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Speech by Governor Waller on payments in the age of AI agents
Thank you for inviting me to speak here today. Last year at Sibos I leaned into the conference theme and discussed how a range of emerging technologies could shape the next frontier in global payments. Consistent with this year's theme, today I…
Apple Starts India Payments Service to Take On Google, Paytm
Apple Inc. started its payments service in India, seeking to boost its presence in a key growth market with more than a billion consumers. Apple Pay is first launching in partnership with local lender Axis Bank Ltd., the US tech giant said in a…
Mortgage borrowers 'hit with £1,800 a year payment hike' amid Iran war fall-out
Mortgage costs have jumped by an average £1,800 a year since the start of the Iran war - denting Britain's already weak property market, analysis has revealed. Latest figures from housing website Zoopla shows a marked rise in the home owners…
Apple enters India payments market, taking on Google and Paytm (AAPL:NASDAQ)
Apple Pay () is now available to users in India across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, with support for Mac expected to roll out soon, the company said in a statement. Apple Pay is first launching in partnership with local…
Privacy Crypto Wallet Is Bringing Anonymous Payments to Stablecoins. Will Regulators Allow It?
Aztec Labs is bringing back zk.money, the privacy-focused, self-custodial Ethereum wallet it first launched in 2021 and shut down in 2023. The name is the same, but nothing from the old product has been carried over, including two deprecated…
Apple Pay India Launch: Secure Mobile Payments With Axis Bank
Apple Pay has officially launched in India, partnering with Axis Bank to offer secure and convenient mobile payment solutions for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch users across a vast network of merchants. Apple Pay has officially launched in India…
List of people eligible to receive £300 Winter Fuel Payment 2026
The DWP Winter Fuel Payment is designed to assist households with heating costs during the colder months. With the start of October almost upon us, temperatures are set to plummet over the coming weeks, and millions across the UK may qualify for…
People on Attendance Allowance may be able to increase payments by £151 a month
The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of November 2025, nearly 1.7 million people across England and Wales are receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance. Similar data from…
Universal Credit payment options used by thousands of people in Scotland
Thousands of people claiming Universal Credit in Scotland are choosing to receive their payments twice a month instead of monthly, according to new figures. Latest Scottish Government statistics show 187,520 eligible claims with an active Universal…
Airtel Money bets on payment growth as $800M London IPO takes shape
Airtel Money is betting on digital payments and financial services to drive revenue growth across Africa, the fintech company's CEO told Semafor ahead of what looks set to be London's largest initial public offering in recent years. The mobile…
Mastercard Deploys New Risk Insights to Support Agentic Payments
The new services bring together identity, intent, behavioral and fraud insights to help financial institutions and merchants make smarter authorization decisions, reduce unnecessary friction and provide more seamless experiences for consumers…
PXP and OKTO Payments partner on LatAm payment rails
The Paypers is a global hub for market insights, real-time news, expert interviews, and in-depth analyses and resources across payments, fintech, and the digital economy. We deliver reports, webinars, and commentary on key topics, including…
El Salvador Turns to Stablecoins as Bitcoin Payments Struggle
El Salvador is backing a new government app that allows citizens to hold and transfer digital dollars using stablecoins, marking a shift in the country's crypto payments strategy five years after President Nayib Bukele made Bitcoin legal tender.
Brits with 24 skin diseases could claim DWP payments worth £194.60 a week
Britons suffering from 24 skin conditions may be eligible to claim the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), according to the latest official statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). PIP is a benefit administered by the DWP that…
AI's Payments Breakthrough Will Be Knowing When Not to Pay
Giving an artificial intelligence agent a wallet is easy to understand. Giving it permission to use that wallet safely is where the payments industry gets complicated. “Large language models are probabilistic, and financial execution can't…
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