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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tweesecake.social/@adisonverlice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adisonverlice</span></a></span> personally, I think <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> should not have integrated <em>any</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wallet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallet</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/@adisonverlice/114346997047635249" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">at all</a> and instead not eben request <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> (which are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a>) and move tueir system onto <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> and have their endpoints as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionServce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnionServce</span></a>, because being a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PaymentProcessor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaymentProcessor</span></a> (and lets be honest <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a> got pitched for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a>) is at best a <em>"legal nightmare"</em> if not a straight-up <em>"You go to Jail!"</em>-card as a matter f principle!</p><p>Anyone who wants to coordinate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> can do so with external wallets like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FeatherWallet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FeatherWallet</span></a> anyway.</p>
Ian Barker<p>Visa makes public its product design system to streamline payment app creation <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Development</span></a></p><p><a href="https://betanews.com/2025/04/23/visa-makes-public-its-product-design-system-to-streamline-payment-app-creation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">betanews.com/2025/04/23/visa-m</span><span class="invisible">akes-public-its-product-design-system-to-streamline-payment-app-creation/</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> Program. A little-known firm with investors linked to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/safeguards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safeguards</span></a> one expert said. There is no normal anymore.<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-peter-thiel-ramp-gsa-smartpay-expense-payment-system" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/trump-p</span><span class="invisible">eter-thiel-ramp-gsa-smartpay-expense-payment-system</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawfedi</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/graft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graft</span></a></p>
Ian Barker<p>What compliance with PCI DSS 4.0.1 means for businesses [Q&amp;A] <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/QandA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QandA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Compliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Compliance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://betanews.com/2025/04/18/what-compliance-with-pci-dss-4-0-1-means-for-businesses-qa/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">betanews.com/2025/04/18/what-c</span><span class="invisible">ompliance-with-pci-dss-4-0-1-means-for-businesses-qa/</span></a></p>
5h15h<p>great to see both Paypal (<a href="https://developer.paypal.com/community/blog/paypal-agentic-ai-toolkit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">developer.paypal.com/community</span><span class="invisible">/blog/paypal-agentic-ai-toolkit/</span></a>) &amp; Stripe (<a href="https://stripe.dev/blog/adding-payments-to-your-agentic-workflows" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stripe.dev/blog/adding-payment</span><span class="invisible">s-to-your-agentic-workflows</span></a>) get into <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AgenticAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgenticAI</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenAI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AIAgents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIAgents</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retail</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/16734/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/16734/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Brexit reset tested as Brussels and London fight about finance – POLITICO <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BaselIII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BaselIII</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Companies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Competitiveness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Competitiveness</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FinancialServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialServices</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FinancialStability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinancialStability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Growth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Industry</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KeirStarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeirStarmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RachelReeves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RachelReeves</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Regulatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulatory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Services</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Stability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Shootings, debt and political paralysis show Brussels is falling apart – POLITICO <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/913919/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/913919/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bailout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bailout</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BartDeWever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BartDeWever</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/construction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>construction</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debt</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/INFRASTRUCTURE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>INFRASTRUCTURE</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Mayors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mayors</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mergers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mergers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Negotiations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Negotiations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NGOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGOs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Regions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regions</span></a>/Cohesion <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Transport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transport</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/welfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>welfare</span></a></p>
Lukáš Kotek<p>Niceboy ONE Brushed black. NFC payment ring by a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Czech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Czech</span></a> company <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niceboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>niceboy</span></a>, which I just bought. I was never a big fan of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wearables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wearables</span></a> – especially because of batteries. But then I found this device with one and only purpose: payments. Key features: simple NFC chip; no batteries; waterproof; Mastercard only; mBank and Raiffeisenbank only; payments under 500 CZK are without a PIN; no need to have a smartphone with you (just for initial setup). <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nfc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nfc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smartring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartring</span></a> <a href="https://www.niceboy.eu/cs/produkty/m_one_bb_11" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">niceboy.eu/cs/produkty/m_one_b</span><span class="invisible">b_11</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.cat/@riley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>riley</span></a></span> I agree.</p><ul><li>The sheer fact that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> are being analyzed as something to be rationalized is beyond me.</li></ul><p>The fact that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> of all places who literally unilaterally declared 0% tariffs got no better deal than anyone else shows that one cannot negotiate with the Trumpist <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Regime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regime</span></a>.</p><ul><li>The <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> led by <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Zensursula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zensursula</span></a> even offered equal tariffs, but that's gonna get declined as well.</li></ul><p>TBH, it's high time the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@europarl_en" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europarl_en</span></a></span> enacts a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PrizeFreeze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrizeFreeze</span></a> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>-owned &amp; controlled <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/products" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>products</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>services</span></a> (similar to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OilPriceCap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OilPriceCap</span></a> against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>) and enacts a 400% <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCSS</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/commercial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commercial</span></a> closed-source <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>software</span></a>) and 500% on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/services" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>services</span></a> (incl. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hostng" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hostng</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaaS</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a>) as well as introduce a 250% <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CapitalExportTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalExportTax</span></a> to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> or US-controlled subsidiaries to combat <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TaxAvoidance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxAvoidance</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TaxMitigations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxMitigations</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DoubleDurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoubleDurch</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CVBV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CVBV</span></a>) and <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>licensing</span></a>"</em> loopholes to bleed EU-based subsidiaries dry of taxable <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/profits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profits</span></a>! </p><ul><li>And don't forget everything else to have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TariffEqulibrium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TariffEqulibrium</span></a>!</li></ul><p>Also it's high time <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Galileo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Galileo</span></a> gets upgraded from a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SBAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBAS</span></a> to a real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GNSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNSS</span></a> that isn't designed weaker than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GPS</span></a>, but better!</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1963596/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1963596/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> AvidXchange Unveils New AI Agents to Elevate Accounts <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/accounting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accounting</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AccountsPayable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AccountsPayable</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AIAgent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIAgent</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Automation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AvidXchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvidXchange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/invoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invoice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MidMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidMarket</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nasdaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nasdaq</span></a>:AVDX <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a></p>
Alexey Skobkin<p>Just created a <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kagihq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kagihq</span></a></span> Feedback thread on crypto payment options.</p><p><a href="https://kagifeedback.org/d/6733-more-crypto-payment-options" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kagifeedback.org/d/6733-more-c</span><span class="invisible">rypto-payment-options</span></a></p><p>Currently they use only Stripe billing, Paypal and Opennode's Bitcoin payment gate.</p><p>So if you have Ethereum, Monero or any other popular coin, then you're out of luck.</p><p>So, please vote if you also want more crypto payment options for privacy-oriented search engine.</p><p>P.S. I think this becomes even more relevant since they've recently announced their Privacy Pass.</p><p><a href="https://lor.sh/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/feedback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feedback</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/log" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>log</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Ethereum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethereum</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monero</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/Kagi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kagi</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>search</span></a> <a href="https://lor.sh/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
st1nger :unverified: 🏴‍☠️ :linux: :freebsd:<p>Elon Musk has appointed a team of technologists from <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> to "rewrite the code that runs the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSA</span></a> in months." This codebase has over 60 million lines of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COBOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COBOL</span></a> and handles record keeping for all American workers and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a> for all Social Security recipients. DOGE aims to migrate all SSA systems off COBOL ... and onto a more modern replacement like <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Java" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Java</span></a> within a scheduled tight timeframe of a few months. After all, what could possibly go wrong? <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s</span><span class="invisible">ocial-security-administration-cobol-benefits/</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1949214/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1949214/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Worldline and Castles Technology partner <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ecommerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecommerce</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/partnership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>partnership</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SoftPoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftPoS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Eric Maugendre<p>Government, administration, nation-state, do not go bankrupt… as long as they issue their currency and maintain an army to enforce it.</p><p>In 2020, the Fed "directly lent to corporations or they bought corporate debt off of financial market participants who had this corporate debt, or anyone who really needed to sell it. […] They just made sure that anyone who needed liquidity essentially had it." <a href="https://www.crisesnotes.com/musk-in-your-computers-paul-krugman-interviews-nathan-tankus/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">crisesnotes.com/musk-in-your-c</span><span class="invisible">omputers-paul-krugman-interviews-nathan-tankus/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/openData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openData</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Krugman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Krugman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PaulKrugman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulKrugman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rearmament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rearmament</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/paymentSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paymentSystem</span></a></p>
Alex Jimenez<p>A Proactive Approach to Payment Fraud Prevention</p><p>Consumer education is critical to fraud management</p><p>Positive Pay is a vital investment for fraud prevention</p><p><a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/payroll/a-proactive-approach-to-payment-fraud-prevention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.bloombergtax.com/payroll/</span><span class="invisible">a-proactive-approach-to-payment-fraud-prevention</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PayTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayTech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinTech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinServ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinServ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a></p>
Alex Jimenez<p>Retailers are pushing payment modernization as customers ask for more</p><p>A KPMG survey found that a majority of retailers plan to keep updating their payment programs to keep up with consumer tech demands.</p><p><a href="https://www.retaildive.com/news/retailers-are-pushing-payment-modernization-as-customers-ask-for-more/741796/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">retaildive.com/news/retailers-</span><span class="invisible">are-pushing-payment-modernization-as-customers-ask-for-more/741796/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinTech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinServ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinServ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PayTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayTech</span></a></p>
Alex Jimenez<p>Mastercard courts community banks</p><p>The card network has initiated a new partnership with the Independent Community Bankers of America that will extend its services to that group’s financial institution members.</p><p><a href="https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/mastercard-community-banks-payments-digital-wallets-fraud/743080/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">paymentsdive.com/news/masterca</span><span class="invisible">rd-community-banks-payments-digital-wallets-fraud/743080/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinTech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinServ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinServ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PayTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayTech</span></a></p>
Alex Jimenez<p>Can New 'Credential' Concepts from Mastercard and Visa Recapture Consumers' Eroding Loyalty?</p><p>My two cents: it’s a complicated scheme that very few people will adopt. </p><p><a href="https://thefinancialbrand.com/news/payments-trends/mastercard-joins-visa-in-launching-credentialing-will-americans-buy-it-187095" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thefinancialbrand.com/news/pay</span><span class="invisible">ments-trends/mastercard-joins-visa-in-launching-credentialing-will-americans-buy-it-187095</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PayTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayTech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinTech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinServ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinServ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a></p>
Alex Jimenez<p>Bakkt stock down after Bank of America breaks ties</p><p>Bank of America and Webull Pay LLC opted not to renew their commercial agreements with the digital asset and payment fintech</p><p><a href="https://www.americanbanker.com/news/bakkt-stock-down-after-bank-of-america-breaks-ties" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">americanbanker.com/news/bakkt-</span><span class="invisible">stock-down-after-bank-of-america-breaks-ties</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinTech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinServ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinServ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PayTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayTech</span></a></p>
Alex Jimenez<p>Klarna seeks to flex advertising muscle</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BNPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BNPL</span></a> provider Klarna has become an advertising juggernaut, and the new tie to Walmart will give it access to troves of additional customer data.</p><p><a href="https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/klarna-buy-now-pay-later-bnpl-merchant-advertising-revenue/742883/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">paymentsdive.com/news/klarna-b</span><span class="invisible">uy-now-pay-later-bnpl-merchant-advertising-revenue/742883/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinTech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FinServ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FinServ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Payments</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PayTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PayTech</span></a></p>