Displaying 1 - 10 of 27 immediate_payments blog posts
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The Recipe for Instant Payments Success
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 Rachel Hunt to Immediate PaymentsHow do you or can you realize instant payments? This is the question on everyone’s lips across the payments industry, and nowhere more so than in Europe, where the looming deadline for PSD2 (January 2018) has some scrambling to catch up. But how can payments players ensure success for their immediate payments plans within this short timeframe?
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What Banks Can (And Should) Do to Prepare for the Launch of Pan-European Instant Payments
Wednesday, October 04, 2017 Katrin Boettger to Immediate PaymentsThe pan-European Instant Payments scheme (SCT Inst Scheme) launches in November 2017, offering banks throughout Europe the opportunity to create real-time services for their customers. I spoke with Domenico Scaffidi, principal solution consultant for ACI Worldwide, about what banks can – and should – be doing to prepare for the launch of the scheme.
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The Growing Strategic Importance of Instant Payments [Webinar]
Monday, September 25, 2017 Christopher Taine to Immediate PaymentsFinancial institutions already recognize the potential of instant (or immediate) payments in the real-time, open banking landscape, however many are still determining the best path forward as they juggle new regulatory requirements and the evolving demands of customers.
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Zelle’s Secret to Successful Immediate Payments Adoption
Friday, September 15, 2017 Sandra Horn to Payments and Industry Trends, Immediate PaymentsAs Zelle launches its standalone app, it is already very well positioned to be successful in the P2P space. The network dominates access to U.S. bank accounts and is gaining new customers at a speedy pace of 50,000 per day[ 1 ].
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Making Ubiquity A Reality: Real-Time Payments Pushes Ahead In The U.S.
Monday, August 07, 2017 David Grindal to Immediate PaymentsAs a member of the Faster Payments Task Force, an initiative of the Federal Reserve, I am pleased with the newly released report findings and the push to achieve the Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments call to action in just twenty-nine months from now; a payment system that is faster, ubiquitous, more inclusive, highly secure, and more efficient.
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Assessing Same-day ACH In The New Era of Real-time Payments
Friday, July 28, 2017 David Grindal to Payments and Industry Trends, Immediate PaymentsThe pace of payments has risen sharply in the U.S. since the introduction of same-day ACH in September 2016. Following the global movement towards immediate payments, the pace is set to pick up as real-time speed arrives through schemes such as The Clearing House (TCH) Real-time Payments System and Zelle networks.
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SMEs Expect Instant Payments: How Do Banks Meet This Challenge?
Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Barry Kislingbury to Payments and Industry Trends, Immediate Payments, Transaction BankingListening to their customers and delivering new services will be crucial for the success of real-time banking and payments in Europe and the US
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Real-Time Payments Will Be a Catalyst for Change in Italy
Monday, May 22, 2017 Katrin Boettger to Payments and Industry Trends, Immediate Payments2017 will be a crucial year for real-time payments globally. Two major schemes are set to go live: The pan-European SEPA Instant Credit Transfer Scheme (SCT Inst), which will eventually enable consumers and businesses to make euro credit transfers in real-time between accounts 34 European countries, and The Clearing House (TCH) Real-time Payments System in the US. In addition, a number of new regional schemes are in the pipeline, so banks have their work cut out for them.
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Alternative Payments, Immediate Payments and Collaboration—Big Initiatives That Will Bring Big Value in the Middle East
Friday, May 12, 2017 Paul McMeekin to Payments and Industry Trends, Immediate PaymentsWe recently wrapped up an exciting Seamless Payments, Middle East conference. Attendees debated about numerous industry topics, with considerable buzz around alternative payments and immediate payments.
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Liquidity Management and Instant Payments: Why Banks Must Act Now
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Domenico Scaffidi to Payments and Industry Trends, Immediate Payments, Transaction BankingWith the pan-European Instant Payments Scheme due to go live in November this year, real-time payments are about to become a reality for many businesses and consumers in Europe. Our own research shows that the demand for faster and innovative banking services among consumers and business is high.