payments infrastructure

Finding The Right Fit For Cross-Border B2B Payments
Finding The Right Fit For Cross-Border B2B Payments
December 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The expansion of traditionally consumer-focused FinTechs widening their solution scope to include B2B payments tools exemplifies just how massive the opportunity is for service providers...

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Building Project Libra’s Infrastructure From Scratch
Building Project Libra’s Infrastructure From Scratch
July 01, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

Facebook’s Libra crypto push brings together 28 companies (so far), across industries, to shape its charter and go-to-market approach. However, what do these founding members,...

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Why PayPal Agreed To Take A Seat At Libra’s Table
Why PayPal Agreed To Take A Seat At Libra’s Table
June 28, 2019  |  Facebook

In the aftermath of Facebook’s unveiling of Libra and its Calibra wallet, among the many questions raised was how it managed to get so many...

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Meet Facebook Libra’s Founding Architects
Meet Facebook Libra’s Founding Architects
June 28, 2019  |  Smarter Payments

As payments become smarter, they will require a new underlying ecosystem to support them. The urgency to develop more efficient infrastructures is being driven by...

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Fed Casting Wary Eye On FinTech Firms’ Infrastructure Access?
Fed Casting Wary Eye On FinTech Firms’ Infrastructure Access?
January 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Concerns over IT and cyber risk may be speed bumps for FinTechs desiring a national stage, as the Fed eyes access to the nuts and...

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Peru Taps Vocalink In Payments System Overhaul
Peru Taps Vocalink In Payments System Overhaul
December 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Real-time payments is a goal in Peru, as the automated clearing house there links with Vocalink. Retailers want real-time transactions, too, and SWIFT continues to broaden...

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SIA’s Third-Party Approach To RTGS
SIA’s Third-Party Approach To RTGS
December 05, 2018  |  Faster Payments

It's a daunting challenge for a country to create its own real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system, much less seamlessly migrate to it. However, third-party infrastructure...

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Third Parties Help Central Banks Ride RTP Rails
Third Parties Help Central Banks Ride RTP Rails
December 04, 2018  |  Faster Payments

The uptake of faster payment systems keeps going up — and up, and up. In fact, the number of Same Day ACH transactions rose by...

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SWIFT X-Border Payments Test ‘Instant’ Success?
SWIFT X-Border Payments Test ‘Instant’ Success?
October 25, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

SWIFT says its global payments innovation (gpi) payments test across borders has been a success. Elsewhere, payments system improvement initiatives are underway, notably in the...

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