April 2024, date for Universal Credit and benefits as living cost payments end

Sign up for our free morning headlines email As the cost-of-living crisis persists, millions of people continue to struggle to pay bills, buy necessities, or even make ends meet. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget brought a number of changes aimed at boosting household incomes, including a 2p National Insurance tax cut, changes to child benefit … Read more

April 2024, date for Universal Credit and benefits as living cost payments end

Sign up for our free morning headlines email As the cost-of-living crisis persists, millions of people continue to struggle to pay bills, buy necessities, or even make ends meet. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget brought a number of changes aimed at boosting household incomes, including a 2p National Insurance tax cut, changes to child benefit … Read more

April 2024, date for Universal Credit and benefits as living cost payments end

Sign up for our free morning headlines email As the cost-of-living crisis persists, millions of people continue to struggle to pay bills, buy necessities, or even make ends meet. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget brought a number of changes aimed at boosting household incomes, including a 2p National Insurance tax cut, changes to child benefit … Read more

April 2024, date for Universal Credit and benefits as living cost payments end

Sign up for our free morning headlines email As the cost-of-living crisis persists, millions of people continue to struggle to pay bills, buy necessities, or even make ends meet. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget brought a number of changes aimed at boosting household incomes, including a 2p National Insurance tax cut, changes to child benefit … Read more

April 2024, date for Universal Credit and benefits as living cost payments end

Sign up for our free morning headlines email As the cost-of-living crisis persists, millions of people continue to struggle to pay bills, buy necessities, or even make ends meet. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget brought a number of changes aimed at boosting household incomes, including a 2p National Insurance tax cut, changes to child benefit … Read more

March 2024 date for Universal Credit and benefits to end after living cost payments

Sign up for our free morning headlines email Jeremy Hunt this month unveiled his Spring Budget, which included a 2p National Insurance tax cut, child benefit reform and a new “British Isa”. However, some experts are concerned that the chancellor’s new measures unfairly benefit higher earners. Economic think tank the Resolution Foundation said people earning … Read more

Paytm Payments Bank is closed today.Click here for details

The Paytm app will continue to work even after March 15. Paytm, a major player in India’s fintech space, is facing a setback as its banking arm Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) has stopped critical services from today. Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India imposed restrictions on the bank citing serious violation of rules. Customers … Read more

Paytm payments bank says it will lay off about 20% of its staff before shutting down

Indian digital payments company Paytm plans to cut nearly 20% of its workforce at its banking unit, two sources said, as a looming central bank deadline to halt most operations casts uncertainty over the unit’s future. Paytm Payments Bank has decided to lay off employees in certain departments, including operations, sources with direct knowledge of … Read more

NPCI launches UPI in Nepal, paving the way for fast cross-border payments

Indian consumers can now make instant and secure UPI payments in Nepal through UPI-enabled apps. New Delhi: The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced on Friday that the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is now operational in Nepal, allowing UPI users to scan QR codes to make payments to Nepali merchants. “NCI International Payments Limited … Read more

Ferrari adds Dogecoin to list of accepted cryptocurrency payments

Ferrari has recently made strides to support cryptocurrency in its operations, with a new announcement. The Italian luxury carmaker has decided to add Dogecoin to the list of cryptocurrencies it accepts as payment for high-end cars and goods in the United States after the United States opened up payments in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and U.S. dollar … Read more