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PayPal For Agents: Startup Launches Autonomous Payments For AI Agents
AI agents will soon be able to hire, fire, and pay other agents, as well as sign up for and provision paid services If AI agents truly are agents, empowered to do work on your behalf, they need to eventually be able to transact, hire other agents…
Where did my late husband's pension payments go?' - BBC News
Public money will be used to plug gaps in a pension scheme run by an iconic bakery firm that collapsed in 2023. Former workers at Morton's Rolls Limited – well-known in the west of Scotland for its crispy morning rolls – had…
New Child Benefit payment rates for next year confirmed
Parents and guardians could see an increase in cash support next year. Following the Autumn Budget announcement by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the House of Commons last week, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) confirmed the annual increase for Child…
Second advice session on Isle of Man bank benefit payment move - BBC News
A second advice session is being held to help the Isle of Man's benefit and pension claimants - who are reliant on a government card system - to find an alternative way of collecting payments. It comes amid plans to replace the MiCard system, which…
Russia to Include Crypto Payments in Balance-of-Payments Data
Russia plans to include crypto in its economic stats as mining grows into a major “hidden export” and digital assets become key for cross-border trade amid sanctions. With rising mining investments and sanctioned trade shifting to…
January Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 27 days
January 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 27 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, though January's payment will go out on Dec. 31. When the first of a month…
GhanaWeb Investigates: Revenue payments raise oversight questions in Krobo municipalities
(An investigative review of how limestone haulage revenues are calculated — and who really controls the numbers) Revenue payments from limestone haulage operations in the Krobo area have remained largely consistent over the past five years…
Stitch collaborates with Capitec to roll out VRP payments
Initial setup VRP payments must be authorised by the customer via the Capitec app. South African payments infrastructure company Stitch has partnered with Capitec Bank to add Capitec Pay Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) to its portfolio of payment…
DWP sending Christmas payments to UK households before Monday
The one-off £10 payment is awarded to eligible households in receipt of certain benefits The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is sending Christmas Bonus payments to eligible UK households before Monday. The bonus is a one-off tax-free…
What's Next for Payments? Ripple Joins Mastercard at Key Event
Ripple Senior Executive Officer/Managing Director, Middle East & Africa, Reece Merrick took the stage at the recently concluded Binance Blockchain Week to discuss financial payment rails. The Ripple executive shared his views on where Ripple is…
Contactless payments for travel to two major London airports has been delayed
News If you're travelling to Stansted or Southend, you'll still have to book your journey online or at a ticket machine Written by Amy Houghton Contributing writer Remember when we told you that Stansted and Southend airports would finally catch up…
Is Venmo Still Down? Top Payment Alternatives to Try Now
Users across the United States faced chaos on 3 December 2025 as a major Venmo outage disrupted payments, fueling spikes in searches for 'Venmo down' and 'payment app outage.' Thousands reported login failures and transfer issues, with Downdetector…
How to Choose the Best Shopify Payment Gateway for Your Indian Business
India's direct-to-consumer (D2C) market has reached a point where payments can no longer be treated as back-office plumbing. Nearly 70% of online carts are abandoned, and much of that happens at the payment stage. With UPI now powering over…
MoneyGram Taps Fireblocks to Expand Stablecoin Use in Global Payments and Treasury Ops
MoneyGram has tapped Fireblocks to bring stablecoin-powered payments and real-time treasury tools to its global network, the firms said on Thursday. The payments company, which processes transfers across more than 200 countries, will use…
New Child Benefit rates confirmed for 2026 - see exactly how much YOUR payments will increase by
Payments will increase in line with the Consumer Price Index for the year to September 2025, which is '3.8 per cent'. As a result, from April 2026: Child Benefit for the eldest child will rise from £26.05 to £27.05 per week Payments for…
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