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U.K. to consolidate separate faster payments initiatives

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Regulators are calling for the boards of the three separate faster-payments initiatives to review and endorse the consolidation plan and complete most of the consolidation before the end of 2017.

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Will The Blockchain Revolutionize Faster Payments?

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With these benefits in mind, blockchain has recently captured the attention of several players from around the faster payments space. The blockchain solutions are intended to make the payments process more efficient and transparent for consumers. Recent developments from across the faster payments world.

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Breaking Down The Faster Payments Construct

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In just a matter of days, the payments industry will see a significant — and ubiquitous — change in the way payments are sent and received. Same Day ACH will create a new option for faster payments for all the banks and credit unions across the U.S. What’s Under The Faster Payments Umbrella?

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Faster Payments Finds Its Future

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Less than two months after its implementation, Same Day ACH, the ubiquitous faster payments initiative for the payments industry in the United States, is showing a significant impact on the market, but it still has plenty to learn from those across the pond. still has faster payment lessons to learn.

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Faster payments group gives director role to Walmart's Luhtanen

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Former Walmart payments executive Reed Luhtanen has been named the new executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council, an organization created a year ago to guide American faster payments initiatives.

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Faster payments to make ACH debits trickier for B-to-B

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As the next step of Nacha's faster payments initiative nears, technology and management adjustments may be required to handle increased overdraft risk.

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Adapt To Faster Payments With Enterprise Fraud Prevention

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ACI Worldwide advises that, as the world moves toward immediate payment ecosystems, a holistic view of the transaction, with layered controls from origination to the application of real-time rules, is the only way to push the pedal to the metal on faster payments and put the brakes on fraud. million in 2007 to £52.5