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Grasshopper CEO previews faster check clearance

Bank Automation

Digital Grasshopper Bank will roll out an improved check-clearing process this year to streamline the time between depositing a check and gaining access to the funds.

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How the U.K.’s new imaging technology will speed check clearing

Payments Source

s payments systems, the new Image Clearing System is in the process of being phased in. As part of the modernization of the U.K.’s All banks and building societies across the U.K. are connecting their various deposit channels into the central infrastructure, a process which will be completed by the end of 2018.

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How The FedNow Service Could Keep Checks In B2B Payments

PYMNTS

The Federal Reserve’s planned faster payments service, the FedNow Service, is slated to have an impact on the speed with which paper checks are processed, adding a new twist to the U.S.’s Keeping Checks In B2B Payments. s path toward faster, digital payments.

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Don’t Write Off The Paper Check Just Yet

PYMNTS

In the path of FinTech innovation, many expect the inevitable demise of the paper check. But the data doesn’t lie: Paper checks are alive and well, despite efforts to kill it. The latest in PYMNTS’ Kill the Check series , a collaboration with Ingo Money, highlighted the persistence of paper checks.

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Fed Moves Ahead With FedNow Despite Objections

PYMNTS

Not everyone favors the Federal Reserve Board’s launch of its settlement service designed to eliminate the three-day check clearing and support instant payments in the U.S.

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Graduating To Faster Payments

PYMNTS

It seems extra crazy for the education market, considering that the people taking out and paying off college loans today don’t rely much on checks and don’t see paper in their future – in fact, they don’t even see it in their present. Getting to Class On Time.

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How Banks Use APIs To Forge Stronger Client Bonds

PYMNTS

Government entities are usually one of the largest users of cash and checks,” Latiff said. Paper-based tax payments create frictions because payers cannot receive stamp duty certificates until their checks clear, but digital payments allow for instant receipt. Making Money Move.

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