faster payments

Faster Payments Service (FPS) is a UK banking initiative to reduce payment times between different banks' customer accounts from the three working days that transfers take using the long-established BACS system, to typically a few seconds.

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How Disbursements Are Moving Movers Toward Professionalism
How Disbursements Are Moving Movers Toward Professionalism
March 12, 2019  |  Disbursements

Millions of Americans move each year, fueling an industry worth roughly $18 billion. Yet, haggling with movers over cash payments is still an all-too-common practice,...

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Cash Moves Out, Disbursements Settle Into The $18B Moving Market
Cash Moves Out, Disbursements Settle Into The $18B Moving Market
March 11, 2019  |  Disbursements

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Why Construction Payments’ Friction Has Nothing To Do With Payments
Why Construction Payments’ Friction Has Nothing To Do With Payments
March 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

What’s more complicated than a B2B transaction? A B2B transaction in an industry like construction, where what triggers a payment isn’t a single, simple invoice....

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US Faster Payments Council Announces Founding Sponsors
US Faster Payments Council Announces Founding Sponsors
March 06, 2019  |  Payment Methods

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), which was launched by the Fed in November, announced on Wednesday (March 6) its 20 founding sponsors, which include...

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Proactis Pulls In $26M From HSBC, New CEO To Target SMBs
Proactis Pulls In $26M From HSBC, New CEO To Target SMBs
March 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

HSBC U.K. provided a $26.3 million funding round for B2B eCommerce and spend management company Proactis, the company revealed. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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How Swifter Sports Payments Keep The (Soccer) Ball Rolling
How Swifter Sports Payments Keep The (Soccer) Ball Rolling
February 28, 2019  |  Faster Payments

It turns out that fast, convenient payments (or the lack thereof) are often the deciding factor for which games highly in-demand referees decide to work...

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Why Smarter Freight Payments Begin With The Invoice
Why Smarter Freight Payments Begin With The Invoice
February 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Money drives any business, but in the freight and logistics market, business cannot occur until funds are moved. Considering how crucial seamless payments are in...

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Kyriba Links Treasurers To Citi Accounts Via API
Kyriba Links Treasurers To Citi Accounts Via API
February 27, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Corporate treasury and cash management solutions provider Kyriba is linking its business users to faster payments functionality through a new collaboration with Citi. Get the...

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