U.S. Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert federal shutdown before election

U.S. Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert federal shutdown before election

U.S. Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert federal shutdown before election
Digital Transactions News staff July 16, 2026 Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, E-Commerce, Fraud & Security, Mobile Commerce, Point-of-sale MagTek Inc. said Winston POS completed an integration with MagTek’s MMS Dyna devices and the Magensa Payment Protection Gateway. ESW announced it has agreed to handle various cross-border operations, including payments, for KnitWell…
Kolkata: India’s microfinance sector contracted in the first quarter of this financial year after a rebound in the previous three months as uneven monsoon progress weighed on rural demand amid a traditionally weak period. The sector’s portfolio shrank 4% to ₹3.26 lakh crore at the end of June from ₹3.39 lakh crore three months earlier,…
The General Insurance Council (GIC) on Monday defended its advisory on admission criteria for fever and infectious diseases, saying the framework is based on Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) guidelines and is aimed at reducing unnecessary hospitalisations, not restricting doctors’ clinical autonomy. The…
The Ethiopia-Djibouti corridor sits at the centre of this transformation, serving as the primary gateway for Ethiopia’s import and export flows. For financial institutions such as iibGroup, the role of banking extends well beyond liquidity provision. It is about deploying capital to support economic resilience, strengthen trade ecosystems, and deliver measurable social and environmental impact….
Freehand lands $75M for AI agents Freehand’s AI agents manage supply-chain spend for Fortune 500 enterprises. The round was co-led by Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners, with participation from former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker’s venture capital PSP Growth, Nexus Venture Partners and others. Freehand recently emerged from stealth with global deployments at Meta,…
For very high net worth (VHNW) individuals, what “premium” means is changing. Partly, that’s down to technology opening up new possibilities. But it’s also about who this audience is becoming. By 2040, Millennials and Gen Z will make up 35% of the VHNW population, bringing different expectations about how financial services should work. Across other…