Account To Account news and trends

Venmo Debuts Feature for Managing Group Expenses
Payment Methods // November 14, 2023

Venmo has unveiled a new in-app feature that aims to streamline splitting and managing expenses among groups. The new Venmo Groups provide users with a convenient way to divide and settle multiple or ongoing expenses among friends, family, roommates, partners and other groups, the peer-to-peer payment...

B2B Payments Need ‘Foundational Infrastructure Layer’ as Faster Account-to-Account Beckons
B2B Payments // November 14, 2023

The business payments landscape was stable for decades, Form3 CEO Mike Walters told Karen Webster. Regular ACH payments were the norm, and any pain points and frictions were rooted in the vagaries of manual processes and paper invoicing. “Not a lot changed for a long...

Equals Group to Introduce A2A Payments After Roqqett Acquisition
Faster Payments // November 28, 2022

Equals Group is set to acquire Roqqet in a deal subject to regulatory approval. In a press release announcing the acquisition Monday (Nov. 28), the U.K.-based FinTech Equals said the purchase of the open banking payments firm will enable it to offer its merchant customers...

TD Securities Joins Visa B2B Connect to Bolster Cross-Border Payments
Cross-border Payments // October 09, 2022

TD Securities will be joining cross-border B2B payment network Visa B2B Connect, to help out with quick account to account international payments, a press release said. Visa B2B Connect wants to address the challenges of cross-border money movements, including numerous systematic issues, poor visibility and...

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B2B Payments Need ‘Foundational Infrastructure Layer’ as Faster Account-to-Account Beckons

November 14, 2023
The business payments landscape was stable for decades, Form3 CEO Mike Walters told Karen Webster. Regular ACH payments were the norm, and any pain points and frictions were rooted in the vagaries of manual processes and paper invoicing. “Not a lot changed for a long time,” he said. And while it’s true that innovation comes […]

New Research Shows Instant Authentication Key To Open Banking Success

August 12, 2021
Today’s payment service providers (PSPs) play a crucial role in facilitating global commerce for entrepreneurs, small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and eCommerce marketplaces. One tool that more PSPs are adopting...

Western Union Enables Real-Time Account-To-Account X-Border Payments For Banks, Digital Wallets

September 23, 2019
Western Union is expanding access to its global, real time account to account payments capabilities to FIs and digital wallet providers in 17 countries with plans to expand to 100...

Quick Reads
Venmo Debuts Feature for Managing Group Expenses

November 14, 2023
Venmo has unveiled a new in-app feature that aims to streamline splitting and managing expenses among groups. The new Venmo Groups provide users with a convenient way to divide and settle multiple or ongoing expenses among friends, family, roommates, partners and other groups, the peer-to-peer payment service said in a Tuesday (Nov. 14) press release. Venmo Groups […]

Equals Group to Introduce A2A Payments After Roqqett Acquisition

November 28, 2022
Equals Group is set to acquire Roqqet in a deal subject to regulatory approval. In a press release announcing the acquisition Monday (Nov. 28), the U.K.-based FinTech Equals said the...

Token.io Raises $40M To Drive Push for Account-to-Account Payments

May 13, 2022
Open banking payments platform Token.io raised $40 million in a Series C funding round that it will use to continue advancing the shift from traditional payment methods like cards and...