Real-Time Payments

Real-Time Payments
Melio Adds Real-Time Payments to B2B Platform
December 13, 2023

B2B payments platform Melio added real-time payments to its suite of offerings. The new service lets payors deliver funds instantly to vendors, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 13) press release emailed to PYMNTS. It also lets businesses hold onto funds for as long as possible,...

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Trustly Says Merchants’ Desire for Instant Payouts Drives RTP Demand
December 13, 2023

Trustly has found that merchants’ desire to provide instant payouts to their customers is driving demand for its Real-Time Payments (RTP) service. Due in part to this demand, Trustly has become one of the largest originators on the RTP network, the company said in a Wednesday (Dec....

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Manufacturers Favor Digital Giants Over Banks to Deliver Real-Time Payments
December 07, 2023

The manufacturing sector is undergoing a significant transformation in its payment practices, with a growing emphasis on real-time payments. In fact, instant payments have emerged as the leading method for business-to-business (B2B) transactions in the sector, with over 99% of manufacturers already utilizing real-time payments...

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Millennials Lead in Reimbursements Received as Instant Business Expense Payouts Surge
December 05, 2023

With the advent of digital payments, instant reimbursements have gained popularity, providing employees with convenience and quick access to funds. However, there is still a need for businesses to promote and address concerns regarding instant payment options. In “Generation Instant: Business Expense Reimbursements,” PYMNTS Intelligence...

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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. Although it is early days, “from my point of view, FedNow is doing exactly what it was planned to do,” said Sheril. She...

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ACI and Mexipay Launch Real-Time Payment Partnership
November 28, 2023

ACI Worldwide has teamed with Mexipay to promote real-time payment use in Mexico. The partnership, announced Tuesday (Nov. 28), will see Mexipay use ACI’s payment platform to deploy ISO 20022 real-time payments and other payment services in Mexico. “Mexico was an early adopter of real-time payments, with its Sistema...

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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. A PYMNTS Intelligence research study in collaboration with Ingo Money found that...

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Volt Expands Real-Time Payments Platform Into Australia
November 22, 2023

Global real-time payments platform Volt has expanded into Australia. Already established in the United Kingdom, Europe and Brazil, Volt is taking another step in its plan to meet the demand for real-time payments across the globe, the company said in a Wednesday (Nov. 22) press release....

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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. That’s according to a new government-commissioned review on competitiveness in the country’s payment industry, the focus of a Wednesday (Nov. 22) Financial Times (FT) report. According to the...