The payments landscape in Europe is poised for a shift as new regulations mandating support for instant payments go into effect in 2025. That’s no guarantee that consumers and businesses will automatically take advantage of them, but it will have implications for banks as well...
Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can suffer the most from big delays in getting paid. With the news that the U.S. securities market will be converting to a T+1 standard settlement cycle Tuesday (May 28), faster payments are increasingly top of mind as well for Main Street SMBs looking for not just speed,...
Amid the hype about the FedNow® Service approaching its one-year mark, instant payments may finally be settling down into more grounded territory, specifically, liquidity, competitive advantage and the customer experience. Those factors were top of mind for Ingo Payments CEO Drew Edwards, who told Karen Webster in an interview that the groundswell...
Consumers and businesses — running the gamut of transaction types and across demographics — are pivoting toward faster and digital payment options. Overall, as detailed in two reports by Federal Reserve Financial Services, last year saw a 31% increase in digital wallet use by businesses, and a...
Truck drivers help keep the supply chain functioning, but the turnover rate is high in the industry — a reality that can have ripple effects across the entire U.S. economy. PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Generation Instant: How Truckers Use Instant Payments to Support Their Lifestyles” revealed that...
J.P. Morgan and Visa have teamed to offer faster domestic payments via Visa Direct. The collaboration, announced Monday (May 6) is designed to improve merchant experiences and empower cardholders for customers of J.P. Morgan Payments. “With Visa Direct’s extensive reach in the U.S., J.P. Morgan Payments will empower merchants, businesses...
Brite Payments now enables instant account-to-account (A2A) payments and payouts in Germany. The Swedish FinTech already offers these Brite Instant Payments in the Nordics, Baltics and Benelux and plans to continue expanding their availability across Europe, Brite Payments said in a Wednesday (April 24) press...
The use of ad hoc payments by large enterprises to pay small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and individuals is on the rise — and exclusive data from PYMNTS Intelligence suggests lower costs and easier integration could be making them even more popular. Ad hoc payments...
Whether it’s employee earnings, Social Security payments, tax refunds, insurance claim payouts, investment distributions or something else, most U.S. consumers now receive some type of disbursement. The number of people getting those funds quickly is increasing. That’s just fine with 77% of consumers who told...
