12+ hour, 10+ min ago   (283+ words) In this Part 2 episode of Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing, Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner speaks with Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach, who discusses: Before you buy stock in Mastercard, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago   (488+ words) Japan has implemented a massive fivefold increase in visa fees for non-exempt travelers, raising costs from 3,000 to 15,000 yen to manage record tourism surges and upgrade aging infrastructure. Japan has shocked international travelers by hiking single-entry visa costs from 3,000 yen to…...

10+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1167+ words) Retail patience gets tested fastest when a tiny discount suddenly becomes a major personal grievance. A grumpy customer insists the store is shorting her on a candy deal, despite the items not actually qualifying. Instead of calming down, she starts…...

14+ hour, 35+ min ago   (903+ words) Dubai’s Smart Gates processed 9,024,736 travelers in the first half of 2026 alone. For eligible North American passport holders, that means bypassing manual immigration queues that can stretch past two hours during the 11 PM to 1 AM arrival peak. The standard gate clears…...

13+ hour, 56+ min ago   (745+ words) As countries expand instant payment systems, regulators are confronting what could be the harder part of the continent’s digital payment transformation: harmonising rules so that national and regional systems can communicate and make cross-border payments as seamless as domestic ones....

12+ hour, 41+ min ago   (340+ words) by Gary Leff on August 29, 2026 After mentioning my authorized user play with the Bilt cards, I had a couple of reader questions about it so I’m going to lay out my plan and how it works. My wife has an…...

16+ hour, 36+ min ago   (454+ words) The partnership also includes discussions around business models based on OUSD, an Open Standard dollar stablecoin. According to information shared on X by @WuBlockchain, the companies are still evaluating potential services, and the specific structure of any resulting products has…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1002+ words) OpenPay is highlighting a broader approach to Pi Coin payments by allowing users to put their Pi to work through transactions that can provide OUSD and potential cashback opportunities. The development was announced by the @OpenPayTeam on X which described…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (101+ words) Visa has finished testing a system to make it easier to pay transaction fees, or "gas fees," on the Ethereum blockchain. Visa Has Been Actively Exploring The Crypto Sector The testing for this process was conducted on the Ethereum Goerli…...

19+ hour, 31+ min ago   (506+ words) Dunamu, the operator of South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit, signed a strategic partnership with Visa on August 28 to explore stablecoin payments, remittances, and AI financial services. The agreement sets a framework for research and business development rather than a…...