeed's latest innovations address these challenges directly with…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Linda Howard - New PIP claimants most likely to get ongoing payments
New PIP claimants most likely to get ongoing payments
Daily Record

Proposed changes by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have been put on hold until a review of the eligibility and assessment process has been completed. Minister for Social Security and Disability…

thenyledger.com - Press Room - FTX to Distribute $900M to Creditors in Fifth Payment Round
FTX to Distribute $900M to Creditors in Fifth Payment Round
The New York Ledger

The trust behind reimbursing creditors with ties to defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX announced that its next distribution of funds would start on July 31. In a Friday notice, the FTX Recovery Trust and crypto exchange said that they would…

coingape.com - Varinder Singh - Ripple Payments Among 14 New Crypto Firms Added to MiCA Register by ESMA
Ripple Payments Among 14 New Crypto Firms Added to MiCA Register by ESMA
CoinGape

/ Crypto News / Ripple Payments Among 14 New Crypto Firms Added to MiCA Register by ESMA Expertise: Bitcoin, Crypto, Global Macro, DeFi, Blockchain, Web3, US Stocks, AI, Regulations and Lawsuits, & More CoinGape has covered the cryptocurrency…

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