faster payments

Faster Payments Service (FPS) is a UK banking initiative to reduce payment times between different banks' customer accounts from the three working days that transfers take using the long-established BACS system, to typically a few seconds.

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NEW REPORT: Minding Faster Payments Global Gaps
NEW REPORT: Minding Faster Payments Global Gaps
July 03, 2018  |  Faster Payments

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Atradius Reports: Top US Firms Take Longest Time To Pay B2B Invoices In A Decade
Atradius Reports: Top US Firms Take Longest Time To Pay B2B Invoices In A Decade
June 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. retains the spotlight when it comes to the fight against late supplier payments, but the market isn’t the only one in which vendors...

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For Insurance, Faster Payments Means Nothing Without Data
For Insurance, Faster Payments Means Nothing Without Data
June 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

B2B payments in the insurance industry suffer from many of the same challenges that other markets do: namely, check-based payments. However, to push insurance providers...

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PayPoint Enables Tide Customers To Deposit Cash At 29,000 UK Retailers
PayPoint Enables Tide Customers To Deposit Cash At 29,000 UK Retailers
June 28, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPoint, the payment technology company, announced news on Thursday (June 28) that it inked a partnership with U.K. challenger bank Tide in which customers will...

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FIS Automates Real-Time Payments Testing For Banks
FIS Automates Real-Time Payments Testing For Banks
June 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As banks continue on their paths to implementing The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments (RTP) rail, financial services firm FIS wants to ease friction of the...

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Amid DDoS, No Smooth Sailing For Travel Firms
Amid DDoS, No Smooth Sailing For Travel Firms
June 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Faster payments are smarter payments. Safer payments are smarter payments, too. However, though speed matters, so does safety. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Banks’ Uncertain Real-Time Payments Strategy Brings Challenges To FinTech Firms
Banks’ Uncertain Real-Time Payments Strategy Brings Challenges To FinTech Firms
June 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Faster payments have an uncertain future in B2B transactions. At present, payroll and gig worker payments may be the most emphasized use cases for faster...

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Faster Payments Takes Off For Corporates, But Not Blockchain
Faster Payments Takes Off For Corporates, But Not Blockchain
June 21, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Corporate digitization efforts are well underway, and finance departments are often prime targets for this disruption. But a company’s interest and efforts to adopt new...

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Paysafe, Ingo Money Deliver Same-Day Settlement To SMBs
Paysafe, Ingo Money Deliver Same-Day Settlement To SMBs
June 20, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Same-day settlement can be a cash flow life saver for small to mid-sized merchants. Money moved instantly, via push payments, can bring several verticals beyond...

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