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When Payment Infrastructure Stops Caring What Form Money Takes
Divyarani Raghupatruni, Senior Director of Product, Data and Orchestration, Alacriti Inc. Payment infrastructure is moving toward a future where it no longer depends on a single form of digital money. Instead, it is being built to support…
Opinion: Moneris, a big payments processor, is being sold to U.S. private equity. This should worry us
Please log in to bookmark this story. Create Free Account Vass Bednar is the managing director of the Canadian Shield Institute and co-author of The Big Fix. Earlier this week, two Canadian banks agreed to sell Moneris Solutions Corp. to an…
More Pixel 11 phones now have this NFC payments upgrade
Google has quietly confirmed that all Pixel 11 Pro Fold models support the FeliCa contactless standard. It also looks like all Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro models outside the US support this standard. FeliCa is a contactless standard that's popular in…
Fewer student loan borrowers falling behind on payments: Report
Delinquency rates among student loan borrowers dipped last quarter relative to a year prior, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Roughly 7.8 percent of student loan borrowers missed at least three monthly payments…
Korean firm behind $2 mil. Trump payment to build golf club in Hanam
Base Group, a medium-sized Korean conglomerate that made headlines for paying $2 million to the Trump Organization, will establish Trump International Golf Club in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, the company said Thursday. In a press release, the company…
What happens after you miss three credit card payments?
Credit card balances are moving higher again, adding to the financial pressure on borrowers at a time when many are already struggling to keep up with their bills. Credit card balances increased by $21 billion nationwide during the second quarter…
World Spinach Capital Misses Debt Payments Due to Severe Flood
Crystal City, a small Texas town known as the spinach capital of the world, has missed debt service payments due at the start of August after severe flooding added to ongoing financial strains. The city failed to meet the payments due on Aug. 1…
Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET Chief Executive Officer - Taylor Lauber Chief Financial Officer - Christopher Cruz Head of Investor Relations - Thomas McCrohan Gross Revenue -- $1,295 million, representing a 34% increase year over year.
Why some card payment fraud victims may struggle to claim money back
A consumer watchdog group has highlighted concerns over a 'dangerous' fraud scheme where victims are tricked into approving card payments. Which? warned that criminals are adopting tactics similar to those deployed in authorised push payment (APP)…
Seniors may see smaller rise in Social Security payments after inflation report
Seniors may see a smaller rise in their Social Security payments after the latest inflation report showed the annual cost of living slightly cooled. The Consumer Price Index, which the government uses to track the cost of goods and services over…
Payment delays fuel credit insurance demand
Persistent payment delays and rising default risks among businesses in the United Arab Emirates are straining liquidity and driving demand for credit insurance, according to Netherlands-headquartered Atradius NV, Taiwan News reports, citing Media…
New state Pension update for half a million people with frozen payments
A proposed change to State Pension rules affecting hundreds of thousands of people living overseas would cost an estimated £38million in its first year, according to a senior MP supporting the campaign. Around 453,000 people are affected by…
Forbes Fired Top Editor Over Secret $6 Million Payment
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Forbes fired longtime chief content officer Randall Lane after discovering he received a secret $6 million payment from the founder of a research firm that works with the publication, The New York…
Bank of England Tests Stablecoin, Digital Pound Payments
The Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab is testing whether stablecoins and a potential digital British pound can operate within the same cross-border payment flow as part of an experiment focused on trade finance. The experiment involves NOBO…
Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) Presents at 2026 SIG Annual Virtual Fintech Investor Conference Transcript
Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) 2026 SIG Annual Virtual Fintech Investor Conference August 12, 2026 10:00 AM EDT Christopher Cruz - Chief Financial Officer James Friedman - Susquehanna Financial Group, LLLP, Research Division Susquehanna Financial…
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