Companies

FIS Launches Digital One™ Commercial to Help APAC Banks Scale Business Banking Across Growth Markets

FIS Global

“FIS has launched Digital One™ Commercial in APAC, a core-agnostic, composable commercial banking platform enabling banks to serve all business segments on a single system without replacing existing core systems. Digital One Commercial supports real-time, multi-rail payments with native multi-language, multi-currency, and cloud-ready capabilities for the region’s diverse regulatory environments. The platform’s API-first architecture integrates […]

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Companies

FedNow Turns Three: The Next Growth Opportunity for Regional Banks

Finzly, Inc.

“While regional banks represent only a small fraction of FedNow participants today, there is still significant runway to use real-time payments as a foundation for commercial banking growth. FedNow just reached its third anniversary, and the adoption story reveals an important opportunity. More than 1,800 financial institutions are now live on the network—but participation remains […]

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Global

TerraPay Partners with HDBank to Power Real-Time International Payments from Vietnam

TerraPay

“TerraPay has partnered with HDBank, one of Vietnam’s leading commercial banks known for its strong retail and SME franchise, to enable real-time outbound international payments from Vietnam to bank accounts and mobile wallets worldwide. Vietnam’s outward remittance market was valued at approximately US$275 million in 2025, and is forecast to grow to US$346 million by 2030 — […]

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Industry

PIX and Stablecoins Are Not Rivals, Says Visa’s Digital Currencies Chief for Latin America

Yahoo Finance

“Stablecoins did not arrive to fight PIX. That was the message from Antônia Souza, Visa’s Director of Digital Currencies for Latin America and the Caribbean. “We are not here to fight against PIX”, she said, pushing back on a framing that has become common across the region. In her view, the two serve different jobs. […]

Industry

Why South African Banks Still Charge for Instant Payments

TechCabal

Three years after the launch of PayShap, South Africa’s real-time payment system, the technology behind instant bank transfers is no longer the issue. The question is why consumers are still paying to move their own money. Brazil’s Pix, launched in 2020, became the country’s dominant payment method by allowing consumers to send money instantly at little […]

Global

Canada’s Real-Time Rail Moves Closer to Launch: RTR By-Law Officially Published

McCarthy Tétrault

“On July 1, 2026, the federal government published Canadian Payments Association By-law No. 10 — RTR (the RTR By-law) in the Canada Gazette marking a milestone in the launch of Canada’s Real-Time Rail system (RTR). The coming into force of the RTR By-law on August 24, 2026 is expected to coincide with a critical phase […]

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Industry

Infinite and Sardine Launch Two-Way Integration Linking Compliance, Risk, and Payments

PR Newswire

“Infinite, the AI-native compliance and payments platform built for the stablecoin economy, and Sardine, the fraud, risk, and payments platform, today announced a two-way integration that combines Sardine’s real-time fraud and risk intelligence with Infinite’s AI-powered compliance platform and account infrastructure.”

Industry

Root Emerges as the Backbone of Real-Time Business Payments, Powering Programmable Treasury Operations Across Enterprise

Root

“Root, the programmable treasury operations platform trusted by global banks and clients in more than 180 countries, has stepped into the spotlight to reveal the scale at which its platform is powering instant receivables, payables and money transmission. Root’s mission is to modernize money movement in the U.S., eliminating intermediaries to move money from one […]

Companies

J.P. Morgan Payments and NPCI Team up to Power Real-Time FX for Cross-Border UPI

J.P. Morgan

“J.P. Morgan Payments and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) are collaborating to provide real-time FX rates for cross-border Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions across multiple currencies. The collaboration connects J.P. Morgan Payments’ FX platform and API-based integration capabilities with NPCI’s UPI infrastructure to enable faster, more transparent international payment experiences.”

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Boost Payment Solutions Reports Measurable Progress on CEDP Qualification, Delivering Tens of Millions in Customer Savings

Boost

“With Visa’s Commercial Enhanced Data Program (CEDP) now in effect, Boost Payment Solutions, a leader in B2B payments, shared results its customers are seeing as real-time data validation becomes the new standard in B2B payments.  Across more than $1.2 billion in qualifying transaction volume, Boost has helped customers save approximately $14.7 million in acceptance costs […]

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Companies

Adyen to Acquire Orb to Unify Billing and Payments Infrastructure for Enterprise Merchants

Adyen

“Adyen announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire enterprise billing platform Orb through a reverse triangular merger. Upon closing, Orb will become an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary managed under an incubator model. The total consideration for the transaction is $335 million, which Adyen will finance entirely from available cash resources. Headquartered in […]

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Companies

Bank of America to Launch Cross-Border Real-Time Payments, Expanding Global Payment Choice [Video]

Bank of America

“Bank of America announced plans to launch a cross-border real-time payments solution that will enable its corporate, commercial and financial institution clients to send and receive funds instantly through Swift or the bank’s flagship digital platform, CashPro®. The service will offer real‑time payment tracking, full-principal preservation and lower costs. The service is expected to launch […]

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Companies

Thunes Unlocks Real-Time Payments to the US from the Rest of the World

Thunes

“Thunes announced the launch of real-time payment capabilities into the United States. This expansion unlocks superior global payment capabilities for sending money to the US, combining lightning-fast transaction speeds, optimised cost efficiency, and flexible settlement choices all through a single API. Thunes has established a direct connection into a tier 1 US financial institution to […]

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Companies

NMI Acquires Dwolla, Strengthening Its Embedded Payments Platform With Advanced Money Movement Capabilities

PR Newswire

“NMI®, a global leader in embedded payments infrastructure, announced it has acquired Dwolla, one of the best-known account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure providers, recognized for its API-first approach to money movement. The acquisition brings together NMI’s strengths in payment acceptance, channel distribution, onboarding and merchant lifecycle management with Dwolla’s API-first capabilities in account-to-account infrastructure, real-time payments, […]

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Global

NAB Acquires Banked To Expand Real-Time Payments Capabilities

Pulse 2.0

“National Australia Bank announced it has acquired Banked, a fintech company that enables businesses and customers to make and receive payments instantly through account-to-account payment technology. The acquisition strengthens NAB’s payments capabilities and supports the bank’s strategy to help businesses receive payments faster and at a lower cost. Banked’s platform powers “Pay by Bank” transactions, […]

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