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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Banking’s Mark On X-Border Payments
Banking’s Mark On X-Border Payments
October 12, 2016  |  Cross Border Commerce

The dynamic nature of the cross-border space continues to spark innovation and advancements in payments. But with banking undergoing its own transformation, how will these...

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Fed To Take A Stance On Blockchain
Fed To Take A Stance On Blockchain
October 12, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Amid all of the industry stakeholders — banks, FinTech startups and advisors — discussing the potential of blockchain, perhaps the biggest one is ready to...

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Tapping Into The Blockchain For The Evolution Of Faster Payments
Tapping Into The Blockchain For The Evolution Of Faster Payments
October 06, 2016  |  Faster Payments

Clearance granted … immediately? New developments in blockchain technology could be taking faster payments to another next level. In the latest Faster Payments Tracker™, PYMNTS...

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Will The Blockchain Revolutionize Faster Payments?
Will The Blockchain Revolutionize Faster Payments?
October 05, 2016  |  Faster Payments

Clearance granted … immediately? New developments in blockchain technology could be taking Faster Payments to another next level. In the latest Faster Payments Tracker™, PYMNTS...

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Mexico Waiting On US, Canada For Real-Time Payments
Mexico Waiting On US, Canada For Real-Time Payments
September 29, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Mexico is waiting for the U.S. and Canada to grab hold of real-time payment capabilities so money can flow between its borders faster, reports said...

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IBM Makes The Real-Time Payments Move
IBM Makes The Real-Time Payments Move
September 27, 2016  |  Faster Payments

On Monday (Sept. 26), the tech giant launched new offerings to help commercial banks support real-time payments for its customers. With new immediate payment schemes...

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PayCommerce Bank Consortium Targets Instant Global Settlement
PayCommerce Bank Consortium Targets Instant Global Settlement
September 27, 2016  |  B2B Payments

FinTech firm PayCommerce announced the rollout of its international payment, clearing and settlement program, offering financial institutions instant settlement even for cross-border payments. An announcement on...

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Beyond The Need For Payments Speed
Beyond The Need For Payments Speed
September 26, 2016  |  PYMNTS Topic TBD

As a concept, faster payments makes headlines. But in practice, can faster payments change the way consumers and banks interact with one another? In the...

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Forty Is The New Faster (Payments)
Forty Is The New Faster (Payments)
September 23, 2016  |  Faster Payments

Today (Sept. 23) is the official rollout of Phase I in NACHA’s faster payments initiative for ACH. In an interview with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, NACHA President...

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