President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military basic pay. Congress approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or ...

Federal workers have been ordered to return to work after the end of the government shutdown as they await back pay. While an estimated 750,000 workers were furloughed during the shutdown, some others ...

No federal relief payments are scheduled for 2025. Officials urge caution and warn against fake IRS messages and payment scams. Online rumors about IRS deposits are not backed by any official ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Back in the day, you would write a check to pay a bill. Now you can use online bill pay. You don't have to buy any checks; instead, you allow your bank to "write a check" from your ...

Do you pay your bills online for safety? A woman who thought she was safely paying her mortgage through online banking discovered her payment never arrived, after her bank sent a paper check that was ...

Erie Insurance assures customers that no late payment penalties will be applied for those unable to pay during the outage. Full online account functionality is expected to be restored soon. (This ...

This paper takes stock of developments and policy issues related to digital payments innovations across sub-Saharan African (SSA), including central bank digital currency (CBDC), fast payments systems ...

Apple Pay is now the fifth most widely available online payment option as more shoppers ditch traditional checkout forms for faster, mobile-first alternatives. A May 2025 study by Merchant Machine ...

The new program will let customers pay over time for purchases over $500. Costco is introducing its own "Buy Now, Pay Later" program. The wholesale retail chain will offer a payment plan option on ...

Costco has started letting U.S. customers pay for large online purchases with buy now, pay later through a new partnership with Affirm. The new online payment option for U.S. Costco customers was ...

Costco is the latest retailer to cash in on the "buy now, pay later" craze. The wholesaler announced on May 14 that it partnered with the payment platform Affirm to give customers an alternative ...