A private toll road was briefly operational in southwest England after a landslip blocked the main route between Bath and Kelston.

#TollRoad #PrivateBusiness #Infrastructure #LocalNews #UK

35. Making money on 50% of payments worldwide For our thirty-fifth episode, we're exploring a company whose logo is in billions of wallets and on millions of storefronts around the globe. It's a business that operates silently in the background of our daily lives, taking a tiny slice of trillions of dollars in global commerce. Like its famous rival, this company is not a bank... [pause] it's a technology network, a secure and vital pipeline for money that makes the modern economy possible. We are talking about Mastercard. When you see the Mastercard ($MA) logo on your credit or debit card, you probably think of it as a bank—a company that lends you money. The name is synonymous with the plastic in your wallet, a giant in the world of consumer credit. But the real story behind Mastercard is that it's not a bank at all. It takes on zero credit risk. Instead, it's a technology company that operates a massive, global payments network. Think of it as a secure toll road for money; every time you tap, swipe, or click, Mastercard's network connects your bank to the merchant's bank and collects a small, high-margin fee for facilitating the transaction. This has created a powerful duopoly with Visa, benefiting from the massive secular trend of the world moving away from cash. However, this dominance has also attracted intense regulatory scrutiny and a wave of fintech challengers. We're swiping right to determine if Mastercard's powerful network effect is strong enough to fend off the threats of regulation and disruption, making it a priceless addition to a growth portfolio.

📣 New Podcast! "35. Making money on 50% of payments worldwide" on @Spreaker #cashless #creditcard #digital #duopoly #finance #financials #fintech #growth #investing #ma #mastercard #moat #network #payments #portfolio #regulation #stock #technology #tollroad #visa

#sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ #jalantolmanadobitung #tolmanadobitung #manadobitung #tollroad #tollroads #freeway #freeways #expressway #expressways #jalantol #jalanbebashambatan #jalantolindonesia #manado #manadocity #kotamanado #bitung #kotabitung #bitungcity

#80mph #Texas #highway #tollroad #clouds #sky #blackandwhite #photography

The costs of running the country will persist, but once the land is gone, it can no longer be leveraged. Then what? Will we turn the #BlueRidgeParkway into a #tollroad for pocket change? Grant ground leases on #GrandfatherMountain? 2/5

Indiana approves tolling on all interstates Gov. Mike Braun signed a bill into law allowing the move on any interstate highway without additional legislative approval.

Twenty ish years ago when Gov Kernan (D) proposed tolls to shore up funding, it led to him losing the election to Gov Daniels (R) Now Republicans just do whatever they want. #indiana #politics #tollroad

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Happy wedding couple in stowe vermont. Mountainside wedding

They met online. They married on the side of a mountain in Stowe. Congratulations Hailey and Bo!

#florist & officiant Carmen George

#tollroad
#stowewedding
#stowevt
#elopestowe
#mountainsidewedding
#vermontwedding
#carmengeorgeweddings
#vermontweddingvenue
#floriststowe #stoweweddin

#shadow #truck #Austin #Texas #sky #clouds #highway #tollroad #blackandwhite #photography

B&W sketch of a landscape with trees and a house on the horizon and in the forefront a two-lane twisty toll road that meanders under a huge whimsical smiling dragon with dripping teats, a club-ended tail, spikes, little wings, talons, sharp teeth, eyes with lashes and a curly beard, snorting smoke, with a car about to drive into the dragon’s mouth, a very expensive toll indeed.

Day after liberation [sic] day mood: toll road #sketch #tariffsaretaxes #robberbarons #kakistocracy #youpaysucker #tollroad

@ukgovernment.bsky.social the plans to again spend Bi££ions on the south for a new tunnel road scheme when #westmidlands #M6 is a solid car park everyday. Why isn’t the #Tollroad made free to relieve the pressure or new Motorway built for M40/M42/M5 to join the M6 further up? North rejected always!

How to Avoid Toll Road "Smishing" Scam - Headlight.news Have you received a bill for overdue highway tolls. Here's how to avoid the latest online scam & avoid giving out personal financial info.

Got an alert saying you owe for a toll you didn’t pay? This is the latest “smishing,” or text message, scam and you could be in trouble if you click on the link. Here’s what to do if one of those notices lands in your message folder.
#smishing #tollroadscam #tollroad #ScammerAlert
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How to identify and handle Toll Road scams This nationwide scam includes scammers trying to get money by notifying people they have "unpaid toll road fees."

Toll road payment scams don't seem to be going away anytime soon - they seem to be more and more frequent #CyberSecurityAwareness #tolls #tollroad #phonescams Here's help on how to deal with them! www.wndu.com/2025/03/10/h...

🤳Smishing Scam Alert

📲Fake Toll Road Operator messages are targeting travelers to get payment and other sensitive data.

Read the apps names and more here👇

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#Smishing #Scams #FakeApps #TollRoad #Phishing #EZDriveMA #UnitedStates #Hackers

Summer 2024 Road Trip to Sacramento, California. #RoadTrip #CarTravel #Highway #Interstate #RoadWarrior #TravelCenter #Turnpike #TruckStop #TravelPlaza #TollRoad

Summer 2024 Road Trip to Sacramento, California. #RoadTrip #CarTravel #Highway #Interstate #RoadWarrior #TravelCenter #Turnpike #TruckStop #TravelPlaza #TollRoad

My Top 5 Favorite Toll Roads

#1 New Jersey Turnpike
#2 Ohio Turnpike
#3 Pennsylvania Turnpike
#4 Kansas Turnpike
#5 New York State Thruway

#RoadTrip #CarTravel #Highway #Interstate #RoadWarrior #TravelCenter #Turnpike #TruckStop #TravelPlaza #TollRoad #ServicePlaza

Random photos of Welcome Signs from past Road Trips: South Dakota, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.

#CarTravel #highway #Interstate #TravelCenter #TruckStop
#TravelPlaza #RoadTrip #WelcomeSigns #tollRoad #Turnpike #RestArea #WelcomeCenter #RoadWarrior

Top 5 Longest Interstates.

1) I-80
2) I-90
3) I-40
4) I-10
5) I-70

#RoadTrip #CarTravel #highway #Interstate
#TruckStop #TravelPlaza #RoadWarrior #TollRoad #Turnpike

Ummm any road, and don’t even need to pull over… 😏

#dirtroad
#tollroad
#anyroad
#seriously