Four Reasons Banks and Financial Institutions Should Fight Fraud in Real Time

Financial crime and fraud are recurrent problems for banks and intermediaries, causing losses worth billions every year – and these sums are only increasing. It is predicted that the global cost of fraud by 2027 will be USD $40.62 billion dollars, 25 percent higher than the fraud losses in 2020.

Real-Time in Real Life: The Evolution of Real-Time Payments in the U.S.

The growth and maturation of real-time payments throughout the world has predictably led to a rapid rise in challenges to solve, opportunities to exploit and questions to answer.

Where Payments Move Freely, Fraud Moves Fast: How to Clamp Down on Real-Time Fraud

Two steps forward and one step back? During the pandemic, real-time payments evolved faster than anybody had foreseen. Implementation in new markets, and adoption in mature markets, continues to rise exponentially. All corners of the financial landscape are adopting these changes.

Instant Payments: What Developments Would the European Commission Like to See?

On September 2, the European Commission (EC) published a document concerning the current and foreseeable benefits of instant payments. The EC document explains that instant payments can be used for transfers between individuals Person-to-Person (P2P) or Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C), and between individuals and businesses (B2C and C2B).

ISO 20022 for Europe: How to Speak the New Language of High-Value and Real-Time Payments

The implementation of the ISO 20022 data standard for financial messaging has been accepted by major central banks, payment schemes around the world and system operators including SWIFT.

Fraud Prevention on Subscription Plan: What Makes It an Attractive Model for Banks? [Q&A]

From music and movies to steaks and pet toys, subscription services are everywhere. In the U.S. alone, 69 percent of the population are subscribed to multiple services and 28 percent have at least four.

Why Real-Time Payments and Why Now?

As evidenced by ACI’s most recent Prime Time for Real-Timeglobal payments report, the real-time payments revolution has taken hold around the world. Consider, in just the past year and a half: India’s UPI set a record for monthly transactions with more than 3.5 billion in August 2021 The U.S.

The European Commission’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing Legislative Package: A Move Towards a More Effective Enforcement of EU AML/CTF Rules?

On 20 July 2021, the European Commission published an anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing (AML/CTF) legislative package.

How Will Accelerated Adoption of Digital, Real-Time Payments in the U.S. and Beyond Lead to More Fraud?

The payments industry is brimming with experts voicing the predication that the future is digital and real-time. Rooted in consumers’ growing desire for convenience and waning patience, rising demand for digital and real-time payments is inevitable.

Progressive Platform Modernization — Eight Steps to Success

The need to modernize legacy systems has never been more keenly felt, but the risk of big bang migrations has never been higher.

The European Commission’s Proposal for a New Consumer Credit Directive: Will This Create a Harmonized European Consumer Credit Market?

On June 30, the European Commission (EC) issued a proposal for a new Consumer Credit Directive (‘the Proposal’).

What’s Next for Real-Time and Digital Payment Experiences?

The payments industry is constantly looking at ways to streamline retail payments, reduce costs, increase security and improve the customer experience. But these efforts inevitably introduce more players into the ecosystem, or lower cost and risk on one side (i.e.