Real-Time Payments

Real-Time Payments
Interoperability Will Fuel Instant Payments’ Scalability 
December 19, 2023

Nothing is harder to break than an established habit. But even the most entrenched behaviors often shift or evolve. Just look at the movement of money, which has undergone many transmutations throughout its long history. Now, the landscape of digital payments is undergoing a new...

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Anti-Fraud Measures Need to Work at the Speed of Instant Payments
December 19, 2023

The financial landscape is constantly in flux — and now it’s getting a little faster. As instant payments gain prominence, the strategies, challenges and potential impacts of the money movement vehicle all hinge on one thing: adoption by both consumers and businesses. “The user experience...

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New Use Cases Needed to Drive Instant Payments Momentum Worldwide
December 19, 2023

Form3 CEO Dave Scola told PYMNTS that instant payments have a long way before they reach their full potential. “I’m not disappointed by the rates of adoption, but I am disappointed by not seeing use cases developed by businesses and banks, and businesses built around...

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Traditional Payment Methods Remain Relevant Despite Real-Time Innovations
December 19, 2023

In a rapidly changing digital world where real-time payments are becoming increasingly popular, it’s easy to assume that traditional payment methods like wire transfers and ACH payments are losing their relevance. However, Bridget Hall, leader of real-time payments at ACI Worldwide, contended that despite the...

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Small Businesses See Instant Payments as Vital Cash Flow Boost
December 18, 2023

Enigma Technologies Co-founder and CEO Hicham Oudghiri said the ecosystem surrounding instant payments is complex. “When it comes to instant payments, everyone has their own voice,” Oudghiri said in the latest installment of the continuing series “What’s Next in Payments: Instant Payments: What Will Turbocharge...

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Faster Payments Become Catalyst for New B2B Business Models
December 18, 2023

Can instant payments transform transactions from waiting games to a real-time revolution? “There’s a certain expectation that instant payments means instant gratification,” Shaunt Sarkissian, founder and CEO at AI-ID, tells PYMNTS for our series: “What’s Next in Payments – Instant Payments: What will Turbocharge Instant Payments Growth in...

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Lack of Consumer Protections Seen as FedNow Headwind
December 18, 2023

Andy McHale, senior director of product and market strategy at Spreedly, told PYMNTS that the future looks bright for faster payments here in the United States — and globally. Instant options, he said — during a conversation held as part of the “What’s Next in...

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FedNow Closes 2023 With 300-Plus FIs Using Instant Payments Network
December 14, 2023

The Federal Reserve says 331 financial institutions (FIs) are employing the FedNow® Service, its real-time payments system. The service launched in July with 35 participants, and is expected to continue growing in 2024, the central bank said in a Thursday (Dec. 14) news release. “These are still early days...

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Real-Time Payments Set to Replace Checks, ACH in the Manufacturing Industry
December 14, 2023

The manufacturing industry is on the verge of a major transformation in payment practices, PYMNTS Intelligence revealed. The report “Corporate Changes in Payment Practices: Manufacturing Companies Embrace Real-Time Payments,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and The Clearing House collaboration, examined the growing interest and adoption of real-time...