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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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The Big Tech Canary In The Faster Payments Coal Mine

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where almost everyone is now banked) and made the case for why the Fed was positioned as the best player to operate a ubiquitous, interoperable real-time payments network – even though the Fed doesn’t have a great track record at payments innovation ( #killthecheck ). Here’s where the canary flew in. are moving faster than they ever have.

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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. Meanwhile, there are already two ubiquitous faster (than before) payments rails in the U.S.: Then came PayPal’s debut of Instant Transfer to Bank.

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Why Certainty Rules Payments

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The bank account is the ubiquitous funding source used by trading partners to pay each other. 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. Ubiquity can also be redefined by certainty.

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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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