PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, SWIFT has announced that its international platform will be updated to let financial institutions (FIs) provide instant transactions, and VSoft has rolled out its new Bread merchant services network. SWIFT to Create New Cross-Border Real-Time Rails.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Coverage includes The National Bank of Kuwait ’s rollout of SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services with the help of ACI Worldwide. The National Bank of Kuwait has rolled out SWIFT Global Payments Innovation (gpi) services via the payments engine of ACI Worldwide, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Electronic bank transfers (16 percent) and regular ACH (11 percent) are also popular. In July, SWIFT released its first set of guidelines for financial institutions using the ISO 20022 payments messaging standard to complete cross-border transactions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Launched in July, Citi Payment Insights provides real-time payments visibility, including processing status and timelines, charges deducted across correspondent banks, the amount credited to the beneficiary and the ability to action payments on demand via its electronic banking platform.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

Citi announced Monday (July 16) the launch of Citi Payment Insights, a new service that gives institutional clients access to real-time payment information and the ability to action payments on demand via the CitiDirect BE electronic banking platform.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

The transfers will be done through UCPB Connect, the electronic banking service. Like other instant payment initiatives, the goal is to spur the adoption of electronic payments. Verdict reported that the new service, known as InstaPay, can let customers transfer funds to a limit of 50,000 PHP ($951.48

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Payment Savvy

AUGUST 6, 2024

While the concept of banking dates back to ancient times, the number assigned to an account as a digital identifier emerged with computerized banking in the 1960s. Bank accounts could be traced as far back as ancient Mesopotamia, but the need for digital account numbers became apparent with the rise of electronic banking.

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