UK government defends hiring Mandelson despite Epstein links – POLITICO
Wormald, who is the head of the civil service, confirmed that there was “no panel interview” when Mandelson…
Will Nigel Farage slay British politics’ most sacred cow? – POLITICO
Like PM Keir Starmer, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pulled through her party conference with an announcement that pleased…
Pacquiao launches Manny Pay to boost digital payments – Philstar.com
Pacquiao launches Manny Pay to boost digital payments Philstar.comManny Pacquiao Enters the Payments Ring With BSP-Approved Manny Pay Fintech News…
PayPal wallet comes to ChatGPT
Shares in PayPal soared more than 10% on news that the payments firm has struck a deal with…
BoE to prioritise AI, DLT and quantum computing in tech strategy
The Bank of England (BoE) intends to prioritise AI, DLT, and quantum computing as the three “cross-cutting technologies”…
More than half of Brits now use mobile wallets
A cash usage continues to dwindle, more than half of Brits now use mobile wallets for online and…
EPAA calls for industry-wide preparation for quantum threats in new report
The Emerging Payments Association of Asia (EPAA) has released a report on how quantum computing will exacerbate the…
SC Ventures and Fujitsu form quantum computing partnership
Standard Chartered Bank’s SC Ventures unit is joining forces with Fujitsu to accelerate the development of quantum computing…
BIS researchers harness AI to forecast financial market dysfunction
Researchers from the Bank for International Settlements have used AI to produce daily forecasts of market dysfunction 60…
Google and PayPal team up on agentic commerce
PayPal announced on Wednesday a new multi-year partnership with Google that will see the payments giant using Google’s…
Which Centrelink payments will be increasing (slightly) over the weekend?
Australians receiving the aged pension could end up with slightly more money in their pockets when Centrelink payments…
France’s credit rating cut by Fitch amid political turmoil – POLITICO
The downgrade comes as France is going through a political crisis and is struggling to cut its massive…