Faster Payments

Faster Payments
Five Months in, FedNow Is ‘Doing What It Was Planned to Do’
December 01, 2023

Five months since the FedNow® Service launched, Miriam Sheril, head of product, U.S. at Form3, told PYMNTS, there are some encouraging signs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Study Finds More Instant Payment Options Increase Customer Satisfaction
November 28, 2023

Using instant payment methods can streamline the payment process and improve overall customer satisfaction, making consumers 11% more satisfied and nearly double their likelihood to remain as clients when instant payments are free. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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UK Government Says Country Needs Open Banking Alternatives to Visa and Mastercard
November 22, 2023

The U.K. risks falling behind other nations unless it can create an alternative to its Faster Payment Service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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Nearly 9 in 10 Manufacturers See Real-Time Payments a 2024 Priority
November 22, 2023

Real-time B2B payments are transforming industries in which the number of payment transactions is very high — such as the manufacturing sector. According to a recent PYMNTS Intelligence research in collaboration with The Clearing House, virtually all U.S. manufacturing companies used real-time payments last year,...

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Nearly 40% of Gig Economy Ad Hoc Transactions Sent via Instant Payments
November 15, 2023

Although ad hoc payments make up just 24% of accounts payable (AP) volume, they hold significant importance in various industry operations. In fact, these irregular payments, executed outside regular invoicing and payroll processes, are integral to operational efficiency. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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1 in 3 Hospitality Workers Willing to Pay for Instant Tips 
November 10, 2023

As restaurants and others in the hospitality space look for ways to boost retention, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals that instant tip payouts can go a long way — so much so, that many in the industry would even be willing to pay a fee to be...

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Retailers Plan to Up Use of Instant B2B Payments
November 06, 2023

In an environment with high interest rates and the expansion of instant payment systems, retailers are shifting their payment preferences by leaving traditional methods and replacing them with faster and lower-cost systems such as real-time payments and instant ACH. Forty-two percent of retail firms in...

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Over 70% of Consumers Do Not Believe Real-Time Payments Are Truly Instant
November 03, 2023

Consumers are increasingly embracing the immediacy and transparency offered by real-time payments. And the migration to ISO 20022, a new global standard for secure and efficient messaging between financial institutions (FIs), is expected to further accelerate this trend. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Pathward and TabaPay Expand Collaboration on Faster Payments Solutions
October 26, 2023

Pathward and TabaPay announced an expanded partnership to enhance Pathward’s suite of faster payments solutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...