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UnionPay to link Chinese payment apps to Brazil's Pix after US tariffs
China's UnionPay International plans to connect Chinese payment apps to Pix, the Brazilian payment system at the centre of Washington's trade case against Brasilia, allowing Chinese tourists to pay by scanning a code. Under the pilot, users of the…
Rethinking Cross-Border Payments In Emerging Markets As An Asset, Not A Cost Center
Zaki Farooq is the cofounder of Payfuture. Moving money from country to country has traditionally been a slow, complicated and opaque process, particularly in emerging markets. This may be a controversial statement to make, but I…
The Venture Cycle Picked Its Winner: Payments Plumbing
Fintech focused venture capital has varied in focus over the years, but payments infrastructure is clearly in focus now. The half-year funding data is out, and it describes a venture market that has made up its mind. Global fintech funding reached…
Failed Payments Are The Revenue Leak Almost Nobody Works On
George Kapernaros is the founder and CEO of YOCTO, a boutique lifecycle marketing agency that specializes in high-growth wellness brands. Roughly one in eight subscription payments fails. The customer didn't cancel. They didn't complain. In…
HHS should protect payments to clinical trial participants
In 2002, San Francisco voters passed the “ Care Not Cash ” measure, built on a simple intuition: Stop handing cash to homeless people, because they will only waste it on drugs and alcohol. By then, we were a decade into doing the…
UPI fee won't apply to small payments, needed to fund growth: Sources
“An MDR would not be charged on small-value payments, such as those at kirana stores, where the average transaction size is Rs 100-200. This would be for large transactions that take place on e-commerce websites and shopping malls.”…
Repayment hell: The student loan mistake that balloons monthly payment
Even though Congress made big changes to U.S. student loan programs in 2025 with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), one perk of federally subsidized student loans that remains is the possibility of enrolling into a repayment plan that keeps…
Cruise line's tougher booking rules ignite backlash over higher deposits and payments
Princess Cruises is introducing stricter booking policies, including higher deposits and earlier final payment deadlines, fueling mixed reactions among travelers. Among the biggest changes is an update to the timeline for final payments, the cruise…
Andy Burnham and Chancellor set to issue PIP payment update in autumn
Information regarding changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) is anticipated to be revealed in October. The inaugural Budget under Andy Burnham's Government has been provisionally scheduled for October 28. Particulars concerning benefit…
Real emails, hijacked payments: Two H1 2026 attack chains
Gen Threat Labs followed two H1 2026 campaigns where attackers used legitimate accounts, browser settings and blockchain data as part of the attack path. The Gen Threat Report is a twice-yearly examination of the biggest cyber threats shaping the…
Business-travel payments provide an early test for agentic commerce
Key insight: Amex GBT has added agentic AI tools to its corporate-travel management system. What's at stake: Payment companies and banks are seeking uses for advanced forms of AI, with travel requiring complex management that could be amenable to…
What Auburn's $1.85 Million Payment Means to Southern Miss Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss will arrive at Jordan-Hare Stadium this season hoping to leave with what would undoubtedly be one of the biggest upset wins of the year. Financially, though, the Golden Eagles will have already secured a…
Profound reiterates ~$25M 2026 revenue outlook as CMS proposes 14.9% OPPS payment increase to $15,494 per TULSA procedure (TSX:PRN:CA)
Earnings Call Insights: Profound Medical Corp. (PROF) Q2 2026 Revenue recognition timing was the central theme of Q2, with Matthew Sobczyk saying, 'For the three-month period ended June 30, 2026, the company recorded revenue of $2.5 million with…
German payment startup is close to launching US bank
Key insight: Augustus now has the next U.S. regulatory approval it needs to open its AI-powered international clearing bank. Expert quote: 'Innovation-friendly supervision doesn't mean risk-free supervision.' —Theodora Lau of Unconventional…
CAB Payments (LON:CABP) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results
CAB Payments (LON:CABP - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported GBX 5.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Digital Look Earnings reports. CAB Payments had a return on equity of 8.74% and…
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