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forbes.com - John Koetsier - Visa Cards For AI Agents: Visa And Inflow Enable Agentic Payments
Visa Cards For AI Agents: Visa And Inflow Enable Agentic Payments
Forbes

AI agents can now pay for services, thanks to new technology from Visa and InFlow. AI agents are doing more and more work every day. One helps me research the humanoid robot ecosystem; another manages my daily email and weekly calendar. Until now…

forbes.com - Sailesh Sewpaul - How Digital Payments In Sub-Saharan Africa Are Moving From Financial Inclusion To Economic Infrastructure
How Digital Payments In Sub-Saharan Africa Are Moving From Financial Inclusion To Economic Infrastructure
Forbes

Dr. Sailesh Sewpaul is the Founder and Executive Chairman of PEX Ltd. In less than a decade, advancements in mobile money have played a transformational role in expanding financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. ​ According to research…

globenewswire.com - Merko Ehitus AS - Dividend payment ex-date of AS Merko Ehitus is 12 May 2026
Dividend payment ex-date of AS Merko Ehitus is 12 May 2026
GlobeNewswire

AS Merko Ehitus (trading code MRK1T, ISIN code EE3100098328) will fix the list of shareholders for dividend payment as of the close of the business of the settlement system on 13 May 2026. Proceeding from the above, the ex-date is 12 May 2026. From…

bloomberg.com - Nicolle Yapur - Colombia Buys Dollars in Spot Market as Swap Payment Looms
Colombia Buys Dollars in Spot Market as Swap Payment Looms
Bloomberg

Colombia's finance ministry is once again buying dollars in the spot market, traders say, as authorities gear up to pay off a controversial Swiss franc swap before the presidential election later this month. The government bought more than $1…

scmp.com - Daniel Ren - China's move to cut EV payment cycles may push weaker carmakers out: S&P
China's move to cut EV payment cycles may push weaker carmakers out: S&P
South China Morning Post

Beijing's tighter oversight of vicious price competition in the automotive sector is expected to increase borrowing pressure on mainland carmakers and accelerate the exit of weaker, debt-laden players amid softening consumer demand, according to…

itweb.co.za - Rory Bosman - The invisible engine powering SA's informal payment revolution
The invisible engine powering SA's informal payment revolution
www.itweb.co.za

Rory Bosman, executive for sales and marketing at Ecentric Payment Systems. The South African informal economy is surrounded by estimates. The economy itself is estimated to be worth around R900 billion, with spaza shops sitting at the heart of…

royalgazette.com - David Fox - Watch: Digital asset payment framework 'approved by Cabinet'
Watch: Digital asset payment framework 'approved by Cabinet'
The Royal Gazette

2213c002-6619-4f70-a1d7-51b185224907 Created: May 08, 2026 08:06 AM (Updated: May 08, 2026 08:09 AM) David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, at Consensus 2026 (Photograph supplied) Cabinet has approved a framework to allow the Government…

republicworld.com - Shreya Pandey - Bhooth Bangala: Ektaa Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms Denies All Allegations In ₹48 Lakh Non-payment Controversy
Bhooth Bangala: Ektaa Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms Denies All Allegations In ₹48 Lakh Non-payment Controversy
Republic World

Akshay Kumar's Bhooth Bangla sparked a controversy after a vendor on the movie alleged non-payment of dues. Days later, Ektaa Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms Limited issued a strong statement denying all allegations. In the statement, the production…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Linda Howard - DWP start date for tax on State Pension payments
DWP start date for tax on State Pension payments
Daily Record

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that pensioners whose sole income is the Basic and full New State Pension 'without any increments, will not pay any income tax this tax year or next”. Pensions Minister Torsten Bell…

liverpoolecho.co.uk - Linda Howard, Fiona Callingham - New Universal Credit rules as DWP health element payments slashed
New Universal Credit rules as DWP health element payments slashed
Liverpool Echo

Britons on lower incomes could see changes to their Government benefit payments. Those applying for Universal Credit will potentially receive smaller sums going forward. Wide-ranging welfare reforms have come into force, cutting payments for…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Linda Howard - New and Basic weekly State Pension payment rates in 2026
New and Basic weekly State Pension payment rates in 2026
Daily Record

Millions of pensioners across the country will see an increase in their State Pension this month after the annual uprating was applied to payments last month. The 2026 payment rates for the New and Basic State Pension will be in place until April…

nypost.com - Peter Senzamici - 'Deed theft' daughter accused of kidnapping dad, bilking social security payments
'Deed theft' daughter accused of kidnapping dad, bilking social security payments
New York Post

A Brooklyn woman who claims to be a victim of deed theft allegedly kidnapped her missing dad — and is collecting his social security checks — according to his Georgia conservator who made the shocking claim in court Thursday. Carmella…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Linda Howard - Young people on disability benefits to get extra £265 payment later this year
Young people on disability benefits to get extra £265 payment later this year
Daily Record

Families of nearly 45,000 disabled children and young people living in Scotland will receive a one-off payment later this year to help cover the cost of higher winter energy bills. The Scottish Government recently confirmed the Child Winter Heating…

express.co.uk - Katie Harris - Labour minister admits winter fuel payments is still 'biggest issue' among voters
Labour minister admits winter fuel payments is still 'biggest issue' among voters
Daily Express

Sir Chris Bryant said the winter fuel row is still the 'biggest thing on the doorstep' The winter fuel payments row is still the 'biggest thing on the doorstep', a Labour minister has admitted. Sir Keir Starmer faced fury for scrapping the…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Linda Howard - Check for Council Tax discount of up to £900 before making next payment
Check for Council Tax discount of up to £900 before making next payment
Daily Record

Many people struggling to stay on top of their finances may not be aware of the Council Tax Reduction scheme, which can help low income households cut an average of £900 off their annual bill. Successful claimants also receive up to 35 per…

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