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Best New Online Casinos in Canada for 2025 – 10 Newest CA Casino Sites

Looking for the best new online casinos in Canada? You’re in luck, as our team of casino experts have tested dozens of newcomers to the gambling scene to bring you the cream of the crop for 2025.

Once again, the industry is letting down gamers and only GOG is stepping up to the plate

Once again, the industry is letting down gamers and only GOG is stepping up to the plate

GOG's doing God's work.

Mastercard deflects blame for NSFW games being taken down, but Valve says payment processors 'specifically cited' a Mastercard rule about damaging the brand

Steam and Itch.io are worried about trouble with their payment processors, and Mastercard is not a payment processor.

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Mastercard denies allegations of pressuring platforms to remove NSFW games

The payment processor says it did not pressure platforms into removing games.

Mastercard's Future Looks Bright With Turbocharged VAS And Diversified Revenue Mix

Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA) reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results on Thursday, prompting a wave of upward revisions from Wall Street analysts who cited accelerating growth in value-added services (VAS) and solid international volume trends as key drivers of future performance.

Mastercard Analysts Boost Their Forecasts After Upbeat Q2 Earnings

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results on Thursday.

Mastercard To Enable Stablecoins As Settlement Currencies As It Touts Open Banking For Fraud Prevention: 'We See It As Another Currency'

Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA) is charting a new course for the digital economy, and it’s a future where open banking and stablecoins are at the core. This includes the potential for stablecoins to act as settlement currencies, as the company states it sees them as just another form of money.

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Coinbase Not In Competition With Visa, Mastercard In Crypto Payments Landscape: 'We Actually Partner With Them In Many Ways'

Coinbase Not In Competition With Visa, Mastercard In Crypto Payments Landscape: 'We Actually Partner With Them In Many Ways'

Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong said Thursday that the company views Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA) as partners in the growing cryptocurrency-powered payments industry, rather than competitors.

Airlines are now adopting personalized pricing. Here’s how to avoid it

Airlines are now adopting personalized pricing. Here’s how to avoid it

Personalized pricing has already spread across a range of industries, from finance to online gaming

The Independent UK

Echoing Nier's Yoko Taro, Peak devs blast "puritan" group behind recent Steam and Itch game takedowns: "It'd be foolish to assume that any game is safe"

Echoing Nier's Yoko Taro, Peak devs blast "puritan" group behind recent Steam and Itch game takedowns: "It'd be foolish to assume that any game is safe"

"It threatens video games' ability to operate as art in any way whatsoever"

Mastercard Stock Jumps After Strong Q2: Travel Spending, Digital Services Fuel Revenue Beat And Raised Outlook

Mastercard Stock Jumps After Strong Q2: Travel Spending, Digital Services Fuel Revenue Beat And Raised Outlook

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) reported fiscal second-quarter results on Thursday. The company reported quarterly net revenues of $8.13 billion, up 17% year-over-year and 16% Y/Y on a neutral currency basis, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $7.95 billion.

What is personalized pricing, and how do I avoid it?

What is personalized pricing, and how do I avoid it?

Recently, Delta Air Lines announced it would expand its use of artificial intelligence to provide individualized prices to customers. This move sparked concern among flyers and politicians. But Delta isn’t the only business interested in using AI this way. Personalized pricing has already spread across a range of industries, from…

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Mastercard Gears Up For Q2 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

Mastercard Gears Up For Q2 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) will release earnings results for the second quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, July 31.

Game industry fires back as certain adult games continue to be delisted from Steam and Itch.io: "Financial institutions are now influencing which stories can be told and sold in games"

Game industry fires back as certain adult games continue to be delisted from Steam and Itch.io: "Financial institutions are now influencing which stories can be told and sold in games"

"Games that feature consensual adult content, including queer, kink-positive, or romantic narratives, are easily targeted under vague or overly cautious enforcement"

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Warren Buffett Has 56% Of His $258 Billion Portfolio's Value Exposed To AI: Here Are The 5 Stocks That Are Leveraging AI Within Berkshire's Holdings

The ‘Oracle of Omaha’ — Warren Buffett is not invested in any pure-play artificial intelligence (AI) companies, but he holds these five stocks via Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK), which leverage AI in their businesses on scale.

The Guardian - UK

Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces?

Digital distribution platforms Steam and itch.io have tightened their rules about adult content – under pressure from payment processors. Why has this happened and where will it lead?

Visa and Mastercard pressuring Itch.io and Valve does 'nothing to protect' women, and shock games will just be 'side-stepping the ban entirely', say affected indie devs

"Cutting these women off from income streams and audiences does nothing to 'protect' them."

The Guardian - AU

Mastercard and Visa face backlash after hundreds of adult games removed from online stores Steam and Itch.io

Payment platforms demand services remove NSFW content after open letter from Australian anti-porn group Collective Shout, triggering accusations of censorship

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These 3 Stocks Could Help You Compound Wealth for Years to Come

These companies have enough profitability to keep delivering double-digit upside potential to investors in the coming years, especially at these prices.

Option Volatility And Earnings Report For July 28 – Aug 1

It’s a huge week for earnings this week with some big names set to report including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Robinhood Markets, Strategy Inc, Coinbase, UnitedHealth Group, Visa, Mastercard and Exxon Mobil.

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10 Classic Logos That Got Axed After Public Backlash

Changing a logo can feel risky. People get attached to familiar designs. When a company updates its look, it hopes for excitement. But sometimes, the reaction is the opposite. A new logo can spark outrage, confusion, or even jokes. For brands, this backlash can be costly. Here are ten classic…

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Mastercard and Visa Under Fire As Petition For Payment Giants To 'Not Police' Legal Content Blows Up

The petition addressed that MasterCard and Visa must stop censoring legal fictional content that complies with the law and platform standards.

Android Central

Samsung Wallet now lets you split in-store payments into installments

Samsung Wallet just added a way for US users to break up in-store payments into installments.

Gaming’s recent run-ins with payment processors set a dangerous precedent

We could be in for the biggest censorship wave in video game history.

Itch.io deindexes NSFW games after becoming the latest target of skittish credit card companies and anti-porn group Collective Shout, catching an award-winning indie and more in the crossfire

Finally, we're safe from… uh, award-winning indies about girlhood and games that discuss the historic oppression of queer people.

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