Clause 16 (Payment for Articles) of its Code of Practice requires that journalists must take every possible step to ensure that no financial dealings influence the evidence that a witness may give.

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What started as somewhat clunky keypads that required vehicle operators to punch in five digit codes to get a vehicle to start, a code given to them when their car payment was made, has moved to more sophisticated remote technology.

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Governments that view it as an alternative currency and as an official means of payment can discourage people from holding it via the tax code.

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To make a purchase on a website, a MasterPass user would enter a password on the checkout page of a merchant who has installed the service as a payment option instead of typing in their card number, security code and other information that experts say slows down e-commerce transactions.

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LevelUp is convinced you shouldn't have to choose platforms: it just revealed a new payment dock that will recognize both the company's existing QR code system as well as NFC.

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But you may authorise any company with a Visa code, anywhere in the world, to set up a continuous payment from your credit card.

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One of the past practices banned by the code of conduct, according to Ms Tacon, involved supermarkets receiving a payment from a packaging firm in return for forcing their suppliers to use that packaging firm even if it was more expensive.

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At the same time, it would provide an initial effort to reduce the deficit, which the negotiators call a down payment, as Congressional tax-writing committees hash out a broad overhaul of the tax code.

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Even though affording a down payment is tough for most singles, they stand to benefit more than married people from the tax code.

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