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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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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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Payments Initiation Opens The B2B Door For QR Code Payments

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While open banking FinTech innovation has initially focused on opening up bank account data to third party platforms, there is another component to the initiative with major implications for the payments landscape. A key characteristic of payment initiation under PSD2 is its use of Faster Payments in the U.K.,

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Ready Or Not, Faster Payments Will Impact Corporate Operations

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Corporate payments still don’t have a clear role in driving the adoption of faster payment technologies and systems in the U.S. Still, others have said that B2B payments should be largely left out of the faster payments conversation. “Our [payment] systems are looking at 24/7/365 solutions.

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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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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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Fighting Fraud In A Faster Payments Landscape

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Accelerated payments are taking off in several markets around the world, and NACHA’s latest figures demonstrate U.S. demand for faster payment capabilities, too. the Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force published a report last April urging the nation to review the current regulatory landscape.