Npp news and trends

Blockchain Gets Off The Ground In B2B Payments
B2B Payments // August 19, 2021

Blockchain captures the spotlight in this week’s B2B Payment Rail Innovation roundup, with community banks in the U.S. embracing the technology to fuel small business payments innovation. Meanwhile, one FinTech touts the progress it’s already made wielding blockchain for B2B transactions. Paystand Marks B2B Payments...

New Payments Platform Australia On Creating A Forward-Looking Real-Time Payments System
Faster Payments // March 26, 2021

Transaction volumes with Australia’s real-time payment system may exceed 2 million daily, but it was a long road to enable the widespread use cases seen today, says Katrina Stuart, head of engagement at New Payments Platform Australia (NPPA). In the Real-Time Payments Tracker, Stuart reflects...

NPP Australia Takes Real-Time Payments To The Next Level
Faster Payments // March 25, 2021

Demand for faster payments has been increasing worldwide as consumers and businesses seek more convenient services. Central banks and payment systems operators are catering to these needs by launching real-time payment systems that settle transactions within seconds, helping businesses get paid faster and allowing consumers...

To Accelerate Payments, Mix Rails Or Nix Rails?
B2B Payments // November 05, 2019

Jack Henry Associates announced last week that it has on-boarded an additional 15 financial institutions to The Clearing House’s RTP network in the latest sign of faster payments gaining traction in the U.S. But it’s not the only new payment network securing attention this week...

Interviews & Exclusives
Cash Moves Out, Disbursements Settle Into The $18B Moving Market

March 11, 2019
Whether collecting fares as an Uber driver, an insurance claim as a homeowner or payment as a gig worker who just finished moving someone’s belongings, people want to get paid as quickly as possible. For these parties, the rise of disbursement solutions are enabling payments to be delivered shortly after they are authorized. However, disbursements […]

What Australia Can Teach The World About Real-Time Payments

January 02, 2019
On the face of it, the lure of real-time payments might seem like an inevitability. The concept is gaining traction and deployment across any number of avenues and several countries....

NEW REPORT: The Payments Innovation Guide To Going Global

September 24, 2018
Whether in Australia, India, Europe or the United States, mobile phones aren’t just driving interconnectivity, but are the key channel driving innovation in payments and commerce. Still, even in this...

Quick Reads
Australia Payments Plus Picks Swift to Battle Payments Fraud

March 19, 2024
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has chosen Swift to assist in improving the country’s payment capabilities. Swift will build a service to reduce misdirect payments and boost defenses against payment fraud, the global payments network announced Tuesday (March 19) in a news release emailed to PYMNTS. AP+ picked Swift to “build confirmation of payee, which is a […]

PayID Hack Prompts Warning From Banks Down Under

August 21, 2019
A recent PayID data breach reported to Australia’s New Payments Platform (NPP) has prompted banks to issue warnings to customers, FinTech Extra reported on Wednesday (Aug. 21). Aussie financial institutions...

Aussie Reserve Bank Throws Shade On Banks’ Slow Response To New Payments Platform

May 17, 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has sent a warning to major banks that its slow progress in implementing the New Payments Platform (NPP) has hindered the system’s benefits, and...

Six Months On, And Down Under, Looking At A New Payments Platform

August 28, 2018
Looking backwards and forwards from the six month vantage point can be instructive. Especially when it comes to payments. And in an interview with Karen Webster, Adrian Lovney, CEO of...