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U.S. Faster Payments Council Publishes Operational Considerations for Receiving Instant Payments Guideline

Fintech Finance

Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today announced the release of its latest publication, Operational Considerations for Receiving Instant Payments.

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Implementing Instant Payments: Challenges and Strategies for Banks and PSPs

Finextra

At EBAday 2024, Sheri Brandon, Chief Market Officer, Northern & Western Europe, Worldline, sets the scene around the challenges and strategies that permeate when implementing instant payments, including short deadlines that must be met amid many other ongoing regulation projects.

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EBAday 2024: Next steps in instant payments, regulation, and liquidity management

Finextra

At EBAday 2024 in Lisbon, experts came together to address new innovations and exciting prospects for the future of banking in Europe.

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Mastercard and The Clearing House deepen their partnership to zero in on new instant payments applications 

Tearsheet

Mastercard recently expanded collaboration with The Clearing House (TCH), with the shared goal of propelling the adoption of instant payments. This extended partnership will focus on integrating additional instant payment use cases across a range of payment flows for consumers, businesses, and governments.

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

PYMNTS

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. We can also see opportunities for small and medium businesses.

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How Banks Can Overcome 10 Challenges with FedNow Payment Sending and Acceptance

Finovate

Federal Reserve’s instant payment service went live in July of 2023. Now, 15 months later, adoption rates have been unpredictably slow, especially when it comes to banks that are able to send FedNow payments. The Fed also charges a liquidity management fee of $1 per transfer. FedNow, the U.S.

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Mastercard to Offer Real Time Cross-Border Payments for Commercial Clients

Finovate

The new commercial payments tool leverages a multi-rail system that includes SWIFT, Visa Direct, and Mastercard’s proprietary networks. Move Commercial Payments offers features like liquidity management, integration with existing SWIFT systems, and helps to reduce counterparty risk. Photo by Lea L on Unsplash