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FedNow’s Montgomery: Gearing Up For 2023-24 — And Instant Payments Competition

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In an interview with Karen Webster, Boston Federal Reserve Chief Operating Officer and FedNow Program Executive Ken Montgomery said the central bank’s ambitious payments initiative remains on track — and will inject competition into the instant payments market. Interoperability is a core component” of FedNow, said Montgomery.

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How Visa, FIS, TCH, SWIFT, Nacha and Circle See The Future of Faster, Real Time Payments Rails

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There’s no doubt that when it comes to large bulk payments, said Waterhouse, ACH has strong advantages for users and processing efficiency. But the faster payment systems are showing advantages, too, he said. All of these new instant payments systems around the world are being built on the ISO 2002 standard,” said Waterhouse.

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The Clearing House’s Strategies To Drive RTP Uptake

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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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Citizens Bank’s Corporate Real-Time Payments Play

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“We might be at a tipping point in the market, [in which] the market just demands faster payments,” said Matt Richardson, head of product solutions at Citizens Bank. . Citizens plans to provide greater payments speed to its clients this year by using the RTP rail developed by The Clearing House (TCH). as an example.

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Past Lessons May Prove Invaluable For US Real-Time Payments Rollout

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Icon Solutions , which provides FIs with technology and consulting to help get their real-time payments capabilities up and running, recently announced that it is working with The Clearing House (TCH), offering TCH its Instant Payments Framework. For instance, in the U.K.

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Deep Dive: Making Instant Payment Schemes Universal And Interoperable

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Many countries around the world are rolling out instant payments schemes that bring speed and convenience to payments made within their own borders. Unfortunately, those benefits are often limited when it comes to cross-border payments. Mixed Demand and ISO 20022. Current Efforts . and Australia’s NPP.