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Fed aims to make instant payments the norm

Payments Dive

“It's going to be up to us to move instant payments from being novel to being normal,” Federal Reserve Financial Services’ chief payments executive told attendees at a major industry conference last week.

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Walmart, Kroger eye instant payments

Payments Dive

The giant retailers eagerly await instant payment system possibilities, especially as an alternative to card payments, according to industry professionals who heard their representatives speak recently.

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Norway Joins TIPS, Adding Norwegian Krone to Eurosystem’s Instant Payment Service

Fintech Finance

The European Central Bank (ECB) and Norges Bank signed an agreement for Norway to join the Eurosystem’s TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) service. Norges Bank’s Governor, Ida Wolden Bache, said: “A well-functioning instant payments solution is an important part of an efficient payment system.

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Outdated tech could slow instant payment adoption: survey

Payments Dive

Financial institutions expect business clients to be a driver of instant payment revenue, but adopting the technology comes with hurdles, the results of a recent survey showed.

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Norway joins Eurosystem’s instant payment service

Finextra

Norway has struck a deal to add the krone to the Eurosystem’s Target Instant Payment Settlement (Tips) service.

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Swiss banks turn on instant payments system

Finextra

Consumers in Switzerland can now send and receive payments in seconds following the market launch of instant payments across the banking industry.

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EU adopts instant payments rules

Finextra

The European Council has adopted a regulation that will make instant payments fully available in euro to consumers and businesses in the EU and in EEA countries.