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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. Both are about moving payments faster than they are today.”.

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Faster Payments: Does The Fed Have A Hidden Agenda?

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First, there was the Fed’s decision to slow faster payments progress via Same Day ACH because it wasn’t ready to approve another processing window during the day. Same Day ACH and the card rails – both of which allow for money to move fast into consumer and business bank accounts for every consumer with a debit product.

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The Big Tech Canary In The Faster Payments Coal Mine

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Oddly, the push for faster payments also comes at the same time when payments in the U.S. It didn’t take a regulatory proclamation for Same Day ACH to become ubiquitous in the U.S. – on board because it offered a solution for use cases where same-day was essential. are moving faster than they ever have.

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How Uncertainty Kills Commerce

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Businesses wait to be paid by their buyers — not knowing when the money will actually be received, if it is good funds and sometimes how much they’ll get. The task force published its recommendations in 2017, the same year NACHA went live with Same Day ACH across all of the banks in the country.

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Why Certainty Rules Payments

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The notion of moving those funds faster between the bank accounts of those trading partners is driving a slew of innovation and investment across bank and non-bank network rails today. Certainty of good funds is what they need to plan their cash position, as is the certainty that the funds moving across the networks are secure.

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The Roil Over B2B Payments Rails

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ACH rails now settle same-day, three times a day. NACHA is examining additional windows for weekends and has increased the limits for how much money can be sent over those same-day ACH rails. Instead, it’s a lack of certainty that good funds are on the way — and when they’re expected to arrive.

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PODCAST: Solving Instant Payments Ubiquity Problem

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And for good reason, Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards noted in a recent conversation with Karen Webster and Ingo Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer Lisa McFarland — instant payments present a world of interesting possibilities for creating better consumer experiences across a wide range of uses.