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PayPal Links The 'Fan Economy' Into A Payments Network With The NFL
The NFL has never been just about football. It's a cultural platform, an emotional engine, and increasingly, a marketplace of shared experiences—from tailgates and watch parties to international travel and digital fandom. PayPal's Ben Volk…
Global Payments Inc. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors
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…
Trump tariff refunds: How payments impact consumers
The federal government has begun issuing what could amount to more than $166 billion in tariff refunds following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down a large swath of Trump-era import taxes. While the scale of the repayments is significant, the…
CBA built an NDIS payment system to stop fraud. It wasn't adopted
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…
There's A Bubble': Car Payments Are Hitting Record Highs
This won't be a surprise to anyone whose Instagram Reels algorithm is just those videos of dealership employees rattling off what they drive and what their monthly payment is, but the amount the average person pays to finance a car has never been…
UK Government under pressure over 'frozen' State Pension payments
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…
PayPal Becomes NFL P2P Payments Partner in Multi-Year Agreement
The fintech firm joins American Express and U.S. Bank as part of the NFL's growing push into cards. Robinhood recently expanded its prediction markets with parlay-style contracts tied to NFL games. PayPal has signed a multi-year agreement with the…
Cognizant joins J.P. Morgan Payments Consultant Implementation Program
Clients can leverage Cognizant to accelerate implementation of J.P. Morgan Payments solutions TEANECK, N.J., April 21, 2026 /CNW/ -- Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading AI builder and technology services provider, announced today that it has joined…
UK to Overhaul Payments Rules, Appoints Tokenization Lead
The United Kingdom is revisiting its payments rulebook to support the adoption of new fintech and payment technologies such as stablecoins and tokenization. In a Tuesday announcement, HM Treasury and Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby…
Exclusive | Dr. Oz touts 'Fraud War Room,' ending payments to 400 hospices in California over fears of $100B fraud
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…
Nium Integrates USDC Payments with Coinbase Across 190 Countries
Singapore fintech Nium has selected Coinbase to integrate USDC payments into its global network to send, receive and convert stablecoins to fiat across more than 190 countries through a single platform. According to a Tuesday announcement, the…
Bad Data Can Break Good AI in Payments
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…
State pensioners to see payments cut by £17 a month
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…
West Lothian carer claimed £100 payment from resident was for 'charity donation
A West Lothian carer has received a warning from the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) after he was found to have accepted a donation from a resident for a charity he was fundraising for without disclosing it to his employers, Adigo Care. The…
Walmart issues sweeping payment change at all 4,600 checkout locations
WALMART has come under fire after a shopper called out an alleged issue with the retail giant's checkout operations and filed a lawsuit. Should the class action settlement be approved, the company will roll out a big payment change across all its…
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