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Vanke's bondholders reject payment extension, raising default risk
China Vanke failed to secure bondholder approval to extend by one year a bond payment due on Monday, a filing showed, increasing the risk of default for the developer and renewing concerns about the crisis-hit property sector. The setback for…
Almost half of people using employment providers threatened with payment suspensions, new data shows
Almost half of all people using employment services received threats to suspend their payments in the last quarter, new data has revealed. The data from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) showed a 23% increase in the number…
Legacy tech stalls payments innovation for 44pc of firms
For Trent Gunthorpe, general manager, Pacific at ACI Worldwide, an original innovator in global payments technology, the findings align closely with what he sees across Australia, New Zealand and the wider Pacific. “There's a clear shift…
December 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
As the end of 2025 draws nearer, higher bills combined with lower temperatures mean many will be facing increased costs in the approach to Christmas. For millions across the country, managing the cost of living remains a daily struggle as prices…
Five major social welfare payment groups not increasing in January
Budget 2026 has confirmed that certain social welfare schemes will see increases from January 2026 - though not all groups will benefit from a rise. The weekly rate for the Living Alone Increase currently stands at €22 and this figure is set…
Why minimum payments keep you in debt, and how interest can grow faster than savings
News High-interest debt can grow faster than savings. Experts explain why minimum payments trap you and how to avoid falling behind in the new year, and how to avoid it. To stream 13News Now on your phone, you need the 13News Now app. Example video…
Warning against Christmas payment habit that could cause long-term problems
If you're embarking on your Christmas shopping, you've likely felt the strain to splurge excessively, notes financial expert Eoin McGee. This often leads many individuals to choose to divide payments using various 'buy now, pay later' schemes.
Late car payments hit 18-year high | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
The rise in late auto loan payments is a symptom of an increasingly unaffordable vehicle market, experts say. Households with the lowest incomes are suffering the most. Auto loan debt is not yet at a crisis point, according to analysts. But…
One in Five Student Loan Borrowers Have Missed a Payment in 2025
That's according to a report Saturday (Dec. 13) from the Financial Times (FT), which notes that delinquencies in the $1.7 trillion student loan market are soaring following the end of the government's amnesty on loan payments following the COVID…
The Dark Side of the Global Surrogacy and Fertility Industry
The women in House 3 rarely had a chance to speak to the women in House 5, but when they did, the things they heard scared them. They didn't actually know where House 5 was, only that it was huge and perched somewhere outside Tbilisi, on one of the…
FORA Capital LLC Makes New $4.11 Million Investment in Global Payments Inc. $GPN
FORA Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Global Payments Inc. (NYSE:GPN - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 51,380 shares of the business services…
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UK Treasury drawing up new rules to police cryptocurrency markets
Cryptocurrencies will be regulated in a similar way to other financial products under legislation coming into force in 2027. The Treasury is drawing up rules that will require crypto companies to meet a set of standards overseen by the Financial…
Radio's revenue war: Copyright Tribunal rules; Is Nova going again for breakfast?; The Nine Radio auction
It was a big end-of-season closer for the radio industry. Since 2023, industry body Commercial Radio and Audio has been embroiled in expensive legal proceedings against music rights collection body the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia.
Who's afraid of stablecoins?
LUXEMBOURG – U.S. President Donald Trump's embrace of so-called stablecoins as a means of projecting America's financial power and preserving the dollar's global dominance has spurred calls for a “strategic response” by the…
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