Payments

Woolworths Lifts Farmer Milk Payments by $50 Million as Hormuz Shipping Costs Bite Hard

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Woolworths Lifts Farmer Milk Payments by $50 Million as Hormuz Shipping Costs Bite Hard

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent oil, diesel, and fertiliser costs surging — and Australian farmers are absorbing the hit at the worst possible time. Woolworths has moved to cushion some of that pressure, but the structural challenge for the supply chain runs deeper than a single per-litre milk payment. Woolworths has … Read more

Aani Instant Payments Crosses 12.5 Million Users in UAE Transforming How People Send Money in 2025

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Aani Instant Payments Crosses 12.5 Million Users in UAE Transforming How People Send Money in 2025

Twelve and a half million users didn’t find Aani — Aani found them, embedded quietly into the banking infrastructure most of them already use. That number, confirmed by Al Etihad Payments, now represents one of the fastest-growing instant payment networks in the Gulf. The UAE’s national instant payments platform has crossed a threshold that shifts … Read more