The Fintech Times

JULY 24, 2024

In fact, in 2023 , real-time payments only made up one per cent of all payments in the country. Up to this point, US financial institutions have relied on The Clearing House ‘s (TCH) Real-Time Payments Network (RTP), run by big banks. Are instant payment methods becoming more mainstream in the US?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

The letter highlighted the role of faster payments as a panacea to financial inclusion problems in the U.S. The letter highlighted that access to the payments systems today is only possible through incumbent intermediaries – the banks and the card networks – which have not kept pace with the needs of consumers and businesses.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

For the dwindling numbers of people who still receive a physical paycheck, new applications let workers take a picture of that check and get instant, irrevocable access to the funds for a modest fee. Such as how the Fed plans get a critical mass of participants on board, which The Clearing House (TCH) is struggling to do now.

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