Ohio teacher busted for paying student $250 down payment in alleged murder-for-hire plot against husband
COLUMBUS, OHIO — A substitute teacher in Ohio is facing serious criminal charges after allegedly attempting to recruit a high school student to kill her husband during a contentious divorce, authorities said.…
Chinese payment giants revive effort to accept foreign credit cards
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese tech giants Tencent Holdings and Ant Group said that they would allow users to link international credit cards to their platforms, an issue that…
ACI Worldwide fined $25 million for multibillion-dollar mortgage payment ‘fiasco’
(Reuters) – The top U.S. consumer finance watchdog on Tuesday said it had fined the Nebraska payment processor ACI Worldwide $25 million for improperly processing more than $2 billion in mortgage payment…
Fresenius Medical Care shares drop on U.S. dialysis payment adjustment
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Shares in kidney dialysis group Fresenius Medical Care fell as much as 5% on Tuesday after a payment increase proposed by a major U.S. public health insurance…
Argentina to make $1.9 billion payment to IMF as scheduled – econ min source
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina will make scheduled payments totaling some $1.9 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday, an economy ministry source said. The South American country is in…
MICHAEL FAULKENDER: A Down Payment On Fiscal Sanity
MICHAEL FAULKENDER: A Down Payment On Fiscal Sanity Michael Faulkender on April 25, 2023 This summer, the U.S. Treasury will exhaust the money in its checking account. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)…
Baltimore woman turns IRS payment into $50,000 lottery win
BALTIMORE, MD – A Baltimore woman turned her IRS tax bill into a financial windfall this week. Tax season can be a stressful time for many Americans, especially those who owe the…
Meta’s WhatsApp rolls out business payment tool in Brazil
By Andre Romani SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Tuesday began rolling out its payments tool to small and medium-sized firms through its WhatsApp messaging platform in Brazil, part of Meta’s…
Stormy Daniels speaks with prosecutors probing payment from Trump
By Luc Cohen and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stormy Daniels, a [censored] star who says she had an affair with Donald Trump, on Wednesday spoke with prosecutors investigating the former…
Bank Sues Biden Admin Over Latest Student Loan Payment Freeze
Bank Sues Biden Admin Over Latest Student Loan Payment Freeze Alexa Schwerha on March 7, 2023 SoFi, a private finance company and bank, sued President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday over its…
Brazil court approves Americanas payment of wages, some debts
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian court on Tuesday granted a request by bankrupt retailer Americanas that it be allowed to immediately pay workers’ wages and settle small supplier debts, for…
Moody’s slashes Pakistan’s rating amid payment crisis
(Reuters) – Global ratings agency Moody’s cut Pakistan’s sovereign credit rating by two notches to ‘Caa3’ on Tuesday amid international loan negotiations, saying the country’s increasingly fragile liquidity “significantly raises default risks.”…
Twitter makes first interest payment on Musk buyout debt -sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twitter Inc has made its first interest payment on a loan that banks provided to help finance billionaire Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media company last year,…
IMF visit in focus after El Salvador bond payment
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – El Salvador cleared a $600 million bond payment hurdle this week but lingering concerns over its financing sources and fiscal policy will be in focus…
Argentina extends maturities of $16.8 billion debt to ease payment crunch
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s economy ministry said Tuesday it managed to extend the maturities of around 3 trillion pesos ($16.8 billion) in debt following a debt swap that saw a lot…
U.S. orders Mastercard to stop blocking competing payment networks
(Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday said it was ordering Mastercard Inc to stop blocking the use of competing networks to process debit payments. Under a proposed order, Mastercard would have to…
Russia working with Venezuela on possible adoption of card payment system -Tass
(Reuters) – Moscow is working with Venezuela on its possible adoption of Russia’s Mir card payment system, Tass news agency cited Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying on Wednesday. Novak is…
Brazil central bank grants Google Pay payment institution status
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google Pay has received approval to operate as a payment institution in Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, the country’s official gazette showed on Thursday, allowing it to…
Brazil to allow credit fintechs to initiate payment transactions
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s National Monetary Council on Friday decided to allow credit fintechs to initiate payment transactions, the central bank said, a move that will in practice clear them to provide payment…
Biden Admin Extends Student Loan Payment Pause — Again — While Forgiveness Is Tied Up In Court
Biden Admin Extends Student Loan Payment Pause — Again — While Forgiveness Is Tied Up In Court Reagan Reese on November 22, 2022 The Biden administration extended the student loan repayment pause…
Silver Spring Dentist Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Federal Prison for Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Medicaid Funds by Recruiting Medicaid Beneficiaries Through the Payment of Kickbacks and Bribes
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced Edward T. Buford III, age 70, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 30 months in federal prison, followed by three years of…
Albertsons $4 billion dividend payment stays on hold as Washington court delays hearing
(Reuters) – Albertsons Companies Inc said on Wednesday its $4 billion dividend payment to shareholders will continue to remain on hold as a Washington state court postponed a scheduled case hearing to…
Chinese developer Greenland seeks offshore bond payment extension
By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese property developer Greenland Holdings Corp said on Monday it was seeking its offshore bondholders’ approval to extend repayment on its bonds due between next…
Givex Launches GivexPay, an Integrated Payment Solution for Merchants, Powered by Adyen for Platforms
Toronto, ON (-) Givex, the global IT platform focused on providing merchants with useful customer insights, announced today the launch of GivexPay powered by Adyen, the payments platform of choice for many…
Doctor Sentenced for Accepting Illegal Kickback Payment in Return for Writing Prescriptions for Compounded Drugs
A doctor licensed in the states of Oklahoma and Texas was sentenced for writing and referring compounded drug prescriptions in return for illegal kickback payments, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District…
Airline SAS defers interest payment amid restructuring
OSLO (Reuters) – Scandinavian airline SAS said on Thursday it will defer interest payments due later this month on its perpetual capital securities as part of the carrier’s restructuring and the ongoing…
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