real time payments

Real time payments – also known as realtime payments, instant payments or immediate payments as electronic retail payment solutions that are available 24/7/365.

P2P Payments Find Fresh Fuel As The 2020s Loom
P2P Payments Find Fresh Fuel As The 2020s Loom
August 14, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments are blazing a hotter path in the digital economy as the second half of 2019 gets underway – and there is fresh...

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Faster Payments Gone Global
Faster Payments Gone Global
August 14, 2019  |  Today In Data

Speedier payments, across the globe – faster and, in some cases, in real time. The Federal Reserve’s plan to launch FedNow may have grabbed headlines...

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How Faster Payments Can Help Retain Employees
How Faster Payments Can Help Retain Employees
August 14, 2019  |  Faster Payments

New developments could speed up instant payments in the U.S. Last week, the Federal Reserve announced it would give some competition to The Clearing House’s...

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Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments
Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments
August 12, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

I’m from the government and I’m here to make sure you get your paychecks faster – even instantly… …if you can just hang in there...

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Why Mastercard Acquired Nets
Why Mastercard Acquired Nets
August 07, 2019  |  Mastercard

 Mastercard is making its largest acquisition to date with its $3.2 billion bid to buy the Denmark-based payments platform, Nets, furthering its European presence and...

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Post-Worldpay Deal, FIS Eyes eCom and Real-Time Payments
Post-Worldpay Deal, FIS Eyes eCom and Real-Time Payments
August 06, 2019  |  Earnings

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) released results Tuesday (Aug. 6) that showed organic growth for FIS and recently acquired Worldpay as standalone entities and updated...

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Mastercard Buys Nets For $3.19B
Mastercard Buys Nets For $3.19B
August 06, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In its biggest acquisition to date, Mastercard will buy Nets for 2.85 billion euros ($3.19 billion). With the purchase of the Denmark-based payments platform, Mastercard is...

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The Fed Debuts FedNow
The Fed Debuts FedNow
August 06, 2019  |  Faster Payments

It’s now official. The Fed plans to build its own instant clearing and settlement rails. Introduced on Monday by Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard, the Fed’s instant payment...

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