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Kagame meets private sector coalition on digital payments
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, October 27, met with members of the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Private Sector Coalition Group at Urugwiro Village. The delegation was led by James Mwangi, chief executive officer of Equity Group Holdings…
Nearly 7 in 10 parents who co-signed loans for their adult children have made payments
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The 'stablecoin sandwich': Why speeding up payments isn't so simple, according to Mastercard
Stablecoins could be attractive for certain remittance corridors and less commonly traded currency pairs, Mastercard's Matthew Driver said. Faster stablecoin payments depend on infrastructure supporting conversions between fiat currencies and…
TASMAC Digital Payments: New Rules For Liquor Sales In Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) is implementing mandatory digital payments for liquor sales over Rs 1,000 from November 1, aiming to enhance transparency and curb malpractices in retail outlets. TASMAC has made digital payments…
Visa's Q3 Payment Volume Rose 10% in Constant Dollars as Expenses Outpaced Revenue
Visa's net revenue grew 14% in its fiscal third quarter, but operating costs rose faster, putting the company's 10% constant-dollar payment-volume increase alongside a larger expense expansion. The company reported $11.633 billion in net revenue…
Nick Reiner allowed to receive trust fund payments for jail commissary account
A judge has granted permission for Nick Reiner, who remains in custody in connection with the murders of parents Michele and Rob Reiner, to receive up to $300 at a time in trust fund payments for jail commissary expenses. In court documents filed…
What Multiplier's talent trends reveal about the future of work
Every year, more than $200 billion in wages crosses international borders. Think of a developer in Rio de Janeiro employed by a UK company or a marketer in Kerala, India, paid by a Canadian firm. Multiply those jobs by millions and a pattern…
People on Attendance Allowance may be able to increase payments by £151 a month
The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of November 2025, nearly 1.7 million people across England and Wales are receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance. Similar data from…
DWP confirms five groups who won't get Winter Fuel Payment in 2026
The Department for Work and Pensions has outlined the five categories of individuals who will not qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment. This annual, tax-free sum is provided to residents in England and Wales to help with heating costs during the…
OpenTable adds Airwallex as payment provider
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Four Payment Products Shipped This Week. They Bill in Four Different Units.
Two weeks of coverage have already mapped who decides whether your agent can pay – the authorization axis – and where the money actually clears – the workflow axis. The third axis, what an agent transaction costs, got four new…
Samsung Wallet taps Tencent to expand payments in China
Samsung Electronics is introducing QR code payments in China through Samsung Wallet Money, allowing Korean users to use WeChat Pay without setting up a separate payment service. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Tencent and…
PayPal Advances AI Plans as BNPL Payment Volume Rises 25%
“If you think about consumer agents buying from merchant agents, both will have to validate that this is a real consumer who can pay and a real merchant that has the product,” CEO Enrique Lores said during the company's third-quarter…
Gen X Wants More From Familiar Payment Tools
The PYMNTS Intelligence report “ Commerce Runs on Gen X: Inside the Power and Pressure Driving Its Choices ” found in September that for Gen X, traditional cards remain central even as these consumers look for flexibility in when and…
Tungsten Automation Says Scale Will Keep Humans in the Payment Loop
A company can automate routine supplier payments while requiring human approval for unusually large payments or transactions outside its normal markets. For Emily Nash-Walker, senior director of product strategy at Tungsten Automation, that is…
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