A Global Look at Real-Time Payments Adoption

Real-Time Payments World Map

Real-time payments continue breaking barriers and accelerating digital finance on a global scale, with major developments in cross-border connectivity and domestic adoption unfolding in Australia, Europe, Kuwait, India and Southeast Asia. This edition of the “The Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, examines the latest advances fueling the surge of instant transactions worldwide.

Inside the August World Map
  • Kuwait’s central bank has approved the launch of WAMD, a new instant payment system enabling account-to-account money transfers using phone numbers.
  • ANZ becomes the first major bank to execute a cross-border payment into Australia in near real time.
  • The European Payments Initiative recently rolled out a digital wallet and instant payment solution, Wero, in Germany.

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