Instant Payments news and trends

Matera CEO Thinks US Banks Should Take a Page From Brazil’s Success With Pix and...
Payments Innovation // November 06, 2024

Digital transformation for banks and credit unions in the U.S. is ripe with opportunities, some of which can strengthen customer relationships in ways that only a few years ago would have been scarcely imaginable. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), direct connections and instant...

Global Push for Real-Time Payments: EU, Brazil and South Africa Lead the Way
Real-Time Payments // November 06, 2024

Real-time payments are becoming increasingly popular worldwide, with new implementations and innovations emerging regularly. The European Union has been a traditional leader in real-time payments, prompting providers to prioritize compliance with its regulations. A recent example is Broadridge Financial Solutions, which just launched its Instant...

Need for Speed: How Instant Ad Hoc Payments Future-Proof Enterprise Relationships
Faster Payments // November 04, 2024

From vendor pay to gig workers, enterprises are merging into the fast lane for payments. And as enterprises adopt models that rely on agile, ad hoc transactions, instant payments, once considered an option for specific payment scenarios, are now emerging as a central pillar of...

Anti-Fraud Innovations Keep Instant Payments on Right Track
Fraud Prevention // October 31, 2024

Transactions are built atop a first principle of trust. And the faster transactions happen, the stronger that trust needs to be. As digital payments evolve to meet consumers’ expectations for speed and convenience, fraud remains a central challenge for financial institutions and their clients. The...

Interviews & Exclusives
Matera CEO Thinks US Banks Should Take a Page From Brazil’s Success With Pix and QR Code Payments

November 06, 2024
Digital transformation for banks and credit unions in the U.S. is ripe with opportunities, some of which can strengthen customer relationships in ways that only a few years ago would have been scarcely imaginable. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), direct connections and instant payments technology is moving banks closer than ever to end […]

Global Push for Real-Time Payments: EU, Brazil and South Africa Lead the Way

November 06, 2024
Real-time payments are becoming increasingly popular worldwide, with new implementations and innovations emerging regularly. The European Union has been a traditional leader in real-time payments, prompting providers to prioritize compliance...

BofA: CFOs and Treasurers Need New Approach to Liquidity Amid Interest Rate Volatility

October 30, 2024
Despite the interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve — 0.5% for the first go-round in September, with more cuts widely expected — the fact remains that the era of...

New Data: Instant Payments for Enterprise: Ad Hoc Transactions Go Real-Time

October 29, 2024
Enterprises regularly make ad hoc payments to consumers and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In the last year, the share of accounts payable (AP) comprised of ad hoc payments has...

Quick Reads
PagBrasil and B89 Team to Extend Pix Payments Beyond Brazil

November 06, 2024
Peru’s B89 teamed with PagBrasil, which develops cross-border solutions for Brazil’s Pix payment system. The partnership will let B89 — a digital financial solutions company — offer the real-time payment services of Pix International to merchants outside Brazil, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 6) press release emailed to PYMNTS. “This allows Brazilian citizens either tourists […]

EBANX Enables Localized Payment Options in Latin America for Canva

October 21, 2024
EBANX is enabling global visual communication platform Canva to offer localized payment options in six Latin American countries. With digital wallets, instant payments, and credit and debit cards enabled by...

Paymentus Debuts Instant Insurance Claim Disbursement Accelerator

October 15, 2024
Paymentus has introduced a tool to help insurers offer instant digital disbursements. The Paymentus Disbursements Accelerator, announced Tuesday (Oct. 15), has been added to the Guidewire ClaimCenter, and is designed to help insurers...

BIS: Interlinking Fast Payment Systems Could Enhance Cross-Border Payments

October 15, 2024
Interlinking fast payments systems (FPS) across different jurisdictions could enhance cross-border payments, making them low cost, fast, easy to access and transparent, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said Tuesday...