Payments

The biggest obstacle to Bitcoin (BTC) being used as a payment method is tax policy, not scaling technology that reduces settlement times and transaction costs, according to Pierre Rochard, a board member for Bitcoin treasury company Strive.  “Here’s a metaphor: the best athlete can win against the worst athlete 100% of the time, if the

TON developers have officially launched TON Pay, a new payments software development kit (SDK) built to bring everyday crypto transactions directly into the Telegram ecosystem. The release marks a major step toward making digital asset payments feel native, seamless, and practical for consumers and merchants operating inside one of the world’s largest messaging platforms. The

The following is a paid guest post and opinion from Jenny Drinkwater, Marketing Manager at System73. For years, crypto payments have lived in an awkward middle ground. They were never quite mainstream, but they also never disappeared. Merchants experimented, users showed curiosity, and yet, for most businesses, accepting crypto still felt like something peripheral rather

They stopped being just a checkout option and became part of everyday business operations. According to a new industry report, merchants increasingly used crypto not only to accept payments, but also to settle funds, run payouts, and manage treasury flows. This shift signals that crypto is moving from the edges of commerce into the financial

Lawrence Pearce is a partner at law firm Holmes & Hills The Supreme Court has brought clarity to a JCT termination issue that has been unsettling the construction industry since the Court of Appeal’s decision in Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd last summer. At stake was a deceptively simple question: can

In what reflects broader ecosystem growth, Solana builders have added a private payment option to X. The news was shared on X by Anoncoin, a privacy launchpad for Doge.  The new payment feature will rely on Solana and a tool called anoncoinit. Users can tag a handle, add an amount, and mention @anoncoinit to send

Despite lower monthly mortgage payments, a holiday hangover is muting homebuying demand.  The median U.S. monthly housing payment fell to $2,365 during the four weeks ending January 4, down 4.7% from a year earlier and the lowest level since the start of 2024.  Monthly payments fell largely because the weekly average mortgage rate dropped to

Published: Jun 9, 2025 by Joshua Sophy In Small Business News Late customer payments are creating significant financial strain for small business owners, according to a new survey from Gateway Commercial Finance. The report found that 64% of small business owners currently have invoices more than 90 days overdue, with the delays accounting for 11%