article thumbnail

Faster Payments: Does The Fed Have A Hidden Agenda?

PYMNTS

Last week, NACHA issued an ACH operations bulletin announcing the delay of the rollout of a third Same Day ACH (SDA) processing window by six months, to March 19, 2021. The regulator notified NACHA that they need more time to evaluate required changes to their system before giving it the green light. A Couple of Important Dots.

article thumbnail

B2B Payments Remains Without A Clear Picture Of Faster Payments’ Impact

PYMNTS

Released last week, December’s PYMNTS Faster Payments Tracker , powered by NACHA , tracks progress of faster payments initiatives throughout the U.S. They’re just a few of the latest developments covered in the Faster Payments Tracker, and there are clear implications for peer-to-peer (P2P) and consumer-to-business (C2B) transactions.

article thumbnail

Does Everyone Win With Faster Payments?

PYMNTS

The March edition of the PYMNTS Faster Payments Tracker TM , powered by NACHA, covers the latest news and developments in the Faster Payments world, including the most recent notable player forays with the blockchain, like IBM ’s recent announcement of Blockchain-as-a-Service. That’s revolutionary,” he said. DOWNLOAD THE TRACKER NOW.

article thumbnail

TRENDING: Inside Hong Kong’s New Faster Payment System

PYMNTS

Recently, NACHA — The Electronic Payments Association approved three new rules to update Same Day ACH services. Such was the case in Hong Kong, where the existing RTGS system was only serving high-value interbank transactions, leaving peer-to-peer (P2P) and consumer-to-business (C2B) payments to languish. Even as the U.S.

article thumbnail

Anticipating B2B Payments Evolution With B2C Payments Trends

PYMNTS

One-third said they predict paper checks will die within five years , a finding that coincides with separate research from NACHA and the Credit Research Foundation that found ACH B2B payments are expected to finally surpass paper checks by 2020. We break down the highlights of the survey below.

B2C 41