The new year is almost here, which means your Social Security checks are getting a cost of living adjustment increase of 3.2%. The first round of January payments will start getting disbursed this week for some beneficiaries. If you’re not sure how much more money you’re getting, you can check here. Keep reading to find out when … Read more
People who sought straighter teeth with invisible aligners from SmileDirectClub could be in a tough spot, now that the company has announced a complete shutdown just a couple months after filing for bankruptcy. On its website, the company explains that customers of SmileDirectClub won’t be able to receive any more aligners or customer care, regardless of … Read more
News of Shohei Ohtani’s record-shattering 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers rocked the baseball world on Saturday, and the news on Monday could count as an aftershock. Multiple reporters detailed the extreme deferments in Ohtani’s mega deal, which will keep the contract as manageable as possible for the Dodgers and backload much of the … Read more
As the end of the year draws closer, so too does the deadline for estimated taxes. Paying estimated taxes four times a year is a smart move for those who work a side hustle, take on freelance jobs or own a business, since this income likely isn’t automatically withheld by an employer. If you have … Read more
Student loan payments were put on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, but after the government declared that the public health emergency was officially over, student loan payments restarted in October of this year. Interest on your loans started at the beginning of September — meaning that the amount you owed had already begun increasing, even … Read more
Mobile Payment, Women, Contactless Payment，China – East Asia, Shanghai, 20-29 Years, Paying, Banking Asia-pacific Images Studio | E+ | Getty Images Southeast Asia is “supercharged” to power a shift toward digital payments and other innovations in digital services, thanks to an acceleration in digital transformation during the pandemic, said accounting and consulting firm PwC. Widespread mobile … Read more
Integrating with a payment API is something most — if not all — business-to-consumer platforms are forced to do at some point. It’s practically unavoidable if they wish to take credit card payments. The trouble is, for platforms dealing in bills and invoices, not just one-off charges, few payment APIs have all the features necessary … Read more
Hiroki Takeuchi, GoCardless chief executive, on the MoneyConf Stage, attends Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile | Getty Images GoCardless, the British fintech company backed by Alphabet’s venture capital fund GV, is considering more mergers and acquisitions as it looks to grow market share in the highly competitive online payments space. … Read more
More Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries are getting their November payments this week. If you’re not sure whether that’s you, know that the Social Security Administration determines your payment date based on when you started receiving SSDI and the day your birthday falls on. We’ll explain below. Additionally, if you receive Supplemental Security Income, that payment will … Read more
BMW’s ready to come-a-knockin’ for Kroy Biermann’s luxury whip … the company’s asking a judge to let it take back a Rolls-Royce he allegedly hasn’t paid for in over a year. According to the new docs, obtained by TMZ, Kroy failed to respond to BMW within the allotted time … after the company filed, months … Read more