A singer has told MPs that her earnings from music streaming platforms are not enough to keep ‘the wolf away from the door’. Songwriter Nadine Shah said there was a lack of transparency over pay in the music industry. Miss Shah, 34, also told a Government inquiry into streaming that despite her successes, including a … Read more
State pension payments worth billions of pounds being sacrificed because people don’t know they’re entitled to claim them: Eight ways to boost yours By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 09:15 GMT, 22 November 2020 State pension payments worth billions of pounds are being sacrificed because … Read more
State pension payments worth billions of pounds being sacrificed because people don’t know they’re entitled to claim them: Eight ways to boost yours By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 21 November 2020 State pension payments worth billions of pounds are being sacrificed because … Read more
CVS becomes first US retailer to support PayPal and Venmo QR codes for checkout payments, allowing customers to avoid touching keypads amid the coronavirus pandemic CVS now accepts PayPal and Venmo QR codes for payments at all its US stores Customers open either PayPal or Venmo on their smartphone and click ‘Scan’ Then select the … Read more
My pension was rescued when an old employer went bust, but why don’t the payments ever rise with inflation? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 07:54 GMT, 9 November 2020 | Updated: 07:54 GMT, 9 November 2020 For a number of years now the Pension Protection Fund has paid my … Read more
Sainsbury’s tipped to restart dividend despite row over it receiving huge tax break and a second national lockdown By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 31 October 2020 Sainsbury’s is tipped to restart dividend payments this week despite a row over it receiving a huge … Read more
Venmo launches physical credit card backed by Visa with a scannable QR code for contactless payments and an individualized cash-back program Available in five designs, the no-fee card comes with a QR code on the front The rewards program gives cash back on your most popular spending categories An RFID-enabled chip allows users to tap … Read more
Google Fi is Google’s very own mobile carrier service. It takes advantage of other cellular networks so the subscriber can be switched to whatever network is strongest in an area. It’s an MVNO telecom service that aims to provide reliable connection all the time in the United States. Earlier this year, the Google Fi team … Read more
Scores of retired women have won back payments worth up to £17,000 after being short-changed on their state pension. The scandal involves married women, widows and divorcees who are entitled to a pension rate based on their husband’s National Insurance contributions. Analysis by former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb found that tens of thousands of … Read more
Government plan to extend Bereavement Support Payments to unmarried couples who live together By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 23:17 BST, 4 August 2020 The Government said last week it had a plan to extend Bereavement Support Payments to couples who live together Unmarried parents … Read more