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Making instant payments pay: Revenue, efficiency, and competitive advantage

Discover how banks can turn instant payments into a source of revenue growth, improved efficiency, and competitive differentiation while preparing for an always-on money movement.

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Instant payments are reshaping customer expectations, accelerating business innovation, and creating new opportunities across retail, commercial, and cross-border payments. Yet many institutions remain focused on compliance rather than value creation.

In this Celent report, commissioned by Finastra, you will learn how to:

  • Transform instant payments from a transaction capability into a strategic growth platform
  • Identify new revenue opportunities and business models enabled by real-time payments
  • Reduce operational costs through modernization, automation, and increased straight-through processing
  • Deliver differentiated customer experiences across retail, corporate, and commercial banking
  • Build a compelling business case for payments modernization that goes beyond compliance

Download the report to understand why the conversation has shifted from “Should we offer instant payments?” to “Can we afford not to?"