RTP takes on FedNow
Payments Dive
JULY 31, 2023
As the only two real-time payments rails in the U.S., the rivalry between RTP and FedNow could get intense, but maybe not.
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AppBrilliance Brings Real-Time Frictionless Payments to Closed Loop Digital Wallets With RTP & FedNow
Fintech Finance
JULY 30, 2024
AppBrilliance , a pioneer in real-time payment solutions with its cutting-edge Money API platform, is leveraging a recent rule change by The Clearing House to expand use-cases for Real Time Payments (RTP) to closed-loop digital wallets in the US.
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FedNow may have spurred RTP adoption
Payments Dive
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The number of banks participating in The Clearing House’s real-time payments network surged this year after the launch of the rival FedNow system.
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FedNow, RTP interoperability is inevitable — down the line
Bank Automation
MAY 24, 2024
The Clearing House’s Real Time Payments network and The Federal Reserve’s FedNow network are prepared to tackle interoperability eventually — but for now, its value remains minimal.
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FIs look to tech providers for RTP, FedNow onboarding
Bank Automation
MAY 13, 2024
Adoption is ticking up for The Clearing House’ Real Time Payments network and the Federal Reserve’s FedNow payments rail as financial institutions add payment services to their platforms. The RTP network has more than 500 institutions on its network, according to The Clearing House’s website.
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FedNow, RTP adoption neck and neck
Bank Automation
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The Federal Reserve’s FedNow payments network, launched nearly seven months ago, has signed up almost as many financial institutions as The Clearing House’s Real Time Payments platform has in seven years.
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Affinity Plus launches real-time payment service
The Paypers
AUGUST 23, 2024
US-based Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union has announced the launch of a new real-time payment solution via the FedNow and RTP networks to enable members to access funds instantly.
Businesses prefer The Clearing House for RTP, Citizens exec says
Bank Automation
MAY 6, 2024
The Clearing House’s Real Time Payments’ network is gaining mid-market companies as businesses gravitate toward real-time payments. Businesses prefer The Clearing House’s RTP solution because it is established and is used by nearly 67% of U.S.
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The Clearing House’s RTP network logs Q2 records
Payments Dive
JULY 11, 2024
The real-time payments system has been growing its roster of banks and credit unions, as it newly competes with the Federal Reserve’s FedNow payments system.
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ACI moves real-time payments onboarding to cloud
Bank Automation
APRIL 4, 2024
ACI Worldwide is exploring the use of its cloud platform to onboard bank clients to The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments network.
Sila Teams Up with Trice to Enhance Real Time Payments
Finovate
MARCH 8, 2024
Sila has partnered with Trice to leverage the company’s safeguards for instant payments. Sila combines FedNow and The Clearinghouse’s RTP to allow ACH transactions to be settled in seconds. There has been some movement in the instant payments world this week.
SoFi’s Galileo Extends Partnership with The Bancorp to Offer Real-Time Payments
Finovate
MARCH 4, 2024
Though The Bancorp Bank, Galileo will leverage The Clearing House’s Real Time Payments network to offer real-time payments to help its retail and commercial clients transfer money in real time, 24-hours a day. The Clearing House competes directly with the U.S.
The Clearing House nabs top Fed official
Payments Dive
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
The new hire is tasked with boosting adoption of The Clearing House’s RTP real-time payments system, as the new rival Federal Reserve FedNow system seeks to attract clients.
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Real-Time Payments Move Past Early Adopters
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
The tipping point toward real-time payments’ ubiquity might be closer than many observers think, Mark Ranta , payments practice lead at FinTech Alacriti , told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Ranta said RTP is already past the “early adopter” stage and moving into the “fast follower” phase of its evolution.
Transactions: Mastercard, The Clearing House extend RTP collaboration
Bank Automation
JANUARY 24, 2024
Mastercard extended its collaboration with The Clearing House today to allow customers and businesses to use real-time payments. Mastercard will be the exclusive instant payments software provider for The Clearing House’s (TCH) RTP network, according to a news release from Mastercard.
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U.S. Faster Payments Council Publishes Operational Considerations for Receiving Instant Payments Guideline
Fintech Finance
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
This comprehensive guideline provides essential insights and best practices for financial institutions (FIs) as they navigate the complex landscape of instant payments. With contributions from industry experts, the guideline aims to help FIs enhance their operational readiness for real-time payments, including RTP® and FedNow®.
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Happy First Birthday FedNow: But is This a Cause For Celebration?
The Fintech Times
JULY 24, 2024
Last year, the US Federal Reserve launched FedNow as a competitive alternative for instant payments in the US. Celebrating its first birthday, we review how the instant payments service has been adopted over the past year. However there is one difference: FedNow is primarily targeted at banks – not at consumers.
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The Clearing House On The Race for Real-Time Payments In The US
PYMNTS
AUGUST 10, 2020
You’d be forgiven for thinking that faster payments might be the purview of the U.S. Federal Reserve, where details (a roadmap, really) of FedNow , the proposed instant payment system, were released earlier this month. But it might not be the Federal Reserve ’s doing. New Trends Emerging. Jack Henry … And Aiming For Ubiquity.
Mastercard and The Clearing House deepen their partnership to zero in on new instant payments applications
Tearsheet
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
“Beyond extending our partnership with Mastercard, we intend to partner on innovating for the banks that use the network by looking for additional use cases that they’ve expressed interest in and that would help drive volume across RTP,” said Lee Alexander, Executive VP and CIO at The Clearing House. This encompasses a variety of aspects.
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Trustly and Cross River Propel Instant Payment Adoption With Support of FedNow® Service
Fintech Finance
APRIL 4, 2024
Trustly , a global leader in Open Banking Payments, and Cross River Bank (“Cross River”), a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, are proud to expand their collaboration in instant payments with the addition of the FedNow® Service.
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A Comprehensive Guide to FedNow
Payment Savvy
MAY 15, 2023
The Federal Reserve Bank is currently developing a new instant payment service called “FedNow” that will allow financial institutions to make instant payments. The FedNow Service will begin operating in July 2023 and it is the first U.S. Accessibility FedNow aims to be available to everyone.
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Helping Corporates Get Over The Real Time Payments Hump
PYMNTS
JULY 22, 2020
Yet for many entities, the concept of implementing real-time processing across an entire system can feel overwhelming complex. As real-time payment infrastructure grows more sophisticated, technology presents an opportunity for organizations to mitigate the adoption hurdle. ” Becoming More Adaptive.
How Treasurers Can Prepare For A Real-Time Payments Ecosystem
PYMNTS
AUGUST 3, 2020
More recently, Visa issued public support of bitcoin and other digital assets in a July blog post that similarly highlighted opportunities in real-time payments. “That day made an earthquake in digital assets, because to me, it takes the narrative off the table that the government is going to ban bitcoin,” she said.
Faster Payment Networks are a ‘Must-Have’ for 78% of US-Based Financial Firms
The Fintech Times
JANUARY 19, 2024
Financial firms in the US are highly interested in faster payment networks, with 78 per cent saying it is a ‘must-have’ for their organisation; according to Volante Technologies , the payments-as-a-service (PaaS) firm.
Top payments trends for 2024
Bank Automation
JANUARY 2, 2024
Industry experts predict adoption of real-time payments as well as the increased use of FedNow and digital wallets in 2024 as consumer demand for instant payments continues to grow. “We are now seeing a major shift in this direction for real-time payments and can expect to see this continue into 2024,” Zur Yahalom, senior […]
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Real-Time Payments Go Beyond The Need For Speed
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Banks have been playing catch-up with FinTechs in the bid to bring speed to their processes, especially when it comes to B2B payments. The conversation came across a backdrop of more than 50 real-time payment systems currently live around the world, although largely domestic and regional in nature. That said, the U.S.
FPC 2024 Fall Member Meeting
Faster Payments Council
AUGUST 23, 2024
It's time to confront the harsh reality—innovation alone doesn't drive broad adoption. However, a recent survey by FPC and Finzly reveals a stark reality: two-thirds of financial institutions lack the capability to 'send' instant payments. Strategic shifts are required to unlock the full potential.
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167 The Fed Debuts FedNow
PYMNTS
AUGUST 6, 2019
Introduced on Monday by Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard, the Fed’s instant payment scheme FedNow is designed to offer an option for consumers and business to transfer money instantly or nearly instantly in a “ubiquitous, safe and efficient” manner from one bank account to another. “We Why Now For FedNow.
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US Banks Are ‘Conflicted With Worries’ as Demand for Instant Payments Grows; Reveals RedCompass Labs
The Fintech Times
MAY 7, 2024
Across much of the world, instant payments have quickly become the norm. In fact, less than a third of US banks are signed up to either RTP or FedNow , meaning the vast majority cannot offer instant payments as a service; new research from RedCompass Labs , the payments modernisation company, has revealed.
The Clearing House’s Strategies To Drive RTP Uptake
PYMNTS
MARCH 9, 2020
Payment scheme providers must consider how to encourage adoption, especially if operating in countries lacking a government mandate for financial institutions (FIs) to sign on. Banking association and payments company The Clearing House (TCH) has been confronting such concerns as it advances its real-time payment ( RTP ) offering in the U.S.,
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Carl Slabicki Named Chairperson of U.S. Faster Payments Council Board of Directors
Fintech Finance
JULY 24, 2024
In his role at BNY, he is responsible for the Treasury Services commercial platform, delivering Payments, Trade & Cash Management solutions to clients globally. Carl also represents BNY on the Board of Directors for Nacha and The Clearing House Payments Company.
FinovateSpring 2024 Sneak Peek Series: Part 6
Finovate
APRIL 25, 2024
Trice Trice is a fast, secure platform for instant bank transfers, connecting directly to FedNow and RTP for real-time account-to-account transactions.
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FedNow’s Montgomery: Gearing Up For 2023-24 — And Instant Payments Competition
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 12, 2020
There is no dearth of faster payments initiatives — and no certainty that there will be one faster payments scheme to rule them all. Along the way, not surprisingly, we’ll transition more fully to digital payments across modernized (and streamlined) rails, flowing domestically and eventually across borders. The Timeframe .
FPC 2023 Spring Member Meeting
Faster Payments Council
MARCH 15, 2023
With the system joining the existing RTP system, both promising to modernize the way money moves and allow for greater use of instant payments, it seems the shift to real-time payments is 'inevitable'. FedNow may not interoperate with RTP, and it doesn't seem to be a priority for either.
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Modern Treasury Launches Professional Services to Drive Payments Transformation in the Enterprise
Fintech Finance
MARCH 28, 2024
We are in a new era of payments, where money is moved and tracked in real-time, driven by FedNow, RTP, and the rise of embedded payments. In fact, Modern Treasury research shows many companies face entrenched problems around manual operations, slow reconciliation, and complexity.
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Backbase and Alacriti Partner to Provide Instant Payment Solutions for Financial Institutions
Fintech Finance
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Backbase, leveraging Alacriti’s Orbipay Payments Hub , will support end-to-end payment orchestration and processing through the RTP® network, the FedNow® Service, Visa Direct, Fedwire, and ACH payment rails.
Mobile Banking Payments Evolve with More Payment Alternatives and Virtual Assistant-Supported Transactions
Fintech Finance
MARCH 27, 2024
One area mobile banking lags is Real-Time Payments (RTP). Citi offers RTP through online banking for consumer accounts, and Chase provides RTP to small business desktop users; however, none of the Mobile Banker Scorecard banks currently offer mobile RTP. banks and credit unions.
Fed Says America Needs Instant Payments As Soon As Possible
PYMNTS
AUGUST 7, 2020
For the Federal Reserve, real-time payments will take time — three or four years’ time, to be specific. 6) symposium highlighting the Fed’s approval of the FedNow system, Fed Gov. Lael Brainard said the coronavirus crisis has heightened the need for instant payments. If all goes as planned, that is.
FPC 2023 Fall Member Meeting
Faster Payments Council
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
This panel will share practical advice to help companies better understand the operational changes required for real-time payment adoption and conduct an open forum to gather input on the OCWG approach and scope. We will explore the launch of FedNow and the intricacies of operating with multiple instant networks.
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B2B Cross-Border Payments Are Speeding Up
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 24, 2019
The latest Faster Payments Tracker examines developments in real-time payments with an emphasis on B2B cross-border transactions. What About FedNow? . FedNow , the Federal Reserve’s planned real-time payment system is not due to arrive until 2024, and it takes time for companies to realize new offerings.
Finserv Providers Embrace New Rails For Faster B2B Payments
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 4, 2019
While firms like Diamante and SatoshiPay embrace blockchain, traditional players like Wells Fargo and HSBC are relying on RTP to accelerate corporate payments. HSBC Loops Into RTP. payments rail ecosystem to support faster transfer of funds. Wells Next to Tap RTP for Corporates. business customers, the FI noted.
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Top News In Payments: House Committee Holds RTP Hearing; DoorDash Reveals May Data Breach
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Today in the payments news roundup, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing to talk about the FedNow development and its U.S. payments ecosystem implications. Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan . payments ecosystem implications.
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Growing Opportunities for a Career in Payments
Center for Payments
OCTOBER 21, 2022
In 2017, The Clearing House launched the Real-Time Payments (RTP) rail, a 24/7/365 processing system. There is a significant upward growth trend with RTP as more financial institutions and companies find use cases for instant payments.
B2B Use Cases Drive Up Real-Time Demand
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
In this week's roundup of payment rail innovation, PYMNTS finds B2B payments use cases serve as an important driver of adoption, with FinTechs and financial service providers embracing payment rails old and new to enable real-time B2B payments and foreign exchange. OpenPayd Debuts Real-Time FX.
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