PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

A lot of what the pandemic did was force our industry to truly be digital, to facilitate frictionless transactions,” TCH Senior Vice President Elena Whisler said in a recent conversation with PYMNTS. “A It also pushed our industry to think about ways to provide faster availability of funds to people and businesses in need.”.

RTP

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

First, there was the Fed’s decision to slow faster payments progress via Same Day ACH because it wasn’t ready to approve another processing window during the day. And finally, that the banks and the card networks are the big losers. Then came PayPal’s debut of Instant Transfer to Bank. A Couple of Important Dots.

Faster Payments

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

But for the Fed and its rails, they say, employees will be resigned to the bad old days of antiquated payroll systems that force them to live paycheck to paycheck, and at great financial risk. Ever notice your paycheck takes days to clear ?” Ironically, perhaps, the ACH network’s first direct deposit use case was the U.S.

Real Time Payments

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The appetite for new payments approaches is only growing, with The Clearing House (TCH) reporting that 400 more FIs have already gained technical access to the RTP network.”. To paraphrase the movie “Top Gun” … “We feel the need … the need for speed.” Clearly, paper checks aren’t cutting it anymore. We’ve evolved.

Real Time Payments

PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

That was the day that an advocacy group, Financial Innovation Now (FIN), submitted a public comment letter to the Fed in response to its proposal to create and operate a real-time payments system in the U.S. It flew in on Dec. 14, the Friday before the week before Christmas, so you might not have noticed. Here’s where the canary flew in.

Faster Payments

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2017

Icon Solutions , which provides FIs with technology and consulting to help get their real-time payments capabilities up and running, recently announced that it is working with The Clearing House (TCH), offering TCH its Instant Payments Framework. For instance, there are some lessons to be learned from the card rail system.

Real Time Payments