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Third parties often develop RTGS technology
Seventy-one percent of respondents said technology underpinning RTGS system was developed by a third party

Real-time payment systems for the real world
ACI Worldwide has joined forces with Mastercard to create a unique partnership capable of leading the world towards advancing the on-demand economy through payment system modernisation.

Thai interbank platform starts ‘bulk payments’
Upgrade will increase operability between systems, company says

Vocalink to provide Canada’s real-time payments infrastructure
Mastercard company wins contract to provide infrastructure and support services for “real-time rail”
Vocalink wins further decade of UK ATM operations
Aim will be to ensure ongoing access to cash, says Gregor Dobbie
UK cash use squeezed by rise of fintech and ATM fee changes
Accounts with fintech firms and open banking proving increasingly popular, report finds
People: Central Bank of Ireland appoints chief information officer
Central bank picks CIO and insurance director; BIS seeks innovation hub chief; Vocalink gains new CEO
Vocalink and IBM to provide Saudi faster payments system
Instant payment system slated for launch at the end of 2020
TCH launches real-time payment platform in US
Firm launches US’s first real-time payment system, cutting transaction times from days to seconds
UK payments regulator unveils competition reforms
Reforms aim to open up UK payments infrastructure to competition
UK competition authority approves VocaLink sale
Decision clears way for MasterCard to acquire the provider of UK payments infrastructure
The winners of the 2017 Central Banking Awards
BoE, Valdovinos, Kohn and 15 other award recipients named
Valdovinos is victorious in the first set of Central Banking’s 2017 awards
Paraguay’s governor Carlos Fernández Valdovinos scoops Governor of the Year
Payments and market infrastructure provider of the year: VocaLink
Building on UK success to support real-time payments in Thailand and the US
UK competition authority raises concern on VocaLink sale
Sale could harm competition on ATMs, CMA rules
UK’s PSR announces shake-up in provision of payment services
UK’s payment system regulator to open door to third-party providers to compete for projects
Fed task forces begin review of faster payments proposals
Payments firms have submitted plans for real-time payment systems and toughened payments security
UK payments regulator finds ‘no effective competition’ for infrastructure
Report recommends action to introduce competition
MasterCard strikes deal to acquire UK’s VocaLink
Agreement to acquire 92.4% stake will end ownership by major UK banks
Fed picks McKinsey to scrutinise faster payment proposals
Consultancy firm will assess options for US-wide real-time system
UK regulator wants banks to sell their stake in payments infrastructure
PSR believes current system is damaging to competition and innovation
TCH and VocaLink set sights on US real-time payments
CEOs emphasise effort to create level playing field for 14,000 US financial institutions
Vocalink to deliver ‘new generation’ real-time payments in US
UK payments firm chosen to provide software behind faster payments project
UK mobile payments growth continues as Vocalink eyes overseas projects
Vocalink ‘hoping to be involved’ in US work on faster payments