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First Pacific Bank Expands Its Instant Payments Offerings With Finastra, Driving Growth

Fintech Finance

As part of Finastra’s commitment to Open Finance, Payments To Go offers seamless connectivity to other software providers, fintechs, and financial institutions, giving banks the flexibility needed to deploy modern and agile payment solutions quickly and efficiently.

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Finastra Facilitates Connection of Swiss Banks in Readiness for New SIC Instant Payments Service

Fintech Finance

Finastra , a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, today announced the completion of a Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC) instant payments readiness project. Using Finastra’s cloud-based Service Bureau offering, Swiss banks can seamlessly transition to facilitating instant interbank payments.

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Banks to Use Generative AI to Meet Instant Payments Project Challenges

Fintech Finance

New research from RedCompass Labs , a world leader in payments modernization, has revealed that over half (54%) of banks are planning to leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) for the shift to instant payments and other payments modernization projects, while four in ten (42%) are actively considering the possibility.

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Finastra’s 24/7 Instant Payment Service Offers Real-Time Sanctions Screening

The Fintech Times

By August 2023, the 50 largest banks in S witzerland must be capable of processing instant interbank payments, with all participants in the Swiss customer payment system expected to achieve this capability by the end of 2026.

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Fed Says America Needs Instant Payments As Soon As Possible

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Federal Reserve Board members this week shed some light on the timing and mechanics of FedNow — an always-on, fully interoperable interbank-settlement service that will give rise to instant payments in the United States. Lael Brainard said the coronavirus crisis has heightened the need for instant payments.

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Deep Dive: Making Instant Payment Schemes Universal And Interoperable

PYMNTS

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. A London-based manufacturer can’t rely on the U.K.’s Current Efforts .

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EBA CLEARING Seeing Strong Growth For Its New Instant Payment Service

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21) it continues to register a strong growth rate in the number of payment service providers (PSPs) confirming their interest in its pan-European instant payment service, which is on schedule to be delivered in Nov. EBA CLEARING announced on Wednesday (Sept. At the time of the announcement, there were 39 underwriting banks.