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FedNow overtakes TCH in adoption

Bank Automation

FedNow, launched just eight months ago, has overtaken its main competitor, The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments network, in terms of the number of banks on the platform.

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Fed, TCH joust over interoperability

Payments Dive

When it comes to bridging the FedNow and RTP networks, officials at the Federal Reserve and The Clearing House have slightly different priorities.

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RTP payment volume up 94% in 2024

Bank Automation

The Clearing House Real Time Payments network grew 94% year over year on a dollar basis in 2024 as it continued to benefit from the Federal Reserves marketing of FedNow. TCH moved $246 billion on its network in 2024 and increased transaction volume by 38% YoY to 343 million transactions, according to a Jan.

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Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments

PYMNTS

Such as how the Fed plans get a critical mass of participants on board, which The Clearing House (TCH) is struggling to do now. FedNow is positioned as a competitor to the private systems, with TCH as its only real-time domestic account-to-account competitor, but it also competes with cards and ACH. Much later.

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Mastercard and The Clearing House deepen their partnership to zero in on new instant payments applications 

Tearsheet

Mastercard recently expanded collaboration with The Clearing House (TCH), with the shared goal of propelling the adoption of instant payments. Mastercard’s collaboration with TCH dates back to 2017 when TCH introduced the RTP network, with Mastercard as the exclusive software provider for the network.

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The Fed Debuts FedNow

PYMNTS

Introduced on Monday by Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard, the Fed’s instant payment scheme FedNow is designed to offer an option for consumers and business to transfer money instantly or nearly instantly in a “ubiquitous, safe and efficient” manner from one bank account to another. “The Why Now For FedNow.

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Real-Time Payments Move Past Early Adopters

PYMNTS

And beyond TCH and RTP, the Federal Reserve’s FedNow real-time payments solution looms. Ranta said FedNow will create broader competition in the market. But that fragmentation will prove short-lived, as there are some on-ramps and off-ramps because of the central infrastructure provided through systems via TCH and FedNow.”.