Finextra

JULY 31, 2025

As of mid-2025, over 500 million users are active on UPI, making India the world’s largest instant payments hub. UPI is now the top payment choice for around 38% of users in these regions, although digital literacy challenges persist. Digital adoption continues to expand into rural and semi-urban areas.

Financial Inclusion

Stax

MARCH 27, 2025

Understanding the difference helps you pick the best payment strategy. Heres what you need to know: Processing timeframes For transactions where speed is a priority, the EFT payment method takes the cake. EFTs (except wire transfer) can process payments in real time. Make the most out of your payment method with Stax.

ACH

The Fintech Times

MAY 28, 2025

From AI-driven compliance to the realities of scaling in the cloud, Temenos shares insights into whats influencing payments strategy in 2025, and where banks are still hitting resistance. Regulation in payments Fennell describes regulation as both a constraint and a catalyst. Its never just one thing driving what we do, he said.

Compliance

Fintech Finance

APRIL 7, 2025

Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today published a new report, How a Directory Service Accelerates Instant Payments , produced by the FPC Directory Models Work Group. ” The post U.S. ” The post U.S.

Instant Payments

Finextra

MARCH 4, 2024

The Central Bank of Ireleand has outlined a new multi-year payments strategy amid concerns that banks are failing to grasp the opportunities presented by instant payments.

Central Bank

Finextra

MARCH 4, 2024

The Central Bank of Ireleand has outlined a new multi-year payments strategy amid concerns that banks are failing to grasp the opportunities presented by instant payments.

Central Bank

Fintech Finance

MARCH 11, 2024

Finastra today announced that Jefferson Bank , an independent, bank serving communities across Texas, has selected Finastra Payments To Go , a payments-as-a-service solution for its new instant payments services.

Instant Payments

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

BBVA participated in an experimental payment effort to connect the SWIFT gpi with Britain’s countrywide instant payment infrastructure, and the results were shown at the Sibos conference, according to a Thursday (Oct. 15) announcement.

Instant Payments

Fintech Finance

APRIL 24, 2024

Brite Payments, a leader in instant bank payments, today announced the launch of Brite Instant Payments in Germany. The fast-growing Swedish fintech enables instant account-to-account (A2A) payments and payouts , leveraging Europe’s open banking infrastructure.

Instant Payments

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

consumers and 500 microbusinesses that receive disbursements, as well as 600 companies of all sizes that make disbursements on payout options, instant payment adoption and fees for these services, among other topics. 1: Instant disbursements as a percentage of all non-tax disbursements in the U.S. Fast Fact No. Fast Fact No.

Instant Payments

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Brite Payments , a leading provider of open banking-based instant payments, will host its upcoming webinar Payment Insights 2024 at 15:00 CEST (14:00 BST) on Thursday, 26 September. Lisa Calderwood, Communications Manager at Brite Payments, will moderate the discussion.

Consumer

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Backbase , the global leader in Engagement Banking, today announced that Alacriti , an innovator in cloud-based payments and money movement services, will integrate its payments hub solution into the Backbase Engagement Banking Platform. The evolving U.S.

Instant Payments

Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The SaaS giant is aiming to grow in Latin America by providing local payment options for the customers. The payments strategy intends to increase digital inclusion in the region and includes local cards and alternative payment methods, such as Pix, the Brazilian instant payment phenomenon that is about to offer recurring features.

Alternative Payment Methods

The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Across 12 insights, get instant visibility on how your strategy and pain points compare with your peers in banking and payments. How do you measure up to meeting customer expectations and modernising your digital payments strategy?

ISO 20022

The Paypers

MARCH 29, 2023

EPI Company has expressed its support for the European Commission 's proposed legislation on instant payments, which aligns with the Commission's Retail Payments Strategy.

Instant Payments

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

Separate data from the EuroFinance Corporate Treasury Network (ECTN) found that about 44 percent of corporate treasurers in Europe at large firms want instant payment capabilities. “But some banks say they don’t ever plan to offer Real-Time Payments for corporate payments. In the U.S.,

Real Time Payments

The Payments Association

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Merchants need to continue adapting to new payment methods, collaborate with industry peers, and stay agile in balancing innovation and regulatory compliance. As the payments ecosystem continues to evolve with innovations like open banking, instant payments, and tokenisation, merchants are facing a host of challenges and opportunities.

Fraud Prevention

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The first project proposes the introduction of an additional service to the InstaPay application, enabling customers to initiate transfers from Visa-linked accounts outside Egypt, with funds seamlessly deposited into registered customers’ accounts or transferred to other customers via the Instant Payments Network (IPN).

Financial Inclusion

Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Visa , a world leader in digital payments, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Egyptian Banks Co. for Technological Advancements (EBC), the operator and developer of national payment networks and ecosystems, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).

Facilitators

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

These expectations are prompting businesses that want to retain or grow their freelancer relationships to conduct the complex currency conversions and other cross-border payments compliance aspects far faster than they traditionally have.

Cross-Border Payments

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 25, 2024

Leading account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider, Token.io , has announced it has become an official participant in the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme: a commercial API initiative that will enable greater innovation and unlock wider adoption of A2A payments in Europe. As a SPAA participant, Token.io

Innovation

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

payment system,” said Sean Rodriguez, Federal Reserve executive vice president and faster payments strategy leader. “We . “The Federal Reserve applauds this next step in the evolution of the U.S.

Faster Payments

The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

For example, in Mexico, despite having instant payments, there’s still low banking usage. Kenya, however, skipped traditional banking and moved straight to mobile payments. “Unlike in established markets, the absence of existing systems and infrastructure allows the chance to start from scratch with payment technology.”

Payments Trends

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

Back-end processes like payments and cash flow management are a significant opportunity for travel industry players to modernize and promote efficiency. According to Taspinar, it’s overdue for the travel sector to embrace B2B payments digitization. A World Of Pain Points.

B2B

Fintech Finance

APRIL 23, 2024

The findings highlight significant and rapid consumer shifts in ecommerce payments away from the traditional card networks (and in emerging economies cash on delivery) towards local payment methods such as digital wallets. Key findings for Asia Pacific: Asia Pacific continues to lead the world in the adoption of local payment methods.

Research

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Part of the solution can be found in instant payments for suppliers, he said, an effort that would not require “major process changes.”. As a result, an audit committee has said several risks have arisen, including bankruptcy for some firms that rely on trust payments. In separate findings, in the U.K.

Duplicate

The Fintech Times

MARCH 29, 2024

” Emergence of A2A payments Further findings revealed that account-to-account (A2A) payments (instant payments and bank transfers) such as PIX in Brazil, UPI in India, or iDEAL in the Netherlands are revealed as the fastest-growing payment method within e-commerce.

Payments Trends

Fintech Finance

MARCH 26, 2024

The findings highlight significant and rapid consumer shifts in ecommerce payments away from the traditional card networks (and in emerging economies cash on delivery) towards local payment methods such as digital wallets. As such, merchants require highly localised payments strategies in these markets to ensure continued results.

Consumer

Fintech Finance

JANUARY 25, 2024

“A payments strategy for rising markets needs to consider a balance between cards and alternative payments, adapted to specific countries, verticals, and business models, centered in offering the best payment experience to customers, enabling them to pay with their method of choice.

Economy

Segpay

MARCH 10, 2025

These insights allow operators to optimize their payment strategies and reduce revenue loss. By integrating a specialized gaming payment gateway , businesses can enhance security, improve conversion rates, and deliver a frictionless payment experience that keeps players engaged and transactions running smoothly.

Payment Gateways

The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Brokers should also consider the benefits of adopting real-time payments (RTP) and AI-powered fraud detection. RTP eliminates settlement delays, enabling instant deposits and withdrawals, a critical advantage in a fast-paced market. In Europe, instant payments are expected to rise from 17 billion in 2023 to 39 billion by 2028.

Fraud Prevention