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Global Payments Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Global Payments Inc. GPN rose 1.56% to $85.31 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.02% to 7,704.13 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.31%…
Tories' Universal Credit plan explained - from slashing payments to new cards
A new benefits crackdown proposed by the Tories would see Universal Credit cut for some claimants - and cash replaced with pre-loaded cards. Some people could also be banned from spending their welfare payments on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling.
Block Brings Bitcoin Lightning Payments to x402
Latest News PublishedSep 25, 2026 Block joins Google, Microsoft, AWS and Coinbase in backing x402, an open payment standard enabling agentic AI commerce. Block has joined the x402 Foundation and added Bitcoin Lightning support to the payment…
HIFI Raises $37M for Stablecoin Payments, Tokenized Markets
Latest News PublishedSep 24, 2026 HIFI CEO Zach Walsh told Cointelegraph the $37 million Series A is the company's first priced funding round, though HIFI did not disclose its valuation. Stablecoin infrastructure company HIFI has raised $37 million…
Pakistani child marriage case spotlights traditional 'walwar' payment custom
The alleged marriage of a 3-year-old girl to a 60-year-old man for 2.5 million Pakistani rupees, around $9,000, has drawn attention to child marriage and the traditional practice of walwar in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan. Police…
12 groups that don't need to claim for £300 Winter Fuel Payment
The DWP has confirmed the 12 groups who will receive the Winter Fuel Payment automatically and don't need to make a claim. More than 10 million people in the UK could receive up to £300 as part of the scheme, so it's important to know who is…
King Charles questioned by government official over tax payments
King Charles has been questioned by Government officials over tax payments. The monarch has reportedly been sent a letter which requests that he clarifies his tax arrangements for his two royal residences. Earlier this year, King Charles became the…
India's biggest payments app PhonePe enters UAE
The Emirates' largest expat group will soon pay bills the way they did back home. PhonePe, India's biggest payments app, won approval from the UAE Central Bank to launch in the country, the Walmart-backed company's first move abroad. It will offer…
Europe's payment sovereignty problem is not what we think
Europe has decided that payment sovereignty matters. It is right to. But the debate has not fixed on the true target. The argument that Europe is dangerously dependent on two American card schemes has become the headline case for the digital euro…
Ebanx Expands Pakistan Footprint and Deepens Emerging-Market Payments Push
The company announced the moves Thursday (Sept. 24) at its annual Payments Summit. Ebanx said it plans to begin operations in Pakistan in the first half of 2027, initially supporting local digital wallets JazzCash and Easypaisa, followed by Raast…
DWP PIP £748 payments for people living with 17 hormone conditions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed a full list of 17 hormone conditions that qualify for a £748 monthly payment. There are a total of 52,713 claims for the various hormone conditions as of April 2026. Personal…
$11.5M from Sturgeon Lake trust helped fund Rath firm's Tallcree payment: receiver
A court-appointed receiver says Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath's firm moved $11.5 million from a First Nation trust it controlled to help cover a court-ordered payment it owed to another First Nation client, Global News has learned. The…
UK major banks make first interbank payments with tokenised deposits
Pounds held in ordinary bank accounts have moved between rival lenders on blockchain rails for the first time. Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays carried out two remortgage transactions using tokenised deposits, while a group of three banks including…
Solana Foundation Names Conlan Strategy Chief, Raees Payments GM
Latest News PublishedSep 24, 2026 Rachel Conlan will oversee institutional partnerships and ecosystem growth, while Jamal Raees will focus on stablecoins and tokenized deposits, following a wave of new partnerships. Solana Foundation has appointed…
FedNow Opens Door to Cross-Border Instant Payments
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