Russia’s Gazprom stops the flow of natural gas to Austria, OMV utility says

Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped supplies to Austria early Saturday, according to the Vienna-based utility OMV, after OMV said it would stop payments for the gas following an arbitration award. The official cutoff of supplies before dawn Saturday came after Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Friday held a hastily called news conference to […]

UK sets out National Payments Vision

A year in the making, the NPV addresses the findings of the 2023 Future of Payment’s Review, outlining the government’s ambitions for building a payments ecosystem delivered on next generation technology that delivers economic growth. Tulip Siddiq, economic secretary to the Treasury, says: “The National Payments Vision…sets out the government’s ambitions for this vital sector, […]