Faster Payments

Faster Payments
30% of Consumers Swap Instant for Slower Payments to Avoid Fees
August 19, 2023

Buoyed by growing consumer preference for faster payments, instant disbursements have gained popularity in recent years. The recent launch of the FedNow instant payments system has further underscoring that demand.  In the “Disbursements Satisfaction Report 2023: Instant Payouts Reach an Inflection Point” report, PYMNTS provides...

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Sila Introduces Real-Time Access to ACH Debits on Platform
August 10, 2023

Sila has introduced a product that offers customers real-time access to ACH debits made to its platform. The new Instant Settlement offering eliminates the need for companies to rely on their own capital or endure the delays of traditional ACH debits, the FinTech company said in a Thursday...

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Pet Medical Insurance Provider Trupanion Enables Payment at Checkout
August 09, 2023

Pet medical insurance provider Trupanion says its vet portal can now process a member’s invoice at a hospital in five seconds. This fast, automated invoice processing enables direct payments to veterinary hospitals at the time of checkout, Trupanion said in a Wednesday (Aug. 9) press release. “By...

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Finsync Offers Businesses Free Access to Its Financial Platform
July 27, 2023

Financial network platform Finsync said bankers and businesses can use its network for free. The offering is designed to help businesses scale faster, the company said in a Thursday (July 27) news release. The network lets companies connect bank and credit card accounts to see all transactions in a...

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TCH Reports RTP Network Has Topped Half a Billion Instant Payments
July 24, 2023

The Clearing House (TCH) has reported that its RTP instant payments network surpassed the 500 million payment milestone on Saturday (July 22). The RTP network has been providing instant payments to millions of consumers and businesses for more than five years, TCH noted. The RTP...

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Payments Execs Debate the FedNow Launch: Instant Uptake or Tough Slog Ahead?
July 19, 2023

And now comes the real test. Almost four years ago, the Federal Reserve announced that it would develop a “round the clock real time payment and settlement service” that would underpin faster payments. Enabling the instant transfer of funds 365/24/7 is, and has been, a...

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Indonesia and India Explore Cross-Border Payments Pact
July 17, 2023

India and Indonesia are reportedly planning to link their fast payment systems. The collaboration, as reported Monday (July 17) by Bloomberg News, is designed to spur cross-border fund transfers and would allow transactions to be settled in local currencies. The report, citing a senior Indian official, says...

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What All Banks Can Learn From Bank of England’s June 2023 ISO 20022 Migration
July 17, 2023

When it comes to embracing new ways of doing things in payments — adopting standards, fostering new use cases — boring is good. Boring implies there have been no hiccups with the interplay between businesses and financial institutions (FIs). No surprises on the way to...

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Card Networks Become Hubs for FinTech Payments Modernization Efforts
July 12, 2023

FinTechs and venture capitalists recognize the pain points inherent in payments — and are investing the time and money needed to modernize infrastructure around existing rails and create new paths for money movement and acceptance of new payment methods. A trio of payments experts told...