real time payments

Real time payments – also known as realtime payments, instant payments or immediate payments as electronic retail payment solutions that are available 24/7/365.

The US’s $750 Million Bet: Ending Paper Checks to Drive Digital Finance
The US’s $750 Million Bet: Ending Paper Checks to Drive Digital Finance
March 28, 2025  |  Payment Methods

The federal government’s move to eliminate paper checks by Sept. 30 signals a massive shift toward digital transactions, potentially saving the Treasury $750 million. This...

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Financial Pressures Drive 1 in 4 Consumers to Demand Instant Disbursements
Financial Pressures Drive 1 in 4 Consumers to Demand Instant Disbursements
March 28, 2025  |  Money Mobility

Speed, certainty and convenience — these are the driving forces behind the explosive growth of instant payments. In fact, consumers are 10 times more likely...

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New Data Shows Dramatic Consumer Shift on Instant Digital Disbursements
New Data Shows Dramatic Consumer Shift on Instant Digital Disbursements
March 27, 2025  |  Disbursements

Even as an executive order mandating digital disbursements from the U.S. Treasury gains momentum, data from a new report underscores a powerful undercurrent reshaping financial...

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Three Macro Trends in GenAI for Financial Services
Three Macro Trends in GenAI for Financial Services
March 26, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and agentic models are revolutionizing financial services, transforming user experience, fraud detection, payments innovation and compliance processes, according to John Kain,...

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Real-Time Gap: Consumers Wait as Banks Tackle Legacy Payments Tech
Real-Time Gap: Consumers Wait as Banks Tackle Legacy Payments Tech
March 25, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Faster payments have loomed large in financial services through the past couple of years — and with the uncertainty of tariffs and inflation, speedier payments...

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RTGS.global Expands Cross-Border B2B Payments Network
RTGS.global Expands Cross-Border B2B Payments Network
March 24, 2025  |  B2B Payments

RTGS.global has expanded the reach of its cross-border payments network by integrating with TransferMate, a provider of B2B payment infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). This integration extends RTGS.global’s...

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Top Credit Unions Invest in FinTech Partnerships to Speed Innovation
Top Credit Unions Invest in FinTech Partnerships to Speed Innovation
March 21, 2025  |  Credit Unions

Innovation is top of mind for consumers — nearly half of them say they would entertain the idea of switching their allegiance to a financial...

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ACI and Ingo Payments Launch Speedpay for Faster Disbursements
ACI and Ingo Payments Launch Speedpay for Faster Disbursements
March 18, 2025  |  Partnerships

Payments technology firm ACI Worldwide is teaming with embedded banking/money mobility provider Ingo Payments. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (March 18), has resulted in ACI Speedpay Digital Disbursements, a solution designed...

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Mastercard Teams With Jack Henry to Speed Money Transfers
Mastercard Teams With Jack Henry to Speed Money Transfers
March 17, 2025  |  Partnerships

Mastercard has begun offering its money transfer solutions through Jack Henry’s Rapid Transfers service. The partnership, announced Monday (March 17) is designed to allow for “near-real time” money movement...

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