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Why the U.S. has reached a real-time tipping point

Finextra

While this is creating opportunities for banks – such as improving liquidity management, meeting demand for embedded finance, and expanding into new sectors – it is also a major operational shift. 16 hours See all opinions External This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra.

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Citi Unveils ‘Green Deposits’ For Environmentally-Conscious Customers

PYMNTS

Money that customers invest in Citi’s “green depositaccounts will go toward financing or refinancing projects that meet the standards of the Citi Green Bond Framework, established to “reduce the impacts of climate change,” the bank noted in the press release.

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Mastercard and The Clearing House extend partnership on real-time payments

Fintech Finance

For businesses, RTP enhances value by simplifying payments for customers, enabling faster wage disbursements, improving liquidity management, and optimizing capital workflows, and for governments, it helps activate local economies through disbursement and settlement. demand deposit accounts.

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The Fed’s crypto pivot: Unlocking banking access and its impact on payments

The Payments Association

Limited access to banking services has, in turn, constrained these firms’ ability to operate efficiently within the broader financial system, including in areas such as payments, settlements, and liquidity management. However, the development of such products will depend on evolving market conditions and regulatory certainty.