Faster payments

Early Warning Service's peer-to-peer payments network saw payment volume growth accelerate in the first six months of 2025, buoyed once again by small-business payments.

From FedNow to Venmo, banks are tapping QR codes for speed and security. Scammers are also exploiting the blind trust they elicit.

In Brazil, QR codes have been powering Pix, the country's instant payment scheme, for years. Two fintechs are hoping that connecting QR codes to instant payment schemes such as FedNow will help drive uptake for instant account-to-account payments.

Payments greater than $1 million are favored among the Charlotte-based bank's corporate clients; the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority taps NVIDIA for AI testing and more in this week's global payments roundup.

American Banker surveyed 100 banks, credit unions and payment firms on how gen AI, President Donald Trump's policies and consumer habits are changing their investments.

The industry's top leaders, including The Most Influential Women in Payments, will be on hand to discuss innovation, compliance, risk, crypto and more.

The e-commerce giant has added payment and credit products, though it faces heavy competition from banks and other tech firms. Also, Stripe's layoffs and other news from the world of payments.

The Federal Reserve released the volume of activity on its instant payments network since its launch last summer, showing a surge in usage between July and August.

The trucking and transportation industry is highly fragmented with hundreds of thousands of participants and different processing systems. The $1 trillion in revenue has drawn processors and card companies armed with new tech.

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Christopher Waller said interlinking instant payments systems could come with a steep price tag for banks and heightened risks for customers.