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Ant Group to Sell 4% Stake in Paytm for US$242 Million, Reuters Reports

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Chinas Ant Group plans to divest a 4% stake in Indian digital payments company Paytm for approximately US$242 million, according to a term sheet reviewed by Reuters. The identities of the prospective buyers were not disclosed, and both Ant Group and Paytm have yet to respond to requests for comment.

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Early Warning pitches Zelle to Treasury

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Treasury Department use that tool to replace checks with digital payments. Published July 1, 2025 Patrick Cooley Reporter post share post print email license Zelle is a peer-to-peer payment app businesses and consumers can use to transfer money. request for information.

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Wirecard’s Former CEO Markus Braun Arrested

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A lawyer for Braun did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the newspaper. Braun allegedly committed the scam with others, investigators said, but no one else had been named at press time, according to the report. Until his resignation Friday (June 19), when an audit revealed 1.9 billion euros ($2.1

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Mastercard, Visa Rethinking Wirecard Deals Amid Accounting Scandal

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Wirecard did not return a request for comment, Bloomberg reported. Three years ago, Mastercard and Wirecard made the digital payment solution available to Wirecard merchants in the United Kingdom with the Pay by Bank app. Created by Vocalink, a Mastercard company, it allows debit payments for goods and services.

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China Regulator Considers Antitrust Probe Of Alipay, WeChat Pay

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China’s State Council’s Anti-Monopoly Commission is considering investigating Alipay and WeChat Pay , two of the county’s biggest online payment and money transfer platforms, Reuters reported. COVID-19 and its aftermath moved the country from cash to online payments. Reuters reported. Reuters reported.

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Heavy-handed Digital Regulation Could Hinder US Startup Development Warns CCIA

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The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has responded to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureu ‘s request for comments on a proposal to define and regulate larger participants in the general-use digital consumer payment marketplace.

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New Suitor Emerges To Buy eBay?s Classified Ads Division

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Representatives for Adevinta, Axel Springer, Blackstone, KKR, Naspers and Permira declined to comment. Spokespeople for eBay and Hellman & Friedman didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.