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tokyoreporter.comCambodian PM Relative Admits 30% Ownership in Digital Payments Platform Tied to Reported Cyberscams
A relative of the Cambodian prime minister stated he owned a 30% stake in a digital payments platform. The platform is linked to cyberscams and money laundering. @AFP reported the details of the ownership admission.
Akili88 / Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0)Kenya's Finance Bill 2026 Ends Tax Exemption for Kenya Airways Services and Expands Royalty, VAT Definitions
Kenya's proposed Finance Bill 2026 deletes a withholding tax exemption for Kenya Airways on payments to non-resident providers. It broadens definitions of management fees and royalties to include digital payments and software. The bill also introduces a new VAT section requiring…
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)WhatsApp Introduces Prepaid Phone Recharges in India Through PayU Partnership
WhatsApp has partnered with PayU to enable prepaid phone recharges for its users in India. The feature allows topping up mobile numbers for major operators directly in the app. This rollout aims to increase transaction activity within WhatsApp, which processes fewer payments comp…
finnish eye / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0)Consensus 2026 Panel Discusses Agentic Commerce in Financial Transactions
At Consensus 2026, panelists from PayPal, Coinbase, CoinFund, and Oracle addressed agentic commerce and its role in financial systems. The discussion focused on expectations for this technology from builders and investors. Participants included May Z. from PayPal, Erik Reppel fro…
Ludovic5442 / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)Blockchain Networks Integrate into Global Financial Systems Through Invisible Infrastructure
Cryptocurrency networks, or blockchains, are integrating into financial systems in ways that are not visible to most users. Applications like Opera Mini Pay use stablecoins on the Ethereum blockchain to enable U.S. dollar transactions across 60 countries.