Earnings call transcript: Dassault Systèmes posts solid Q2 2026 growth

In a market dominated by U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins, there are growing signs that non-USD alternatives are beginning to gain ground. One recent example is the investment by Japan’s AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings—a logistics company whose customers include Amazon Japan—in a yen-backed stablecoin. The company will invest ¥1 billion (approximately $6.7 million) in JPYC, a stablecoin issued…

An arbitrator ordered the Internal Revenue Service to allow its unionized employees to work remotely once again after a dispute over a memo signed by President Trump following his inauguration last year ordering agencies to terminate remote work arrangements and bring federal employees back to the office. Processing Content The order from the neutral this-party…

The last time the U.S. raised the federal minimum wage, Apple’s Siri hadn’t even been invented yet. July marked the 17th full year in which the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25, the think tank Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) noted in a recent post. Apple would introduce its AI iPhone bot…

Digital Transactions News staff July 16, 2026 Acquiring, Competitive Strategies, E-Commerce, Fraud & Security, Mobile Commerce, Point-of-sale MagTek Inc. said Winston POS completed an integration with MagTek’s MMS Dyna devices and the Magensa Payment Protection Gateway. ESW announced it has agreed to handle various cross-border operations, including payments, for KnitWell…

The 8th pay commission is expected to make decisions that significantly impact the salaries of central government employees and pensioners, including railways and defence personnel. Constituted every 10 years, its recommendations are likely by mid-2027. The announcement is set to affect as many as one crore beneficiaries — about 50 lakh central government employees, and…

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that total fraud losses reached an all-time high of $15.9 billion last year—an approximately 27% year-over-year increase—and found that some victims lost more than $1 million to scams. An FTC report noted that imposter scams remained the most commonly reported type of fraud, continuing a five-year trend. While…