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Steam removing adult games shows "you can even censor another country’s free speech," claims Nier creator Yoko Taro This is about more than games GamesRadar · Jul 21, 2025
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Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to delist certain adult games from Steam It's not a great precedent, that's for sure. PC Gamer · Jul 18, 2025
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Steam's got a new rule that puts the kibosh on 'certain kinds of adult only content' that make Visa and Mastercard sad The new rule seemingly coincided with a large number of adult games being delisted from the platform. PC Gamer · Jul 16, 2025
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Benzinga · Jul 11, 2025 Fintech Stocks Slip As JPMorgan Plans Data Access Fees, But Affirm Defies The Trend Several payments and fintech stocks such as Affirm Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM), PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA) are under pressure this week after JPMorgan Chase Co. announced it will begin charging significant fees for access to customer bank account data.
Benzinga · Jul 11, 2025 Visa And Mastercard Remain Top Picks, But One May Outpace Growth U.S. payment processors are shifting their focus toward faster, more convenient, and secure digital payment solutions. Key trends driving this transformation include the growth of real-time payments and the broader use of digital wallets and mobile transactions.
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