It’s still at least three years off, but it’s none too soon for bankers and payments executives to be wondering exactly how the Federal Reserve’s planned FedNow real-time payments service will shape up. What will be the pricing, what about disputed transactions, and just what exactly is a real-time payment, …

The Federal Reserve’s proposed FedNow real-time payments service won’t be live for more than three years, but bankers and other interested parties peppered two Fed officials with plenty of questions about it Monday. The occasion was a 90-minute webinar in which the officials reviewed the ambitious FedNow plans unveiled last …

Ending months of speculation, the Federal Reserve confirmed Monday it will launch a real-time payments service by 2023 or 2024. The banking regulator, which also published Monday a notice in the Federal Register outlining its plan and requesting comment, will thus take what it says is its biggest move in …

Authorized push payment fraud could reach $7.6 billion in six markets, ACI Worldwide Inc. says in its latest Scamscope report. Released Wednesday, the report looks at APP fraud in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates, all markets with real-time payments. APP fraud happens …

Visa Inc. announced it is bringing its Visa Flexible Credential to the U.S. market, starting with Affirm Inc.’s Affirm Card, a debit card that supports buy now, pay later functionality. The network simultaneously is launching the technology in the United Arab Emirates. The flexible credential technology enables users to make payments from a …

Here’s why this efficient payment method is steadily overcoming doubts to establish itself as a safe, efficient—and fast—alternative to cards. From instant-payment processing times to real-time account access and the option to choose from multiple payment options, the modern digital economy is driven by demands to provide businesses and consumers …

Have you been following developments in the world of faster payments? Probably the most exciting subchapter in this saga is the development and deployment of networks that can deliver real-time transactions, sometimes referred to as instant payments. But offering the capability for real-time transfers is one thing. Hanging over the …

We know you’re not looking for problems. But they are looking for you. Herewith our annual catalog of the ones causing the most headaches. Each year in the fall, as the grass turns brown and the trees shed their leaves, the editors of Digital Transactions start their deliberations over an …