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U.S. Faster Payments Council Shares Results from 2025 Faster Payments Barometer

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However, challenges such as interoperability and fraud must be addressed to fully unlock the potential of faster payments. Overcoming cost and interoperability hurdles through innovative solutions will be key to sustaining this momentum and delivering on the promise of faster payments.

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EU orders Apple to provide iPhone NFC access to third-party connected devices

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Device manufacturers will have new opportunities to bring innovative products to the market, improving the user experience for consumers based in Europe.” “The end user can then use the ring or bracelet in a shop to perform payment transactions like with a payment card without the presence of the iPhone.

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Nexus Empowers APAC Financial Institutions to Achieve G20 Cross-Border Payment Targets

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On top of that, the platform can support a competitive FX marketplace, so institutions can access better rates, further lowering overall transaction costs, also benefiting the end users. It also supports interoperability across regions, helping to tie together different initiatives under a single, cohesive model.

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How Swift is moving the global financial industry towards instant and frictionless payments

The Payments Association

Swift drives global interoperability and innovation, aligning with the UK’s National Payments Vision to enhance seamless, secure payments. This added transparency would bring cross-border functionality to domestic instant payments, aligning with the G20s roadmap and providing end users with a payments experience that is fast and secure.

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Thunes Wins Best Payment Solution at the Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards 2025

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The recognition also highlights Thunes’ achievements in product development, operational excellence, and its crucial role in enhancing interoperability, key to expanding financial inclusion and enabling access across both mature and emerging markets. James Teodorini , Head of Asia Pacific at Thunes.

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EFTCorp Delivers Africa’s First Open-loop Payment Solution for Rubicon Charging Stations

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This created a series of extra steps in the process, inconveniencing users but also limiting interoperability across different charging stations. Though it required complex operational changes, the result is the opposite for the end-user: A considerably simplified experience.

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Thunes Raises US$150 Million Series D, Its Largest-Ever Funding Round

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Thunes also reiterated its focus on expanding access to cross-border payments in emerging markets, with the goal of reaching the next billion end users. said Floris de Kort, CEO of Thunes.