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The Big Tech Canary In The Faster Payments Coal Mine

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That was the day that an advocacy group, Financial Innovation Now (FIN), submitted a public comment letter to the Fed in response to its proposal to create and operate a real-time payments system in the U.S. It flew in on Dec. 14, the Friday before the week before Christmas, so you might not have noticed. Here’s where the canary flew in.

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To Stop Scams, It’s Time to Add Sensible Friction to Easy Money

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Gone are the days of reaching into my pocket for a wallet , counting out bills or wiggling a credit card free or (if you can even remember these days) finding a checkbook and filling out a paper check. in January while prices keep increasing for most day-to-day purchases. Consumer spending also increased 1.8%

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Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments

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But for the Fed and its rails, they say, employees will be resigned to the bad old days of antiquated payroll systems that force them to live paycheck to paycheck, and at great financial risk. Ever notice your paycheck takes days to clear ?” Ironically, perhaps, the ACH network’s first direct deposit use case was the U.S.

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The State Of Faster Payments: ‘Early Innings’

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NACHA and Same Day ACH debuted EXACT DATE to enable same-day settlements through three settlement windows, and are currently exploring options to extend that availability on weekends and holidays. Now, we have checks, we have wires, we have ACH. Now, we have checks, we have wires, we have ACH.

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Sleepless In Payments

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Sleep experts contend that people just sleep less than they used to, maybe even as much as 20 percent less than even a few decades ago. That is unless you live in Melbourne, Australia, where things seem pretty chill. Those guys and gals sleep the most of anyone in the world – about six and a half hours a night – and pretty peacefully.