Instant Payments

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EBAday 2025: What is the implementation feasibility of VoP and instant payments?

At EBAday 2025, two expert panels explored the challenges of Verification of Payee and fraud prevention, as well as how growing volumes of instant and real-time payment systems impact PSPs and their customers.

29 May 2025

News/payments

EBAday 2025: Solving for low-value cross-border payments

The panel session ‘Evolving Business Models in Cross-Border Payments”, explored the complexity and evolution of modern cross-border payments.

29 May 2025

News/payments

EBAday 2025: What's next for instant payments?

Two expert panels at EBAday 2025 explored what makes an effective implementation plan, the persistent global and regional challenges, and the growing benefits of instant payments.

29 May 2025

Finextra TV/security

The Key Impact of Open Finance & Security on Instant Payments

Joining the FinextraTV studio at NextGen Nordics, Anna-Karin Lindblom, Head of Product Management, Ericsson Mobile Financial Services, explained how instant payments have evolved and the challenges with geopolitical tensions. From analysing the ways in which awareness around security has grown to emphasising the importance of open finance to the success of instant payment, Lindblom provides an insight into an evolving moment.

28 May 2025

News/regulation

EBAday 2025: G20 2027 target a turning point, not a finish line

Last year, the newest progress report on the G20 roadmap for enhancing cross-border payments was released by the Financial Stability Board. Discussing the challenges and optimism since, a panel of payment experts at EBAday provided their insights into the obstacles of interoperability and cohesion.

28 May 2025

News/payments

EBAday 2025: Digital euro emerging as a transformative force

At EBAday 2025, two expert panels explored how the digital euro and real-time data can transform finance and beyond — shaping future digital money, guiding PSPs, and helping corporates and SMEs enhance liquidity through automation.

28 May 2025

News/payments

EBAday 2025: Strategising for instant payments and financial crime

The afternoon sessions in the main stream focused on strategising for instant payments and financial crime.

27 May 2025

News/regulation

EBAday 2025: Building the banking ecosystems of the future

Wolfgang Ehrmann, chairman of the board, Euro Banking Association (EBA), kicked off EBAday 2025 in the historic Louvre in Paris with a welcome statement. Ehrmann reflected that today marks the 20 year milestone of EBAday as well as the fortieth anniversary of the EBA, and highlighted the event’s growth to over 1,400 experts in Paris today.

27 May 2025

Finextra TV/identity

Verification of Payee Future is Bright, But Must Go Further

Attending the 2025 NextGen Nordics event, Vasile Valcov, Business Development Consultant, Banfico, shared his optimism and passion for the development of VOP and Open Banking. Contextualising the current landscape and positive trajectory, Valcov also explains its challenges and discusses whether it is enough as it currently is.

20 May 2025

Research/Instant PaymentsEvent Report

Business@EBAday 2025

19 May 2025 218 downloads

Finextra TV/regulation

Successful Instant Payments Adoption: Is Regulation Enough?

In this FinextraTV interview during NextGen Nordics 2025 in Stockholm, Majda Nogo, Head of Sales and Business Development, Nordics and Baltics, Wordline Financial Services listed the reasons why Instant Payments still presents a number of opportunities to feel optimistic about the future. As part of this, Nogo expressed the belief that regulation and legislation, on its own, is not enough to fuel market adoption.

15 May 2025

Finextra TV/payments

How payments modernisation can help the UK retain its fintech crown

In this FinextraTV interview, Helena Forest, EVP, Global Product & Commercial, Real Time Payments, Mastercard gives her opinion on the current state of the payments landscape in the UK. Modernisation, regulatory compliance, collaboration and the government's National Payments Vision all feature as reasons to be optimistic.

14 May 2025

Finextra TV/payments

Are Customer Demands Higher Than Bank Capabilities?

Whilst attending the 2025 NextGen Nordics event, Patrik Havander, Head of Nordics & Baltics at Visa Direct, spoke to FinextraTV to address cross-border payments and the current disparity between customer expectations and bank capabilities. Alongside this, Havander explained how G20 directives and input from the Financial Stability Board show the way the world is evolving and how banks have had to rely on Fintech partnerships to keep up.

13 May 2025

Finextra TV/wealth

Will Developing Technologies Ease the Self-Directed Experience?

Attending the Communify Fincentric Experience 2025, Geoff Lloyd, Founder, Babylon Capital joined FinextraTV to talk about how, as a part of the Australian market, he is watching the US and UK closely as they expand on developing technologies. According to Lloyd, many of these technologies could represent an innovation that will further level the playing field for the self-directed investor and even for those managing their superannuation funds.

07 May 2025

News/payments

IFGS 2025: National Payments Vision—the road ahead for an agile, future-ready payments ecosystem

Building a framework and infrastructure for a world-leading payments ecosystem is critical for the UK's continued leadership in financial services. The question ‘How can we ensure innovation, competition and high security standards?’ was answered by industry experts at IFGS 2025.

02 May 2025

News/payments

Smarter, faster, still relevant: Experts weigh future of US payment systems

Nacha’s Smarter Faster Payments conference in New Orleans highlighted the growing momentum behind real-time payments, emphasising their transformative potential across commercial and technological verticals. Yet, amid this digital shift, sessions also acknowledged the enduring relevance of traditional rails like wire transfers, ACH, and even cheques - each facing its own modernisation challenges.

30 April 2025

News/payments

NextGen Nordics 2025: Live updates from Stockholm

What’s next for Nordic payments? Follow the conversation at NextGen Nordics 2025.

29 April 2025

Research/Instant PaymentsSurvey

Navigating the Nordic financial landscape: 2025 challenges and priorities

28 April 2025 283 downloads

Research/Instant PaymentsFuture of Report

The Future of US Digital Payments 2025: ACH & Beyond

25 April 2025 289 downloads

News/payments

The 150 leading organisations confirmed to attend NextGen Nordics 2025

The Nordic region has long stood at the forefront of digital payments, open banking, and financial technology. This legacy of innovation continues at full pace with the return of NextGen Nordics, a premier event gathering the most influential players in the financial services ecosystem. Set against the dynamic backdrop of the Nordic fintech scene, the 2025 edition of NextGen Nordics on 29 April 2025 at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden promises to be the most impactful yet.

23 April 2025