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How real-time payments erased borders for coronavirus-era commerce

Payments Source

With consumers and merchants alike sharing the need to be paid faster, the case for adopting real-time payments globally has quickly advanced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Demand For Faster Payments Skyrockets

PYMNTS

If you want to know how consumers feel about faster payments, talk to the millions of Americans who still have not received stimulus money as of mid- to late-May. Congressional Research Service projects that the pandemic could reduce global trade by anywhere from 13 percent to 32 percent,” according to the May Faster Payments Tracker.

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Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point

PYMNTS

Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Many of these providers are particularly competing for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to join their faster payments network over another, which can be tricky as more competitors enter this space.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Publishes Operational Considerations for Receiving Instant Payments Guideline

Fintech Finance

Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today announced the release of its latest publication, Operational Considerations for Receiving Instant Payments. The post U.S.

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Mastercard: Collaboration Is Key To Scaling Real-Time Payments

PYMNTS

With speed being the most obvious value proposition of real-time payments capabilities, it’s not difficult to imagine that corporate payers would be eager to embrace faster payments functionality in their accounts payable (AP) departments. Tackling Barriers, Both Real and Perceived.

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Hitting The Gas On Real-Time Payments Adoption

PYMNTS

This year was supposed to be a tipping point for real-time payments adoption in the U.S., Interestingly, said Manish Gurukula , CEO of Alacriti , it's not the pandemic that has slowed the country's path toward faster payments. real-time payments journey. real-time payments journey.

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U.S. banks see more interest in real-time payments

Payments Source

For real-time payments to become a standard in U.S. billing and payment processing, businesses have to want what providers are developing. And that acceptance, or the interest in having an RTP option, is on the rise.