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Global Payments Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Global Payments Inc. GPN rallied 3.53% to $75.94 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.55% to 6,913.35 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…
China's Digital RMB: Trillion-Dollar Shift In Payment And Crypto Rails
Chinese Yuan (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images) On January 1, 2026, the People's Bank of China began paying interest on digital yuan balances held in user wallets. To some, it might have seemed like a small technical upgrade that was long overdue.
Ovo to pay £2.77m in compensation after warm home discount payment delays
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Energy firm Ovo has been ordered to pay £2.77…
Universal Credit payments alert as DWP says 'please tell us
DWP officials have spoken about increasing efforts to clamp down on benefit fraud. The update comes as new laws have taken effect to target fraud and error in the benefits system. These include checking the banking account information of people on…
Trump Knocks Plan to Tap 401(k) Funds for Down Payment on Home
President Trump said he is “not a huge fan” of a plan one of his senior advisers floated last week to let Americans tap their 401(k) retirement accounts for a down payment on a home. 'I'm not a huge fan. Other people like it...One of…
Third round of January Social Security payments goes out in six days
The third round of January Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in six days. Retirees born on or after the 21st of a month will receive this payment on Jan. 28. The first round of payments went out on Jan. 14…
Crypto startup ZBD raises $40 million to power video game payments
Gamers have long bought and sold digital items like swords, jewels, and spaceship parts. Cryptocurrencies, which are inherently digital, seem like an obvious tie-in. In a bid to make good on that combination and build blockchain payments rails for…
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February 2026 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
The year has got off to a biting start, with sub-zero temperatures and stormy conditions forcing millions to stay indoors and turn the heating up. An increase in energy bills combined with the post-Christmas financial slump means the first weeks of…
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Could Unpaid Debts Lead to Garnishment of Your Social Security Payments? What You Need to Know
Social Security beneficiaries may have their benefits reduced if they have missed child support payments, have unpaid taxes or government debt, or have received an overpayment. The Social Security benefits will continue to be offset until the full…
Proposal to require state oversight of insurance affiliate payments clears first hurdle in Legislature
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Property insurance companies would face increased scrutiny by state regulators over payments they make to parent and affiliate companies — which critics say can be used to cloud profits and justify…
Nicki Minaj Can Keep Her $20M Mansion After 'Eleventh Hour' Security Guard Assault Payment
Nicki Minaj has finally paid a concert security guard allegedly assaulted by her husband during the Nicki Wrld Tour in 2019, avoiding a looming court-ordered sale of her Los Angeles area mansion to satisfy the debt. Minaj and her husband, Kenneth…
Chicago splits pension payments in hopes of Improving cash flow
(The Center Square) – Illinois State Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Saint Charles, worries Chicago's newfound plan to divide annual advance supplemental payments for its underfunded pensions into at least two installments could lead to just more…
Capital One to acquire payments fintech Brex in $5B deal
Key insight: Capital One will expand its business payments capabilities by acquiring Brex for $5.15 billion in cash and stock. What's at stake: Brex offers corporate card services, expense management and payments solutions for businesses…
Betting on Prediction Markets Is Their Job. They Make Millions.
Two months after quitting his job as a corporate C.P.A. to trade full time in prediction markets, Joel Holsinger, 26, was well along the road to making his first $100,000. It was approaching noon on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving last year, and…
Apple enters Indian digital payment market, launch expected this year; Here's how it works | Dynamite News
Apple is preparing to launch its digital payment service Apple Pay in India, aiming to enter one of the fastest-growing digital payments markets. The company is in talks with global card networks like Mastercard and Visa and seeking regulatory…
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