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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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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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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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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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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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LG's new subscription program charges up to £277 per month to rent a TV (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-27 | get Smart TV → | tags: monthly, payments, rent

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It Turns Out Crypto’s Stablecoin Adoption is Around 1% of Previous Estimates (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-25 | get Stablecoin → | tags: blockchain, blockchain transfers, considered

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5 Hidden Tax Traps That Can Drain Your Profits — and How to Avoid Them (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-12 | get EFTPS → | tags: entrepreneurs, income, payments

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Used Google Play billing between 2016 and 2023? You could get a (very) small settlement payout (techspot.com)

2026-01-07 | get Google Play → | tags: arriving, arriving people, consumers

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Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-05 | by Tage Kene-Okafor | get Monero → | tags: bank, flutterwave, infrastructure

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Why 2026 Is When AI, Payments and Blockchains Finally Operate as One (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-30 | get Blockchain → | tags: blockchains, decisions, payment

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If You Were 'Tricked' Into an Amazon Prime Subscription, You Should Have Been Paid by Today (cnet.com)

2025-12-24 | by See Full Bio | get Amazon Prime → | tags: amazon, benefits, eligible

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Cyberattack knocks offline France's postal, banking services (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-23 | get Mailbox → | tags: banking, la poste, online

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£100 contactless card limit to be lifted (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2025-12-19 | get Contactless credit/debit card → | tags: card, contactless, contactless card

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Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan (techcrunch.com)

2025-12-18 | by Sarah Perez | get Ecosystem → | tags: apple, japan, open

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Survey suggests some readers happily pay over $55 monthly on app subscriptions (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-18 | get E-commerce platform → | tags: app subscriptions, apps, launcher

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Blockchain Payments Are Booming — But This Major Obstacle Is Preventing Real Growth (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-16 | get Blockchain Payments → | tags: blockchain, blockchain payments, chain

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The Fed meeting, pressure on Oracle, Target's fashion-forward renovation and more in Morning Squawk (cnbc.com)

2025-12-10 | by Alex Harring | get Oracle → | tags: cnbc, morning, oracle