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Finserv Providers Embrace New Rails For Faster B2B Payments

PYMNTS

Not only does that figure represent the growing demand among businesses for faster, more agile and more transparent ways to move funds across borders, it also reflects the financial services industry’s willingness to embrace something other than legacy payment networks to facilitate that demand.

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Happy First Birthday FedNow: But is This a Cause For Celebration?

The Fintech Times

In fact, in 2023 , real-time payments only made up one per cent of all payments in the country. Up to this point, US financial institutions have relied on The Clearing House ‘s (TCH) Real-Time Payments Network (RTP), run by big banks. Are instant payment methods becoming more mainstream in the US?

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The Big Tech Canary In The Faster Payments Coal Mine

PYMNTS

The letter highlighted the role of faster payments as a panacea to financial inclusion problems in the U.S. The letter highlighted that access to the payments systems today is only possible through incumbent intermediaries – the banks and the card networks – which have not kept pace with the needs of consumers and businesses.