MoonPay has integrated Cash App Pay, enabling eligible US users to purchase cryptocurrencies directly via their Cash App balances. The feature is available on MoonPay's checkout and partner platforms like MetaMask and Uniswap, expanding access beyond Cash App's native Bitcoin support.
India's balance of payments is expected to hit a USD 50 billion surplus in FY27, supported by strong foreign inflows and the RBI's FCNR(B) scheme. SBI Research anticipates improved external liquidity and a potential appreciation of the rupee.
South Korea's Jeonbuk Bank has partnered with Ripple to use its Ripple Payments platform for fast, round-the-clock cross-border business transfers, bypassing traditional SWIFT networks.
Reform UK's plans to slash £50bn from the UK benefits bill through disability cuts, non-citizen bans, and workfare would plunge hundreds of thousands into poverty, campaigners and leaked government analysis warn.
Ethereum developers have launched Platåberget, a public testnet for the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade now targeted for Q4 2026, while narrowing down 66 proposals for the subsequent Hegotá upgrade eyeing 2027.
Indian immigrants in the US often buy homes quickly due to favorable mortgage terms, including low down payments (10-15%) and 30-year fixed-rate loans, making monthly mortgage payments comparable to rent.
Reform UK has announced plans to cut £50bn from the welfare bill, scrap Personal Independence Payments, and introduce a new Health Security Allowance if it enters government.
Reform UK plans to cut £50bn from benefits, scrapping Personal Independent Payments (PIP) for working-age individuals and replacing it with a Health Security Allowance for severe cases, affecting nearly 3 million people.
British diplomats in six locations, including Buenos Aires and Santiago, will no longer receive hardship payments. The UK government cut these cities from the list, prompting criticism from Conservatives over taxpayer-funded allowances in popular destinations.
Card payments were declined for shoppers across Australia due to a scheduled Mastercard system update. The global issue affected transactions, Apple Pay, and ATM withdrawals before being resolved.
Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner filed a $1.4 million lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court against contractor Nicholas Sanborn, alleging fraud, breach of contract, and unauthorized promotion involving a Detroit apartment building renovation.
Crypto remains a marginal payment option for euro area businesses, with just 0.2% accepting it online, while mobile payments and cash grow, a new ECB survey shows.
Catholic Schools NSW CEO Dallas McInerney denied at an Icac inquiry that payments to lobbying firms were a sham to fund Liberal party factional work, as the Independent Education Union demanded closer scrutiny of public school funding.
Apple is negotiating with publishers to license their news content for an upcoming Siri AI upgrade, proposing a nine-figure budget using a variable pay-as-you-go compensation model.
A Pentagon assessment released on Wednesday reveals that US airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen in April 2025 resulted in 153 civilian deaths and 243 injuries, particularly targeting Sana'a and the Ras Isa port.
The Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab is conducting an experiment with NOBO Finance, Dun & Bradstreet, and Polygon Labs to integrate stablecoins and a potential digital pound in cross-border trade finance, aiming to reduce settlement delays for SMEs.
The Korean Football Association issued a public apology addressing past allegations of providing sexual favours to foreign referees in 2011 and 2012. The apology coincides with a police raid on KFA offices regarding the controversial appointment of former coach Hong Myung-bo.
India's currency transformed from multiple regional currencies to a unified rupee, managed by the Reserve Bank of India since 1935. Decimalisation in 1957, digital payments, and now polymer banknote trials mark its evolution.
Payments platform Decta is integrating USDC into its back-end treasury operations through OpenPayd to streamline international settlements and liquidity management without altering customer-facing payment services.
India's Finance Ministry clarifies that standard UPI transfers between individuals will remain free, while high-value business transactions may incur small fees to ensure the system's sustainability and enhance cybersecurity.
BitFuFu's Bitcoin holdings fell by 357 BTC to 1,314 BTC in July due to advance payments for 330 days of future hashrate. Total managed hashrate declined to 14.2 EH/s, though management expects to reach 20 EH/s by mid-August.
Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson has spoken for the first time since Grand Slam Track's bankruptcy, clarifying that a $500,000 payment to himself was a travel expense reimbursement and stating that athletes have now been paid.
Yi Wang fined $187,500 for orchestrating the unlawful felling of 287 native trees in protected bushland at Woodford Bay, Sydney, causing habitat destruction for protected species and damaging an Aboriginal midden, with regeneration expected to take 20-30 years.
Visa's Stablecoin Platform launch highlights stablecoins' mainstream shift, but foreign exchange, local-currency liquidity, and 24/7 on-chain settlement remain vital for cross-border payments.
