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Y Combinator alum Skio sells for $105M cash, only raised $8M, founder says (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-30 | by Julie Bort | get Skio Subscription Management Tool → | tags: skio, recharge, y combinator

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I Built a Fintech Company at 23. The Hardest Part Wasn’t the Product — It Was Trust (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-27 | by Serhii Zakharov | get Financial Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: fintech, payments infrastructure, api

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Latin America's Central Banks Establish Digital Payments Used By Hundreds of Millions (slashdot.org)

2026-04-12 | by Posted | get Digital Payment Processing Kit → | tags: latin america, central banks, digital payments

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Iran Demands Bitcoin and Crypto for Strait of Hormuz Toll Payments (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-08 | get Crypto Payment Hardware Wallet → | tags: iran, bitcoin, strait of hormuz

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Apple is taking its App Store fight to the Supreme Court — again (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-06 | by Sarah Perez | get Apple App Store Legal Guide → | tags: apple app store, epic games, supreme court

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Apple plans Supreme Court appeal in Epic Games App Store battle — again (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-06 | by Sarah Perez | get Apple App Store Gift Card → | tags: apple, epic games, app store

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Visa processed 106 million disputes last year, now wants AI to take over (techspot.com)

2026-04-04 | get AI Dispute Resolution Software → | tags: visa, digital payments, e-commerce

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Coinbase clears key regulatory hurdle in bid to bolster its stablecoin business (cnbc.com)

2026-04-02 | by Tanaya Macheel | get USD Coin (USDC) Wallet → | tags: coinbase, occ, stablecoin

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Why This Old-School Payment Method Still Dominates Small Business — and How It Gives Owners an Edge (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-02 | by Gene Marks | get Cash Register POS System → | tags: paper checks, small business payments, mineral tree

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A Program Is Now Sending Basic Income Payments to AI-Impacted Workers (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-25 | get AI Worker Support Kit → | tags: basic income, ai-impacted workers, program

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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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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