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Where are fast payments systems headed in the U.S.?
We are in the early stages of fast payments here in the U.S. Zelle and RTP are live and the FedNow Service is about to launch. In the near-term, I expect fast payments ecosystem stakeholders will stay hyper focused on simple yet critical enablers...
Payments Post #2: Glenbrook’s March Roundup
Surprise! We spent a lot of the past month thinking about banks. March confronted us with stumbling blocks for fintechs and their sponsor banks, a bank-led battle for the checkout page, and a clearer view of the path forward for U.S. fast payments....
Opportunities in U.S. Fast Payments
At Glenbrook, we believe that efficient and inclusive financial services are vital to economic growth. In support of this mission, we have worked on fast payments initiatives in 55 countries or regions to date. For example, we have developed...
Examining Risk and Resiliency in Banking Relationships (..and no, we’re not just talking about bank failures)
On Monday a few weeks back, a member of a client’s executive team gave me a call: “We really need to speed up the project to find another bank sponsor.” That was followed by a call from another client later that day: “We’ve been thinking about what...
Stakeholders Respond to Fraudsters’ Affinity for Instant Payments
A joint post by Joanna Wisniecka and Bethany May Rise in instant payments systems incites rise in fraud Instant payments systems (IPS) are proliferating globally, conferring benefits to economies and ultimately, end users. These systems are making...
Taking Your Payments Risk Management Game to the Next Level
If you search our website, you will find some prior posts about Payments Risk Management. When we launched our Risk Management Advanced Workshop back in 2019, I wrote about how people don’t like talking about risk - Why Talk About Risk in...
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With Swift, RBC and TD, a New Era for International Money Transfers Arrives in Canada
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