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Banco Santander and Iberpay Launch International Real-Time Payments Service

May 17, 2024
Fed Surveys Find Lasting Appeal for Faster, Digital Transactions
Faster Payments // May 15, 2024

Consumers and businesses — running the gamut of transaction types and across demographics —  are pivoting toward faster and digital payment options.  Overall, as detailed in two reports by Federal Reserve Financial Services, last year saw a 31% increase in digital wallet use by businesses, and a...

93% of Truck Drivers Want Instant Payments
Faster Payments // May 15, 2024

Truck drivers help keep the supply chain functioning, but the turnover rate is high in the industry — a reality that can have ripple effects across the entire U.S. economy. PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Generation Instant: How Truckers Use Instant Payments to Support Their Lifestyles” revealed that...

Instant B2B Payments Reshape Buyer-Supplier Dynamics
B2B Payments // May 10, 2024

The B2B payments landscape is uniquely large, and largely unique. Responsible for around $125 trillion in annual volume, the B2B payments marketplace is defined by both its antiquated status quo and the fact that no two business are alike in the ways in which they...

Better Instant Payments Availability Could Keep America Truckin’
Money Mobility // May 10, 2024

As the primary transporters of goods in the U.S., truck drivers play a crucial role in the country’s supply chain. Even so, the turnover rate among this group is high, and keeping them on the road is difficult. The result could be transportation shortages. One...

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Better Instant Payments Availability Could Keep America Truckin’

May 10, 2024
As the primary transporters of goods in the U.S., truck drivers play a crucial role in the country’s supply chain. Even so, the turnover rate among this group is high, and keeping them on the road is difficult. The result could be transportation shortages. One reason for the high turnover is that truck drivers often […]

Study Finds Small Business Healthcare Providers Receive 25% of Payments Late

May 09, 2024
Increasingly, small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) operating in the healthcare field are using real-time payment technology to improve cash flow efficiency. Thirty-eight percent of the healthcare SMBs PYMNTS Intelligence surveyed for “Small Business Real-Time...

Are Real-Time Payments Near an Inflection Point? Bank of America Thinks So

May 02, 2024
Use cases for real-time payments have never been a source of argument, even among detractors. The ability to speed bill payment and peer-to-peer flows, as well as move money instantly, has been...

58% of Freelance and Contract Workers Would Pay to Get Paid Faster

May 01, 2024
Nearly three-quarters of consumers want their disbursements paid to them instantly, but only one-third actually receive them instantly. Whether they are getting earnings, income payments, Social Security payments, tax refunds,...

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Banco Santander and Iberpay Launch International Real-Time Payments Service

May 17, 2024
Banco Santander and Iberpay have processed the first international instant transfers based on the European Payments Council’s One-Leg Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) scheme. These transfers were initiated and completed in different currency areas Tuesday (May 14), the companies said in a Thursday (May 16) press release. The OCT Inst scheme allows payment service providers in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) to […]

JPMorgan Offers Faster Domestic Payments Via Visa Direct 

May 06, 2024
J.P. Morgan and Visa have teamed to offer faster domestic payments via Visa Direct. The collaboration, announced Monday (May 6) is designed to improve merchant experiences and empower cardholders for customers of J.P. Morgan Payments....

Google Transitioning Fitbit Pay to Google Wallet in Most Countries

April 30, 2024
Google is transitioning its Fitbit Pay contactless payments to Google Wallet in most countries. “Google Wallet is now available for all Fitbit devices that support contactless payments,” a message on the Fitbit Pay web page said. “Fitbit Pay will...

Fiserv Debuts Communication Tools to Boost On-Time Payments

April 30, 2024
Payments technology firm Fiserv is offering billers new communications tools to get paid faster. The new capabilities, announced Tuesday (April 30), let billers incorporate call-to-action notifications and alerts into existing workflows to send...