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forbes.com - Daniel Webber - Mastercard's Next Move In Cross-Border Payments
Mastercard's Next Move In Cross-Border Payments
Forbes

'Cape Town, South Africa - May 18, 2012: A closeup of a gold credit card with the MasterCard logo visible.' Historically, the cross-border payments landscape has been highly fragmented, with many transfers needing to pass through multiple…

marketwatch.com - Block, Uber in Global Payment Partnership
Block, Uber in Global Payment Partnership
MarketWatch

Block said its Square technology will integrate Uber Eats in international markets, while introducing Cash App Pay to Uber and Uber Eats in the U.S. Square's native Uber Eats integration builds on its current availability in the U.S., to include…

marketwatch.com - MarketWatch Automation - Global Payments Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors
Global Payments Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors
MarketWatch

Shares of Global Payments Inc. GPN slipped 1.70% to $71.59 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.63% to 7,064.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling…

afr.com - James Eyers - CBA built an NDIS payment system to stop fraud. It wasn't adopted
CBA built an NDIS payment system to stop fraud. It wasn't adopted
Australian Financial Review

The chairman of an independent review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme said a new payments system to govern claims – which has already been built by Commonwealth Bank – could help end the fraud which has blown out the…

coingape.com - Anas Hassan - DoorDash Partners With Stripe and Tempo to Power Global Stablecoin Payments
DoorDash Partners With Stripe and Tempo to Power Global Stablecoin Payments
CoinGape

DoorDash has partnered with Tempo, the Stripe and Paradigm-backed payments blockchain, to roll out stablecoin-powered payouts across its global marketplace spanning more than 40 countries. The collaboration announced in a blog post promises faster…

dailyrecord.co.uk - Linda Howard - UK Government under pressure over 'frozen' State Pension payments
UK Government under pressure over 'frozen' State Pension payments
Daily Record

The UK Government is facing mounting international pressure to reform its controversial ‘frozen' State Pension policy, as diplomats, MPs and campaigners gather in Parliament today. A high-level roundtable chaired by Labour MP Neil…

fourfourtwo.com - Callum Rice-Coates - Leicester City on brink of financial armageddon after huge parachute payments revelation: report
Leicester City on brink of financial armageddon after huge parachute payments revelation: report
FourFourTwo

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pymnts.com - PYMNTS - BNY Names New Head for Payments/Trade Client Platform
BNY Names New Head for Payments/Trade Client Platform
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

Julie Gerdeman, who most recently served as head of the bank's data and analytics platform, has been picked to guide the evolution of the GP&T offering, BNY announced in a news release provided to PYMNTS Wednesday (April 22). “We are pleased…

nypost.com - Ryan King - Exclusive | Dr. Oz touts 'Fraud War Room,' ending payments to 400 hospices in California over fears of $100B fraud
Exclusive | Dr. Oz touts 'Fraud War Room,' ending payments to 400 hospices in California over fears of $100B fraud
New York Post

WASHINGTON — Over 400 hospices in Los Angeles have been shut down or cut off as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) “Fraud War Room” kicks into gear, Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz revealed on “ Pod Force…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - Bad Data Can Break Good AI in Payments
Bad Data Can Break Good AI in Payments
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

As artificial intelligence becomes core infrastructure across the payments ecosystem, the conversation has shifted. We're no longer debating whether to use AI. We're figuring out how to keep it reliable, explainable and trustworthy when the pace of…

birminghammail.co.uk - Richard Guttridge - State pensioners to see payments cut by £17 a month
State pensioners to see payments cut by £17 a month
Birmingham Live

The DWP is cutting some state pension payments by £17 a month under new rules. Money will be taken from pension payments and diverted to HMRC instead. It's related to new rules around the Winter Fuel Payment scheme. Get breaking news on…

thehindubusinessline.com - Intellect Design Arena's payment platform wins top US compliance rating
Intellect Design Arena's payment platform wins top US compliance rating
BusinessLine

Intellect Design Arena Ltd on Wednesday said its eMACH.ai Payments platform has received the highest rating from Nacha Consulting across all four major US payment rails — TCH RTP, FedNow, Fedwire, and ACH. Shares of fintech firm rose 2.85…

pymnts.com - PYMNTS - UnitedHealth's AI Is Rebuilding the Payment Layer of American Healthcare
UnitedHealth's AI Is Rebuilding the Payment Layer of American Healthcare
PYMNTS.com | Breaking News, Trends and Analysis

The company's first quarter 2026 earnings call made clear how far that shift has already gone. AI is now embedded in the core transaction layer across claims adjudication, prior authorization, pharmacy approvals and provider payments. Phone calls…

dev.to - AgentWallex - The Agent Payments Land Grab: A Taxonomy
The Agent Payments Land Grab: A Taxonomy
DEV Community

Five companies launched agent payment products in April 2026. Coinbase announced Agentic Wallets. Cobo shipped an 80-blockchain agent wallet. Alipay launched AI Pay. Catena Labs raised $18M from a16z for an AI-native bank. Sapiom closed a $15M seed…

financemagnates.com - New York Targets Coinbase and Gemini Over Prediction Markets, Seeks Profit Forfeiture and Triple Penalties
New York Targets Coinbase and Gemini Over Prediction Markets, Seeks Profit Forfeiture and Triple Penalties
Finance Magnates

The lawsuits argue the platforms' event contracts are unlicensed gambling under New York law, not financial derivatives. The cases test whether state gambling rules can restrict prediction markets despite the CFTC's federal framework. New York…

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