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Stablecoins, smart contracts and the rise of more intelligent cash

Finextra

The rails we lay today - whether they’re open, interoperable and secure or fragmented and proprietary - will determine not just how fast value moves tomorrow, but how fairly it’s distributed and who gets to participate in the next wave of financial innovation.

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Deep Dive: Making Instant Payment Schemes Universal And Interoperable

PYMNTS

It would instead have to turn to expensive wire transfers, credit cards — which can take days to settle — or account-to-account transfers, which also can take several days to process and incur fees if passed through intermediary banks. Smooth communications between players must be supported if payment schemes are to be interoperable.

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ACH vs. Wire Transfers: Which Is Right for You?

Nanonets

Ach and Wire are two of the most popular ways of money transfer in the United States. First, let's delve into the mechanics of ACH and Wire transfers, followed by an exploration of their distinctions, guidance tailored for small businesses, and concluding with instructions on establishing ACH and Wire processes.

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E-commerce's global growth creates a fragmented payment ecosystem

Payments Source

Incumbent bank wires and checks, for example, carry slow settlement times and poor exchanges rates, while some newer fintech alternatives lack the interoperability with one another to scale and sometimes prioritize speed over security, writes Peter Shore, general manager of Transpay.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Publishes Operational Considerations for Receiving Instant Payments Guideline

Fintech Finance

In particular, the guideline outlines operational differences that financial institutions need to understand, including how real-time payment networks differ from traditional ACH and wire transfers.

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Visa’s Phalen: Better Collaboration Will Push B2B Payments Into The Digital Age

PYMNTS

Tech-driven Interoperability and collaboration will finally bring trillions of dollars into the digital age, Kevin Phalen , head of global business solutions at Visa , told Karen Webster in a recent interview. Interoperability will get a boost with messaging standards such as ISO 20022.

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Big Tech Companies Throw Support Behind Fed Creating Real-Time Payments Network

PYMNTS

The tech giants pointed to the fact that the Fed already plays the central role for checks and wire transfers. If the Federal Reserve were to offer a service that was not interoperable, the effect on the faster payments marketplace would be dramatic,” BB&T CEO Kelly King wrote in a comment letter to the Fed, according to the report.