Instant Payments

01 May 18 @ 13:19

The New Payment Systems Operator (NPSO) has announced that it has taken over responsibility for the operation of Bacs and Faster Payments. The completion of this transaction represents a significant... read more

26 Apr 18 @ 09:38

A 27-member Governance Framework Formation Team (GFFT) has spent eight months working on a draft governance framework for a new US Faster Payments Council (FPC). The draft for the new... read more

18 Apr 18 @ 11:46

TransferWise has become the first non-bank company to gain direct access to the UK’s Faster Payments Scheme, which TW says will help it compete with banks on sending money overseas.... read more

12 Apr 18 @ 10:58

Cards and card payment at the point of sale and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2017. This was supported by the rollout of contactless technologies,... read more

11 Apr 18 @ 07:27

The ACH Network processed 21.5 billion transactions valued at more than $46.8 trillion in 2017, representing increases of 5.7%and 6.9%, respectively, over 2016, according to new data released by NACHA—The... read more

23 Mar 18 @ 15:47

ASEAN financial institutions are focusing increasing investment on payments modernisation, with real-time payments capabilities serving as the first step to digital transformation across consumer and corporate services, per new benchmark... read more

23 Mar 18 @ 14:12

TransCrypt is using Telegram as a base to launch a new universal cryptocurrency payment system that acts within the interface of popular messaging platforms, allowing users to send or receive... read more

12 Mar 18 @ 14:40

In our increasingly connected world, Mobile World Congress has become more than the venue for the latest smartphone launches. The conversations and demonstrations in Barcelona now have a profound impact... read more

26 Feb 18 @ 10:12

There has been an increasing amount of fraud perpetrated against Zelle, the mobile P2P platform running on faster payments rails and backed by the biggest banks in the US. The scam... read more

13 Feb 18 @ 17:26

Australias new Faster Payments platform has been officially launch and is the result of collaboration between 13 members of Australia’s financial services industry, including Australia’s four major banks and the... read more

01 Feb 18 @ 09:44

PRETA S.A.S announced that MyBank Payments have enabled the initiation of payment transactions for a total transacted value of over €5 billion since its launch in March 2013. This milestone... read more

25 Jan 18 @ 11:37

On January 13 the Revised Payment Services Directive, PSD2, came into force across the EU. Worldline’s CEO Gilles Grapinet speaks in a new interview about the huge opportunities for banks,... read more