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SWIFT Signals Further Openness To Blockchain?

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The movement to bring blockchain to cross-border payments proceeds apace. Elsewhere, Forbes said, per an interview with Craig Ramsey, head of real-time payments (RTP) at ACI Worldwide, that 2019 will see “significant” strides in real-time payments. The year] 2019 is about Request For Payment (RFP).

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New Corporate Payment Tricks For Old Rails

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This week’s look at the latest in payment rail innovation finds solution providers largely embracing the opportunity to develop new technologies for legacy payment rails. Some firms are focusing on the payer — looking to combat fraud or cross-border payments friction — with their tools.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Releases Consumer Bill Pay Research White Paper

Faster Payments Council

The bank bill pay model where the consumer interacts with its online/mobile banking platform to request a payment be sent to the biller's bank. For more information on the FPC, its current work efforts or to join, visit FasterPaymentsCouncil.org.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Unveils Comprehensive Report on Instant Recurring Payments

Fintech Finance

Spearheaded by the FPC Real-Time Recurring Work Group (RTRWG), sponsored by BNY Mellon , the new report delves into key components essential for the successful deployment of instant recurring payments. Faster Payments Council Unveils Comprehensive Report on Instant Recurring Payments appeared first on Fintech Finance.

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Getting RTP’s Roadmap, Consumer Demand For It In Sync

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Looking at the two types of merchants — online or physical stores — he said real-time payments are less likely to gain traction in a brick-and-mortar setting, at least on the consumer side of the equation. The infrastructure is there for faster payments, and eventually, real-time payments done globally. The Corporate Case.

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NEW REPORT: Minding Faster Payments Global Gaps

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Around the Faster Payments World. banks are putting their payment tools into overdrive. First, BNY Mellon recently announced that it became the first bank to enable Request for Payment messages using The Clearing House’s (TCH) Real-Time Payments (RTP) network. s payment systems. Several U.S.

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FBI Pinpoints ‘Ground Zero’ For Supplier Email Scams

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Authorities say cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated with the crime, too, with rising instances of executives at legitimate trading companies having their emails hacked to send the requests for payment. “As such, Hong Kong’s just-in-time trade management sector is vulnerable to being hijacked.”

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