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ACI Worldwide and Mexipay Extend Partnership to Boost Instant Payments Adoption in Mexico

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We are excited to extend our partnership with Mexipay to bring the benefits of real-time payments to the Mexican economy,” said Alberto Olivares, head of Latin America, ACI Worldwide. Partnering with fintechs and new market entrants is crucial to drive the advancement of real-time payment ecosystems. “We

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Payments Canada Partners With Mastercard’s Vocalink To Advance Real-Time Rail

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Payments Canada is teaming up with Mastercard’s Vocalink for clearing and settlement for the country’s new real-time payments system, the Real-Time Rail (RTR). Delegated by the Canadian Government, Payments Canada is responsible for the clearing and settlement infrastructure, processes and rules.

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Pakistan Launches Payment System To Boost Financial Inclusion

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Pakistan has debuted a government-run instant digital payment system to help with financial inclusion and government revenue, Reuters reports. Payments for nationwide financial support programs, like the Benazir Income Support Programme and the Ehsaas Emergency Cash programme , can also be made through Raast, Reuters reports.

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PSR’s Annual Report reflects on an important year of delivery

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On 5th September, the Payment Systems Regulator’s (PSR) 2023/24 Annual Report and Accounts has been published, looking back on a year of delivery that will see numerous benefits for everyone who uses payment systems. The PSR also consulted on Faster Payments proposals to enable a phased rollout of VRPs.

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Banco de la República de Colombia and ACI Worldwide Partner to Power Real-Time Payments in Colombia

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“We are excited about the real-time payments modernization journey we have embarked upon jointly with ACI Worldwide, a global leader in real-time payments,” said Leonardo Villar, Governor of the Central Bank of Colombia. “It Real-time payments improve liquidity in the financial system and overall market efficiencies in the economy.

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Knowing When Payments Are Instant – And When They’re Not

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percent, state that most of their non-government payments come through non-instant methods and take more than a day to receive. As to awareness, the consumers most likely to know, use and even insist on instant payments are the digital-native Gen Zs, as digital is always their first choice and they know the terrain.

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Personal Income, Consumer Spending Signal Weak Q1 Growth

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The moves began the early part of the first quarter by placing the economy on a path of weak growth, Reuters reported. But government payments to farmers, as well as a VMware Inc special dividend, had bolstered incomes in December. And, as government spending and the $1.5 economy slowed to an annual rate of 2.6