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Global Payments Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Global Payments Inc. GPN rose 1.56% to $85.31 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.02% to 7,704.13 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.31%…
The latest CPP and OAS payments hit bank accounts Friday - National
Most older Canadians who qualify will see more money in their bank accounts as of Friday, when scheduled Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) benefit payments start rolling out from the federal government. CPP and OAS payments are…
Santander confirms £830 cash payments to customers
Santander is set to pay out £830 to customers Leading high street bank Santander has confirmed it will dish out £830 to certain customers as part of an ongoing Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) redress scheme. The FCA is currently…
State pensioners handed £460 in one-off payments this winter - full list
The Cold Weather Payment can be paid more than once depending on the weather. State pensioners could receive up to £460 in one-off payments and discounts this winter. With September now drawing to a close, households should be aware of…
PlayStation Wants You to Use Your Controller to Simplify Payments
Near Field Communication, commonly known as NFC, has simplified card transactions, greatly speeding up the payment process. According to a recently filed patent, Sony wants to bring NFC to its DualSense controllers in order to enable faster…
StoneCo's 2026 Outlook: Integrated Financial Ecosystem Drives Expansion in MSMB Payments
A local merchant in Brazil walks into a Stone Hub, looking for a way to get paid and manage his cash. He isn't talking to a distant call center or a faceless algorithm; he is talking to a rep who knows his name and his business. This model is the…
State pensioners under 77 can get bumper £1,930.40 Thursday payments in October
Some younger state pensioners will enjoy a bumper October with two DWP state pension payments totalling up to £1,930.40. Those who retired after April 2016 are able to get a maximum of £241.30 per week in their basic state pension…
Block Brings Bitcoin Lightning Payments to x402
Latest News PublishedSep 25, 2026 Block joins Google, Microsoft, AWS and Coinbase in backing x402, an open payment standard enabling agentic AI commerce. Block has joined the x402 Foundation and added Bitcoin Lightning support to the payment…
Magic Eden Warns Old Ethereum NFT Listings Are Exposed to Payment Processor Exploit
Magic Eden may have left Ethereum behind, but some of its old users' NFTs were still exposed. The marketplace warned Friday that NFTs listed on its EVM marketplace between roughly February and October 2024 could be affected by an exploit in Payment…
Virtual Cards Have a Head Start on the Future of B2B Payments
HSBC expanded its virtual card program across Asia Pacific on Monday (Sept. 22), allowing HSBC virtual cards to be embedded into enterprise resource planning (ERP), procurement and accounts payable platforms. The move shows how virtual cards are…
DWP confirms which pensioners must take action to get £300 Winter Fuel Payment
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed which pensioners will need to put in a manual claim for the Winter Fuel Payment this year. People born on or before June 27, 1960, are eligible for the one-off cash sum of up to £300 and…
12 groups that don't need to claim for £300 Winter Fuel Payment
The DWP has confirmed the 12 groups who will receive the Winter Fuel Payment automatically and don't need to make a claim. More than 10 million people in the UK could receive up to £300 as part of the scheme, so it's important to know who is…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Crypto and Stablecoins Will Power AI Agent Payments
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong expects AI agents to reshape digital payments, with crypto and stablecoins likely to become core transaction tools as autonomous software handles more trading, subscriptions, data purchases, and online services without…
Sony has an idea for turning PlayStation controllers into payment devices, and everyone's saying the same thing
It's been quite a week for dystopian gaming concepts. We've already seen the Microsoft patent for credit-based gaming that would make you watch adverts to be able to continue playing a game. The next logical step to that idea would be to create a…
Ebanx Expands Pakistan Footprint and Deepens Emerging-Market Payments Push
The company announced the moves Thursday (Sept. 24) at its annual Payments Summit. Ebanx said it plans to begin operations in Pakistan in the first half of 2027, initially supporting local digital wallets JazzCash and Easypaisa, followed by Raast…
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