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As Federal Checks Disappear, Banks Face Surge in ACH Payments and Rising Fraud Risks

Finextra

payments landscape. In March 2025, the White House issued a mandate requiring that, by the end of fiscal year 2025, nearly all federal government payments—including tax refunds—must transition from paper checks to electronic channels, primarily through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network.

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37% of payments leaders cite regulatory clarity as top challenge in MiCA crypto-asset compliance

The Payments Association

Clear Junction , a global leader in cross-border payments for regulated financial institutions, has revealed a significant gap in the preparedness of payment industry leaders to navigate the complexities of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) regulation, which is now in effect across the EU.

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Bank Groups Call for Swift, Secure Transition as Treasury Phases Out Paper Checks

Fintech Finance

“Removing paper Treasury checks from circulation is an important step toward reducing theft and the related losses to the federal government and financial institutions,” the groups wrote. According to a FinCEN study examining reports from February to August 2023, mail theft alone resulted in $688 million in losses.

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STET and ACI Worldwide Cement Strong Partnership Processing 50Million Cross-Border Payments in 2023

The Fintech Times

Since 2017, STET , the European clearing and settlement systems (CSM) and ACI Worldwide , the real-time payments software provider, have been working together to offer seamless, instant payments across the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). billion in 2023 to 38.6 How was this achieved? billion in 2028.

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ACI Worldwide and Mexipay Extend Partnership to Boost Instant Payments Adoption in Mexico

Fintech Finance

billion real-time payments were processed in Mexico in 2023, making it the 10th largest real-time payments market in the world. between 2023 and 2028. “We The post ACI Worldwide and Mexipay Extend Partnership to Boost Instant Payments Adoption in Mexico appeared first on FF News | Fintech Finance.

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ACI Worldwide and STET: European Instant Cross-Border Transactions Reach New Record High

Fintech Finance

Instant cross-border payments processed by STET , one of the leading European clearing and settlement systems, (CSM) and ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, have reached a new record high. billion in 2023 to 38.6 billion in 2028.

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ACI Worldwide Partners With Kuvasz Solutions To Advance Real-Time Payments Adoption in Colombia

Fintech Finance

Kuvasz Solutions has partnered with ACI Worldwide in Latin America for nearly 10 years, supporting the delivery and implementation of ACI’s payment software solutions to strategic clients across the payments ecosystem. Globally, ACI covers approximately one-third of the countries that offer real-time payment services, reaching about 1.8