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SpiceJet Acknowledges Salary Payment Delays, Cites Challenging Industry Conditions
SpiceJet Acknowledges Salary Payment Delays, Cites Challenging Industry Conditions | Image: X SpiceJet has officially responded to queries from Republic regarding unpaid employee salaries, acknowledging delays in payments amid ongoing financial…
Monzo down as users unable to make card payments or transfers
Laura Cress Technology reporter Monzo users have been left unable to use their card for payments or transfers following a technical problem with the banking service. The digital bank posted on X it had 'identified some issues' and activated a…
Monzo down as users unable to make card payments or transfers
Monzo users have been left unable to use their card for payments or transfers following a technical problem with the banking service. The digital bank posted on X it had 'identified some issues' and activated a stand-in backup service which meant…
When are September 2026 VA benefit payments coming?
Veterans receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs are set to receive their September benefits at the beginning of October. VA disability compensation is a monthly, tax-free benefit paid to millions of veterans with…
When are September 2026 SNAP benefit payments coming?
Millions of Americans who receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will soon begin collecting the September round of monthly payments, with distribution dates varying by state. SNAP, commonly referred to as food…
Mobile payments on the rise but cash decline slows
Consumers are increasingly relying on their mobile phone to make payments rather than carrying bank cards, new data shows. Two-thirds of adults in the UK were registered with at least one mobile payment service last year, according to an annual…
Buying Bullsh*t In '4 Easy Payments'
I've said how buy now pay later “BNPL” has been a terrible idea since the inception of this blog. More recently, I named BNPL as one of the 10 areas of the market I would avoid heading into 2026. Strip away the fintech branding, slick…
Use of yuan hits 6-month high in Hong Kong's fast-payment system
Hong Kong's fast-transfer payments denominated in yuan surged to a six-month high in July, signalling accelerating adoption of real-time cross-border retail payment channels even as mainland Chinese authorities maintain tight controls on capital…
Homeowners managing higher mortgage payments despite concerns: survey
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Cash expected to make up just 4% of payments by 2035 as digital innovation grows
More than nine in 10 (91%) UK adults were using least one form of online, mobile or telephone banking in 2025, according to a banking and finance industry body. The proportion increased from 88% of adults who were using remote banking in 2024, UK…
Xsolla Introduces Integrated Backend and Global Payment Solutions for Games, With Founding Partner AccelByte
Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, today introduced integrated backend solutions for game developers through a founding partnership with AccelByte, a fully managed extensible games backend platform, and opened a closed testing program…
Apple overhauls Europe app store fees to resolve payments clash
Apple on Tuesday announced that alternative, third-party app stores in the European Union will be charged a 5% commission on in-app purchases as part of a new system of software commissions for iPhone apps. The iPhone maker says its new fee…
DWP confirms early payments for 11 benefits thanks to August Bank Holiday
Households receiving one or more of 11 benefits may find themselves with unexpected early payments thanks to the August Bank Holiday. The late August Bank Holiday will prompt the DWP to issue advanced benefit payments for 'all major benefits'…
AI bots will turn online shopping on its head, says payments giant
Purchases made from start to finish by artificial intelligence assistants are on track to outnumber those made by people clicking through websites, according to the president of one of the world's largest payments companies. John Collison, the…
DWP PIP plan to replace cash payments in banks with 'reimbursed' expenses
Reform's proposals to reduce the expanding Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) expenditure could result in claimants having cash payments substituted with council-reimbursed expenses. Once fully implemented, approximately 2.89 million PIP and UC…
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