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The Big Tech Canary In The Faster Payments Coal Mine

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Oddly, the push for faster payments also comes at the same time when payments in the U.S. It didn’t take a regulatory proclamation for Same Day ACH to become ubiquitous in the U.S. – on board because it offered a solution for use cases where same-day was essential. are moving faster than they ever have.

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Visa Buys Rambus Payments To Tokenize Any Transaction On Any Network

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The second (and concurrent) leg of strategy will be to tokenize existing transaction flows, notably account-to-account activity, which includes ACH, Same Day ACH and real-time payment transactions. Ripple Effects. Tokenization can certainly help drive more confidence,” though it may not be a primary driver.

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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. The flip side, as Webster added, is that when payments are done instantly and on demand, they are irrevocable.

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Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments

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Same-Day ACH , launched in September of 2017, makes emergency payroll possible — not instantly, but within the same business day. NACHA had this problem cracked when it launched Same-Day ACH, because its members all agreed to support it.

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ACH vs. Wire Transfers: Which Is Right for You?

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In contrast, ACH transactions may take 3 to 4 business days to settle due to the need for batching and clearance processes, which introduce delays in fund transfers. Once a wire transfer has cleared, it becomes irrevocable, with a few exceptions. Wire transfers prioritize immediate settlement of transactions.

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

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If there is a common denominator across all the scams, it’s the instant and irrevocable nature of real-time payments. They can attract capital just like real banks and do damage to prudent savers moving precious assets from, for example, an impacted regional bank to a fake one that convincingly poses as legitimate.

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Sleepless In Payments

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Instantly, and irrevocably. And with multiple solutions facing the industry to enable this new capability: Same Day ACH will begin its Phase One rollout this fall. Here in the U.S., The Clearing House says it will have something in market by the end of the year.