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Offline settlements with a digital pound: Lessons from the BoE’s report

The Payments Association

Offline settlements with a digital pound: Lessons from the BoE’s report 16 June 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? A Bank of England experiment proving that offline payments with a digital pound are technically feasible, but complex. Why is it important?

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Deep Dive: The Benefits And Challenges Of Real-Time Push Payments

PYMNTS

Consumers, businesses and governments are seeing faster payments as a path to greater convenience and financial security, and this growing demand is spurring payments services providers (PSPs) to meet this need in a swift, secure manner. Common forms of pull payments include debit cards and paper checks.

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Instant Payments Mean Real-Time Payments Fraud

FICO

In the past year, three major economies — the Eurozone, the USA and Australia — have gone live with real-time payments schemes, Canada will follow in 2019 and many other countries are on the road to implementing real-time schemes. Real-Time Payments Equal Real-Time Crime. Fraud Using Real-Time Payments will Impact Businesses.

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Eastnets Partners With iPiD to Reinforce Protection Against Financial Fraud

Fintech Finance

Eastnets, a global leader in compliance and payment solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with iPiD , a leading provider of beneficiary name and bank account verification services. This service is vital for ensuring the accuracy of instant payments, where funds are irrecoverable.

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When Instant Payments Are Just Payments

PYMNTS

In just three years, one word, one idea, has rewritten the payments rulebook: “instant.” Driven by faster phones, ingenious apps and sheer market force, the move to instant is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with payments, opening up new worlds of risk and reward. Making Money Fast. Want to make a CFO smile?

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What Is Authorised Push Payment Fraud?

FICO

Authorised push payment fraud has been in the news recently, in the UK because of the Which Super Complaint. The advent of real-time payment schemes, such as Faster Payments in the UK, has made push payments more attractive to criminals because they can quickly take the money and run. And who are the victims?

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Why Slow Payments Aren’t Necessarily Safer Payments

PYMNTS

As of late 2019, there are few people left who need to be talked into the “why” of instant payments — that case has already been well made. There’s financial risk, and making sure the payee who ends up in possession of the funds is the intended recipient. There is no shortage of risks to consider, she noted.