payment rails

A payment rail is a payment platform or a payment network that moves money from a payer to a payee. Either party could be a consumer or business, and both parties are able to move funds on the network. Credit card rails are the credit card payment system.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

B2B’s Participation Could Be Key To Driving Real-Time Payments
B2B’s Participation Could Be Key To Driving Real-Time Payments
July 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. may lag in real-time payments adoption, but that could soon change — so long as corporates embrace real-time rails for B2B payments. This...

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Big Banks Endorse SWIFT’s Global Transaction Management Platform
Big Banks Endorse SWIFT’s Global Transaction Management Platform
June 24, 2021  |  International

SWIFT’s new transaction management platform received an endorsement from six international banks, which are getting ready to harness the system’s new functionalities to allow for...

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CFOs Eye New Use Cases For Mixing Payment Rails
CFOs Eye New Use Cases For Mixing Payment Rails
June 24, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Finance leaders are embracing a variety of payment rails in their payables modernization efforts, according to new PYMNTS research. This week’s look at the latest...

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FinTechs Embrace Flexibility By Mixing Payment Rails
FinTechs Embrace Flexibility By Mixing Payment Rails
June 17, 2021  |  B2B Payments

As FinTechs and other financial services providers look to invest in newer payment rails that can support instant transactions, industry collaborations are also helping to...

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FinTechs Dive Into Multi-Rail Strategy To Combating B2B Payments Friction
FinTechs Dive Into Multi-Rail Strategy To Combating B2B Payments Friction
June 10, 2021  |  B2B Payments

This week’s look at the latest in payment rail innovations finds FinTechs embracing the strategy of deploying multiple networks to combat a variety of pain...

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Helping Banks Help Corporates Modernize B2B Payments
Helping Banks Help Corporates Modernize B2B Payments
May 27, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Payment rail innovation has created plenty of opportunities for corporates. Same-day payroll or greater predictability of supplier payments using real-time networks can be valuable cash...

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Real-Time Rails Overcome Doubt To Gain B2B Payments Traction
Real-Time Rails Overcome Doubt To Gain B2B Payments Traction
May 27, 2021  |  B2B Payments

B2B transactions were not the use case that immediately came to mind with emerging payment rails like real-time payments or blockchain. But this week’s Payment...

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FIs Forecast Where The B2B Payments Puck Is Headed
FIs Forecast Where The B2B Payments Puck Is Headed
May 26, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Financial institutions’ (FIs’) efforts to upgrade their products, services and experience is largely attributed to massive shifts in what end-customers demand from their banks. That’s...

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Blockchain Rails Plus Stablecoin Advance DeFi Reality
Blockchain Rails Plus Stablecoin Advance DeFi Reality
May 25, 2021  |  Blockchain

Decentralized finance remains both cutting-edge, and perhaps a bit of a mystery. But in recent years, the realities – and opportunities – of DeFi (as...

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