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B2B Payments Drive Instant Payments, Crypto Innovation

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New payment rails are once again in the spotlight as real-time payments and cryptocurrency emerge as the top focuses for innovators. In this week’s look at payment rails innovation, the European Union begins paving the way for greater crypto adoption, while Mastercard expands its own crypto accelerator initiative.

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2017 Innovators to Watch: 44 Executives Shaping the Future of Banking

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2017 was a tumultuous year, but despite some stops and starts, innovation in finance is only gaining more momentum.

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Payment Rail Innovators Dive Into Real-Time

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It may have taken some time, but faster and real-time payments demand continues to grow in the corporate and B2B payments context. This week's look at payment rail innovation is all about speed, both for legacy rails and new ones. EVO Payments Wields Visa Rails for Merchants. SWIFT to Launch New Real-Time Rails.

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FinTech Cloud Technology Fuels Banking Innovation

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As cloud technologies emerge to help financial institutions (FIs) drive digital innovation, Finastra has introduced its Fusion Payments To Go offering for small and medium-sized banks. Fusion Reveals Payments Platform Banks. The firm said it would work with The Clearing House on a new venture to “foster real-time payments.”.

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Payment Rail Innovators Focus On Cards, Contactless Payments

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New payment rails are again in the spotlight, with commercial card and contactless payments emerging as the top focuses for innovators. This week's look at payment rail innovation is all about digitization and payments acceptance. merchants accept touch-free payments.

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Payments Canada Partners With Mastercard’s Vocalink To Advance Real-Time Rail

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Payments Canada is teaming up with Mastercard’s Vocalink for clearing and settlement for the country’s new real-time payments system, the Real-Time Rail (RTR). Delegated by the Canadian Government, Payments Canada is responsible for the clearing and settlement infrastructure, processes and rules.

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What Payments Players Had To Say About Innovating Payments In A Pandemic

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That’s because paper becomes the default method of payment when something goes awry — such as when banking credentials can’t be authenticated or identity cannot be verified. One is regulatory trends, where regulators are looking to increase competition in this field and drive innovation. The other is technological innovation.