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DoorDash introduces relief payments for drivers as the Iran-US war drives up gas prices (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-23 | by Lauren Forristal | get Gas Price Monitoring Device → | tags: doordash, relief payments, iran-us war

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Migrating the American Express Payment Network, Twice (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-23 | get American Express Card Holder → | tags: american express, payments network, microservices

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Economic Outlook — Here’s What’s in Store for Small Business in 2026 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-19 | by Mark Barnett | get Small Business Financial Planner → | tags: mastercard, digital-first, cross-border payments

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Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-18 | by Jeff Weinstein | get Bitcoin MPP Hardware Wallet → | tags: machine payments protocol, stripe, tempo

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Fortnite makes its return to the Google Play Store after six-year absense (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-18 | get Fortnite Battle Royale Game → | tags: fortnite, google play store, epic games

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The Refund Fraud Economy: Exploiting Major Retailers and Payment Platforms (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-03-18 | tags: refund fraud, payment platforms, retail giants

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Less Lucrative Ransomware Market Makes Attackers Alter Methods (darkreading.com)

2026-03-17 | get Ransomware Recovery Toolkit → | tags: ransomware, cobalt strike, windows tools

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Mastercard says it's acquiring stablecoin startup BVNK in $1.8 billion bet on future of payments (cnbc.com)

2026-03-17 | by Hugh Son | get Mastercard BVNK Partnership Kit → | tags: mastercard, bvnk, stablecoin

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This One-Click Financing Trap is Quietly Draining Small Businesses (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-16 | by Lil Roberts | get Small Business Financing Guide → | tags: invoice factoring, small business financing, in-app payments

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X taps William Shatner to give out invites to its payments service, X Money (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-04 | by Sarah Perez | get X Wallet → | tags: beta, money, musk

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Corgi Labs (YC W23) Is Hiring (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-25 | get Corgi Labs → | tags: corgi labs, yc w23, ai optimization

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Stripe reportedly makes offer to acquire PayPal (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | by Samantha Subin | get PayPal → | tags: stripe, paypal, bloomberg

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Stripe valued at $159B, 2025 annual letter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | get Stripe → | tags: stripe, payments, dow jones industrial average

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Stripe, PayPal Ventures bet on India’s Xflow to fix cross-border B2B payments (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-24 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Xflow → | tags: stripe, paypal ventures, xflow

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Micropayments as a reality check for news sites (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-19 | by Don Marti | get NewsCred → | tags: big tech, coins, legit

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OpenAI deepens India push with Pine Labs fintech partnership (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-19 | by Jagmeet Singh | get Pine Lab → | tags: labs, openai, payments

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Now Verizon has some good news if you want to unlock your phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartphone → | tags: carrier, device, immediate

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Verizon is making it even harder to unlock your paid-off phone (Update) (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-16 | get Verizon SIM → | tags: carrier, device, payment

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Verizon is making it even harder to unlock your paid-off phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-16 | get Verizon SIM → | tags: changes, device, payment

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Crypto is playing a growing role in human trafficking networks, report shows (cnbc.com)

2026-02-16 | by Dylan Butts | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: asia, chainalysis, crypto

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Verizon imposes new roadblock on users trying to unlock paid-off phones (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-13 | get iPhone → | tags: device, online, payments

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Cash App adds payment links so you can get paid in a DM (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Lucas Ropek | get PayPal → | tags: cash, cash app, links

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Japan tech groups say Apple’s new payment rules are ‘not a viable option’ for developers (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-10 | by Marcus Mendes | get Payment system → | tags: app store, apple, japan

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Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-10 | tags: europe, european, mastercard

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Trump’s New Tax Law Saved Amazon Billions (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-06 | get E-commerce Platform → | tags: breaks, breaks investment, company payments

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Amazon Saved Billions Under Trump’s New Tax Law (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-06 | get E-commerce platform → | tags: breaks, breaks investment, company payments

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Trump’s Tax Law Sharply Cuts Amazon’s Corporate Tax Bill (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-02-06 | get E-commerce platform → | tags: breaks, breaks investment, company payments

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Sapiom raises $15M to help AI agents buy their own tech tools (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-05 | by Marina Temkin | get AI agents → | tags: agents, payment, sapiom

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LinkedIn Is Down (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-02 | by Lukáš Svačina | get Instagram → | tags: address, address payment, address thank

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The One Thing You Need to Toggle Before You Move Money Between Venmo and PayPal (cnet.com)

2026-01-28 | by See Full Bio | get Stripe → | tags: cnet, payment, paypal