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Takeaways From the EU’s Instant Payment Mandate
December 18, 2022

The EU has a lot to consider as it mandates banks to offer instant payments. First introduced in 2017, Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) instant payments have been plagued by a slow rollout and low adoption by banks in the eurozone. To remedy this, the...

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Nuvei and Holland Casino Partner on Instant Payouts
December 15, 2022

Nuvei and Holland Casino have extended their partnership to enable instant payouts to Dutch players.  The Canadian FinTech company and the Netherlands-based iGaming operator said in a Wednesday (Dec. 14) press release that they will now provide instant payouts to Dutch players at Holland Casino...

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UAE Instant Payment Platform Set for 2023 Launch
December 15, 2022

The UAE’s Instant Payment Platform (IPP) will launch in the first quarter of 2023. The latest announcement on the IPP, which had initially been slated for an October launch, was made in a statement from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) on...

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Study: Over Half U.S. and U.K. Retailers Embrace Real-Time Payments
December 12, 2022

If payments choice is a driver of consumer experiences, real-time payments aim to go further. This, according to findings in the new report, “Navigating Big Retail’s Digital Shift: The New Payments Strategy Evolution,” a PYMNTS and ACI Worldwide collaboration, which found that 65% of non-grocery retailers are...

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FedNow Forms Request for Payment Working Group
December 08, 2022

An industry working group will encourage adoption of request for payment (RFP) functionality. Formed by the Federal Reserve ahead of the launch of the FedNow Service, which is to happen in mid-2023, the Request for Payment (RFP) Work Group: Customer Experience will establish voluntary principles...

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B2B Platform Transcard Enables Multi-Party Payments for Property Managers
December 05, 2022

Transcard has launched a solution that enables property managers to more quickly refund security deposits.  The global payment solutions provider said in a Monday (Dec. 5) press release that its new Smart Disburse Multi-Party Payments also allows lessees to choose the method of payment.  “As...

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Online Betting Remains Bellwether Proving Ground for Real-Time Payments
December 01, 2022

Instant payments are increasingly what move the needle for sports bettors. The global sports betting industry is widely projected to deliver outsized growth in the coming years as digital transformation serves as the industry’s primary accelerant and consumers spend more time on their phones and...

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Kyriba Teams With JPMorgan Payments on Real-Time Treasury
November 29, 2022

Finance and IT platform Kyriba and J.P. Morgan Payments have launched a real-time treasury solution. Offered to the companies’ mutual clients through a new application programming interface (API), the solution provides RTP network payments, payments status and bank reporting, the companies said Tuesday (Nov. 29)...

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24% of Banks Plan to Offer Businesses Early Wage Access Programs 
November 29, 2022

Companies are looking for ways to attract and retain employees and are finding that early wage access is an offering that will help them do so.  As a result, the banks that serve these business clients are adding that feature to the range of tools...