Consumer demand for instant payments IS GLOBAL
by Jack Large
Citi’s Instant Payment service now available in 28 markets and growing at 100%+/year
Urgent/Instant Payments
Industry roundup: 19 October
by Graham Buck
News in brief: Mastercard and Previse unite on cross-border payments; India's BSE moves to T+1 settlement; DP World trade finance platform
SWIFT chiefs praise digital innovation
by Graham Buck
SWIFT's CEO praised the industry's digital transformation on Day One of Sibos 2021
Guide for reaching the holy grail of real-time liquidity
by Jack Large
Citi map out the long winding road to real-time processes and liquidity
Real-time data and digitisation top of mind for treasurers
by Ben Poole
Serrala research finds treasurers open to adapting to a more tech-enabled world, while still facing some traditional challenges.
SWIFT reveals its low value cross-border payments play
by Ben Poole
SWIFT Go enables SMEs and consumers to send payments anywhere in the world directly from their bank accounts.
Barclaycard signs with Mastercard to modernise business payments
by Ben Poole
It will use the Mastercard Track Business Payment Service to support its corporate customers.
SWIFT shows off bank endorsements for new platform
by Ben Poole
New platform capabilities launching in 2022 are part of SWIFT's strategy enabling instant and frictionless end-to-end transaction management globally.
Shots fired! New cross-border payments network takes aim at SWIFT
by Ben Poole
Former PayPal execs launch Six Clovers, a decentralised cross-border payment network connecting traditional and digital currencies.
Can crypto become a viable payment alternative for corporates?
by Laurent Descout , CEO and Co-founder, Neo
May not be the right time for treasurers to look to Bitcoin and its peers as a solution to their payment issues
Global real-time payments surged 41% in 2020
by Ben Poole
ACI Worldwide research highlights the shift to digital, while US faster payments schemes continue to evolve.
US faster payments competition one step closer
by Ben Poole
The Federal Reserve has announced the FedNow pilot programme participants.
B2B transaction volumes surge
by Ben Poole
Both Tradeshift’s Global Index of Trade Health and Nacha analysis of the US ACH network have picked up sharp rises in B2B payments volumes.
Amid economic uncertainty, businesses embrace change
by Ben Poole
A JPMorgan Chase survey shows US businesses focused on contingency planning, increased cash buffers, and digital platforms and processes.
Real-time payment infrastructures advance in Europe
by Ben Poole
Both Iceland and Luxembourg have benefitted from payments system upgrades this week.
Mastercard advances multi-rail strategy to modernise business payments
by Ben Poole
The payments giant has added account-to-account and global card payments functionality to its Mastercard Track Business Payment Service.
Real-time payments surge ahead
by Ben Poole
While Sweden's Riksbank and the ECB explore cross-currency instant payments, an FIS study finds volumes instant payments are accelerating globally.
ACI Worldwide and Mastercard partner on global real-time payments solutions
by Ben Poole
The two companies will initially collaborate to offer central infrastructure, payments localisation and access solutions.
Transaction banking: “What an advantage starting from scratch is”
by Jack Large
Goldman Sachs progress report shows the advantage of having no legacy infrastructure holding them back
SWIFT announces a strategy for instant, frictionless payments and securities processing
by Ben Poole
It aims to enable seamless transactions from one account to another anywhere in the world with end-to-end transparency and predictability.
Real-time payments gaining traction with US corporates
by Ben Poole
A survey from Citizens Commercial Banking has found nine out of 10 businesses are interested in the new US payment standard.
Industry roundup: 5 May 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief featuring ION, Jack Henry, and GreenBox.
Industry roundup: 28 April 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief featuring Volante Technologies, RBC, and the British Business Bank.
Industry roundup: 27 April 2020
by Ben Poole
News in brief from Deutsche Bank, AvidXchange, Western Union and SurePayd.