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ACH Network Processed 21.5B Transactions in 2017

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New data shows that the ACH Network processed 21.5 It is the third year in a row in which the number of new ACH transactions increased by more than one billion. The continued robust growth comes as no surprise as the ACH Network continues to evolve to meet the needs of financial institutions, businesses and consumers.”. “The

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Real-Time Payments Go Beyond The Need For Speed

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Billings noted that corporate clients are also interested in the data that real-time payments can provide across a multitude of payment types, spanning requests for payments, remittances and other transactions. But she added that “we do lose a lot when we talk just about speed.” The Rails Themselves .

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Citizens Bank’s Corporate Real-Time Payments Play

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He pointed to RTP — the only real-time payments rail currently available in the U.S. — The rail was built on the ISO 20022 messaging standard, which sends data and payments together. The ability to send a request for payment via RTP can help smooth reconciliation, he noted. . as an example.

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Past Lessons May Prove Invaluable For US Real-Time Payments Rollout

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One of the largest concerns regarding real-time payments is for the banks to be able to identify and mitigate a fraudulent transaction that is settled far more quickly than even same-day ACH payments today. Of course, real-time ACH payments and card payments are hardly birds of a feather. I think the U.S.

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Payments Rails, Laying New Tracks

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From an ACH networks standpoint, noted Estep, innovation may be “skinny,” but operations are ubiquitous, connecting all the bank accounts in the United States. This allows for innovation to be done on top of the ACH rails. “To To the extent that a payment rail allows others to innovate, it does support innovation,” said Estep.