By PYMNTS | July 6, 2026 The backbone of Europe’s financial architecture, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) T2 payment system, has found itself under intense scrutiny this week following two separate technical outages within the span of a single seven-day period. These disruptions, occurring on June 29 and again on July 6, have reignited concerns…
As Pennsylvania lawmakers weigh the merits of House Bill 1678, a proposal that would extend the Commonwealth’s existing gross receipts tax (GRT) to digital advertising services, the debate has moved beyond simple fiscal math. While proponents argue that the measure is a necessary step toward modernizing the tax code and ensuring large tech corporations pay…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 15, 2026 — In a move designed to stabilize the housing security of thousands of military families, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officially unveiled its new "Partial Claim Program" today. The initiative is a strategic intervention aimed at preventing home foreclosures among Veterans holding VA-guaranteed mortgages, offering a mechanism to…
