Displaying 1 - 10 of 120 Low Value Real Time Payments blog posts
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Three Critical Factors for Successful Central Infrastructures in a Real-Time World
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Federico Vilanova to Low Value Real Time Payments, High Value Real Time PaymentsFinancial institutions are now working harder than ever to modernize their payment systems and infrastructures to meet new market demands—and consumers who want immediate experiences.
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Real-Time Payments: A Mix of Simple, Smart and Secure Will Be Crucial for Further Adoption
Monday, January 11, 2021 Katrin Boettger to Low Value Real Time PaymentsIn our global payments report, we predicted that 2020 would be Prime Time for Real-Time. And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of real-time and digital payments around the world, which quickly became a necessity in keeping citizens safe and businesses afloat. During the recent ACI Edge Virtual event for banks and intermediaries, we discussed the challenges of real-time adoption with some of the industry’s leading experts. I caught up after the event with Lisa Neary, head of payments at Co-op Bank UK, Ian Gausden, head of real-time payments at Mastercard, Vincent Brennan, head of group payments and business continuity management at Bank of Ireland and Enrico Albertelli, head of payments and digital banking solutions at Nexi.
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EBAday 2020: Reaping the Full Potential of Real-Time Payments
Monday, December 14, 2020 Katrin Boettger to Low Value Real Time PaymentsReal-time payments are growing rapidly worldwide. In fact, according to ACI’s Prime Time for Real-Time report, more than half a trillion real-time payments transactions will be processed over the next five years. ACI’s Dean Wallace, director solution leadership, Real-Time and Digital, recently took part in an EBAday panel to discuss what businesses need from banks to reap the full potential of real-time payments, how fintechs can assist and how collaboration can be advanced on a global scale. I caught up with Dean to discuss the latest insights.
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The Role of Regulation, Collaboration and Competition in Pushing Forward Payments Modernization
Thursday, December 10, 2020 Rachael Tomaney to High Value Real Time Payments, Low Value Real Time PaymentsWhile geographic regions have taken their own approaches to payments modernization, they all face some common challenges – a principal one being adoption of real-time payments, which is central to successful payments modernization projects. I spoke to some of the top minds tackling real-time payments adoption in key markets, including the U.S., Canada and the U.K.
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The Role of Southeast Asia’s Central Payments Infrastructure in the Emerging Pan-Regional Network
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Leslie Choo to High Value Real Time Payments, Low Value Real Time PaymentsThe benefits of a real-time, cross-border payments network in Southeast Asia are clear. As the region’s economies continue to grow, a cross-border payments network will facilitate faster cross-border commerce at a lower cost.
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How to Deliver on the Promise of End-to-End, Global Real-Time Payments [Q&A]
Monday, October 19, 2020 Craig Ramsey to Low Value Real Time Payments, High Value Real Time PaymentsTraditionally, Sibos has been focused on high-value cross-border payments, but – as with so much of 2020 – times are changing. High- and low-value cross-border payments are converging, and the rich-data standards that are emerging for real-time payments will further accelerate this trend. The big challenge will be, how do we deliver on the promise of end-to-end, global real-time payments?
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The Two Sides of Payments Modernization in Asia: Real-Time and Financial Inclusion
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Leslie Choo to Low Value Real Time Payments, Consumer PaymentsHome to nearly 60 percent of the world’s population, as well as some of the most dynamic and diverse markets, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region plays a critical role in shaping the world economy. The diversity of the region is also evident in its payments landscape, with almost every country forging its own path towards payments modernization.
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Central Infrastructure for Real-Time Payments: Overcoming the Final Hurdle [Mastercard Q&A]
Monday, October 05, 2020 Craig Ramsey to Low Value Real Time Payments, High Value Real Time PaymentsThe modernization of cross-border payments has brought transparency, certainty and speed to international business. However, the long-term success of new innovations, such as SWIFT gpi and Universal Confirmations, hinge upon real-time, end-to-end, data-rich transaction flows.
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Could COVID-19 Be India’s Cashless Catalyst?
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Somya Patnaik to Low Value Real Time Payments, Omni CommerceIndia’s push towards a digital economy has accelerated over the years, with a supportive regulatory environment, home-grown technologies and innovation around digital infrastructure improving “last mile” connectivity to the remote towns and rural areas of the country. While the “Digital India” drive has been consistent, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought out the true value of digitization for businesses and consumers alike. It is a watershed moment and has fast-tracked the pace of digital adoption, particularly for payments, which now plays a critical role in economic recovery.