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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
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, and include move to common messaging standards
UK competition authority approves VocaLink sale
Decision clears way for MasterCard to acquire the provider of UK payments infrastructure, after the firms offer concessions
The winners of the 2017 Central Banking Awards
Bank of England wins Central Bank of the Year, while Carlos Fernández Valdovinos picks up Governor of the Year; Donald Kohn receives Lifetime Achievement Award; 15 more awards unveiled
Valdovinos is victorious in the first set of Central Banking’s 2017 awards
Paraguay’s governor Carlos Fernández Valdovinos scoops Governor of the Year; RBNZ’s Leo Krippner wins Economics; three more market practitioner awards announced
Payments and market infrastructure provider of the year: VocaLink
The UK payments provider has built on domestic success to support real-time payments in Thailand and the US
UK competition authority raises concern on VocaLink sale
Sale of payments infrastructure provider to MasterCard could harm competition on ATMs, but unlikely to be a problem for wider payment systems, CMA finds
UK’s PSR announces shake-up in provision of payment services
UK’s payment system regulator to open door to competition in national payment infrastructure; regulator sees benefits to Mastercard’s planned takeover of Vocalink
Fed task forces begin review of faster payments proposals
Payments firms have submitted plans for real-time payment systems and toughened payments security; merits of plans to be assessed over coming year
UK payments regulator finds ‘no effective competition’ for infrastructure
Market review says current provider of the UK’s three main payment systems faces limited competitive pressure, and suggests reforms
MasterCard strikes deal to acquire UK’s VocaLink
Agreement to gain controlling stake in retail payments firm will end ownership by major UK banks; regulator to discuss developments
Fed picks McKinsey to scrutinise faster payment proposals
Consultancy firm will assess options for a real-time system across the US, as task force members are invited to submit proposals
UK regulator wants banks to sell their stake in payments infrastructure
PSR says the ownership of infrastructure by a handful of banks damages competition and innovation; unveils a raft of proposals, including forcing banks to sell their interest in VocaLink
TCH and VocaLink set sights on US real-time payments
CEOs emphasise effort to create level playing field for 14,000 US financial institutions to access the system, as the firms finalise real-time payments deal
Vocalink to deliver ‘new generation’ real-time payments in US
CEO David Yates tells Central Banking there will be unique challenges to delivering real-time payments in the US, as Vocalink is chosen to provide software behind faster payments project
UK mobile payments growth continues as Vocalink eyes overseas projects
Report identifies factors that may be holding back growth in mobile payments in the UK; Vocalink ‘hoping to be involved’ in US work on faster payments