X Launches Visa-Powered Digital Wallet and Peer-to-Peer Payments
X, Elon Musk's social media platform, launched a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payment service in partnership with Visa, aiming to create a comprehensive financial ecosystem, currently licensed in 41 states and launching in Q1.
X Launches Visa-Powered Digital Wallet and Peer-to-Peer Payments
X, Elon Musk's social media platform, launched a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payment service in partnership with Visa, aiming to create a comprehensive financial ecosystem, currently licensed in 41 states and launching in Q1.
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36% Bias Score
Medical Debt Removal from Credit Reports
The Biden administration finalized a rule to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical debt from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans, impacting credit scores and loan decisions, starting in 2025.
Medical Debt Removal from Credit Reports
The Biden administration finalized a rule to remove an estimated $49 billion in medical debt from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans, impacting credit scores and loan decisions, starting in 2025.
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40% Bias Score
Bitcoin Surges After Trump Win, X Payment Plans Fuel Crypto Speculation
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have surged following Donald Trump's reelection, fueled by Wall Street adoption, Trump's influence, and Elon Musk's warnings of a potential U.S. financial crisis; X plans to integrate payments in 2025, further fueling speculation.
Bitcoin Surges After Trump Win, X Payment Plans Fuel Crypto Speculation
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have surged following Donald Trump's reelection, fueled by Wall Street adoption, Trump's influence, and Elon Musk's warnings of a potential U.S. financial crisis; X plans to integrate payments in 2025, further fueling speculation.
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56% Bias Score
Mexico's Maya Train Payment Delays Expose Budget Crisis
Mexican truck drivers blocked highways to protest unpaid wages for work on the Maya Train, exposing the government's budget deficit stemming from previous administrations' spending and impacting various sectors.
Mexico's Maya Train Payment Delays Expose Budget Crisis
Mexican truck drivers blocked highways to protest unpaid wages for work on the Maya Train, exposing the government's budget deficit stemming from previous administrations' spending and impacting various sectors.
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40% Bias Score
Wero: New European Payment System Launches
The European mobile payment system Wero launches in Belgium, with plans to expand across Europe, aiming to challenge US payment giants.
Wero: New European Payment System Launches
The European mobile payment system Wero launches in Belgium, with plans to expand across Europe, aiming to challenge US payment giants.
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40% Bias Score
Retailers' Payment Preferences
Analysis of preferred payment methods for retailers, exploring the costs and benefits of credit cards, debit cards, and cash.
Retailers' Payment Preferences
Analysis of preferred payment methods for retailers, exploring the costs and benefits of credit cards, debit cards, and cash.
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Tokenization and Project Agorá: Revolutionizing Cross-Border Payments
Tokenization, using DLT and smart contracts, digitizes financial assets, simplifying transactions and automating processes; Project Agorá, a global initiative, aims to build a cross-border wholesale payment prototype using tokenized money from commercial and central banks.
Tokenization and Project Agorá: Revolutionizing Cross-Border Payments
Tokenization, using DLT and smart contracts, digitizes financial assets, simplifying transactions and automating processes; Project Agorá, a global initiative, aims to build a cross-border wholesale payment prototype using tokenized money from commercial and central banks.
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36% Bias Score
X Payments May Launch Imminently, Potentially Integrating Cryptocurrencies
Elon Musk's X platform is poised to launch X Payments, potentially integrating cryptocurrencies, before securing approval from all 50 U.S. states, potentially disrupting the financial system and impacting cryptocurrency markets.
X Payments May Launch Imminently, Potentially Integrating Cryptocurrencies
Elon Musk's X platform is poised to launch X Payments, potentially integrating cryptocurrencies, before securing approval from all 50 U.S. states, potentially disrupting the financial system and impacting cryptocurrency markets.
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52% Bias Score
Australia Mandates Cash for Essential Goods from 2026
The Australian government proposes a 2026 mandate requiring businesses selling essential goods (groceries, children's clothes) to accept cash, but not non-essentials (alcohol), with penalties for non-compliance, including potential class-action lawsuits, to combat declining cash use (under 13 percen...
Australia Mandates Cash for Essential Goods from 2026
The Australian government proposes a 2026 mandate requiring businesses selling essential goods (groceries, children's clothes) to accept cash, but not non-essentials (alcohol), with penalties for non-compliance, including potential class-action lawsuits, to combat declining cash use (under 13 percen...
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36% Bias Score
Putin Removes Gazprombank's Exclusive Role in Russian Gas Payments
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on December 5th, 2023, eliminating Gazprombank's exclusive role in receiving payments for Russian gas exports, following US sanctions against the bank on November 21st, 2023, allowing for payments from third parties and alternative methods.
Putin Removes Gazprombank's Exclusive Role in Russian Gas Payments
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on December 5th, 2023, eliminating Gazprombank's exclusive role in receiving payments for Russian gas exports, following US sanctions against the bank on November 21st, 2023, allowing for payments from third parties and alternative methods.
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36% Bias Score
UK to Restructure Payments Infrastructure
The UK government is shaking up its payment infrastructure, giving the Bank of England more power. This follows concerns about the UK's performance in financial technology and aims to create a more coherent and efficient payments system.
UK to Restructure Payments Infrastructure
The UK government is shaking up its payment infrastructure, giving the Bank of England more power. This follows concerns about the UK's performance in financial technology and aims to create a more coherent and efficient payments system.
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Marqeta Stock Plunges on Weak Q4 Guidance
Marqeta's stock plummeted after issuing disappointing Q4 guidance, attributing the shortfall to tighter banking scrutiny and customer changes. The company's payment processing volume still shows growth.
Marqeta Stock Plunges on Weak Q4 Guidance
Marqeta's stock plummeted after issuing disappointing Q4 guidance, attributing the shortfall to tighter banking scrutiny and customer changes. The company's payment processing volume still shows growth.
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