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Em Conversa: Dock Supporting the Growth of Real-Time Payments in Colombia and Beyond

The Fintech Times

With an initial launch date set for September 2025, experienced firms in the region are joining forces to help ensure the real-time payments platform is successful. Antonio Soares, CEO, Dock One organisation helping in this preparation phase is Dock , the banking and digital payments provider in Brazil and Pix participant.

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News & Views | Episode 194: Fraudsters Using WhatsApp, Real-Time Payments & Blockchain

The Fintech Times

The conversation started this week with Tom exploring real-time payments and where they fit into the financial education lifecycle.

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Visa Direct to Make Funds Available in U.S. Cardholders’ Bank Accounts in One Minute or Less

Fintech Finance

Visa , a global leader in digital payments, today announced that with Visa Direct, funds transferred to U.S. Consumers, businesses, and governments can use Visa Direct to deposit funds to bank accounts linked to eligible debit cards in real-time1. Faster Payments Council (FPC).

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2024 Payment Methods Report: Overview, Insights, and Statistics

Clearly Payments

Growth : In regions such as Southeast Asia and Latin America, bank transfer payments have grown by 20% annually due to increasing banking access. Faster Payments (U.K.), Rise of Real-Time Payments (RTP) : Real-time payment systems are expected to grow by 15% annually , as consumers and businesses alike demand instant fund transfers.

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Zepto Releases PayTo Index as Australia Shifts from Legacy Payment Systems

Fintech News

PayTo enables businesses to collect payments in real time directly from customers’ bank accounts, providing an alternative to traditional direct debits. It operates on the New Payments Platform (NPP), Australia’s open-access infrastructure for real-time payments launched in 2018.

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How India’s UPI Revamp and WhatsApp Pay’s Expansion Could Transform Banking

Fintech News

UPI is a real-time payment system developed by the NPCI to facilitate seamless, instant, and secure money transfers between bank accounts. Its available 24/7 and supports features like QR code payments, bill payments, and utility services with minimal or no fees. PhonePe has an estimated 47.8%

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Mastercard to Open up A2A Instant Payments Sandbox for UK Banks and FIs

The Fintech Times

The new sandbox could enable banks and fintechs to implement a ‘five-leg credit transfer’ with confirmation of funds, meaning that a consumer can make a retail real-time payment, with the merchant getting instant confirmation of payment.