WHAT IS FEDNOW? HOW DOES IT IMPACT VENMO AND PAYPAL?
A brief report from a linkedin post by Hua Li describing FedNow and its possible impact on Venmo and PayPal.
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Central Banks/Government
WHAT DO WE GET WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE’S FEDNOW INSTANT PAYMENTS?
A brief Forbes’ article providing an overview of FedNow, the US Federal Reserve’s real-time payments system.
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FROM PSD2 TO PSD3 (Slide)
A slide in graph form, showing the transition from PSD2 to PSD3, the payments environment in the European Single Market Area.
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FROM PSD2 TO PSD3
This is a brief description of the 3rd Payment Services Directive, PSD3. It is an upcoming framework that regulates electronic payments and the banking ecosystem within the European Single Market Area (EEA). The PSD3 will be decided by the EC after a round of consultations.
FED LAUNCHES NEW PAYMENTS SYSTEM THAT LETS YOU SEND MONEY IN SECONDS
A brief report by Yahoo News about the launch of Fed Now, a real-time payments system, by the US’ Federal Reserve.
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION INTRODUCES PSD3/PSR TO ADVANCE OPEN BANKING
In this white paper, TINK (a Visa company) explains how PSD3/PSR is a welcome addition to the development of open banking in Europe. PSR should address standardization issues and past problems with APIs. The requirements should be passed before the summer of 2024 with enforcement happening by the end of 2025.
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HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
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PROJECT NEXUS: ENABLING INSTANT CROSSBORDER PAYMENTS (BAI)
A BAI report on a joint project between Singapore, Malaysia and Europe to facilitate instant cross-border payments.
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A WORLD TOUR OF DIGITAL CURRENCY PROJECTS
This article looks at central bank efforts in Asia, Europe, and North America to support digital wallets and payments, through digital currencies.
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