In the News

• EBA CLEARING, SWIFT and The Clearing House join forces to speed up and enhance cross-border payments

  October 11, 2021

  Banks from both sides of the Atlantic have successfully exchanged payment messages for a faster cross-border payment as part of a proof of concept demonstrating the feasibility of synchronizing settlement across existing instant payment systems in one of the world’s largest currency corridors.

• TCH’s RTP® Business Committee Adds New Members

  August 26, 2021

  Tony Gorrell from Sutton Bank, David Long from Bryant Bank, and Tina Knapp from ESL Federal Credit Union, have been appointed to the RTP Business Committee.

• Corporate America Credit Union Certified on RTP® Network

  August 17, 2021

  Corporate America Credit Union is now a certified participant on the RTP^® network, the real-time payments network operated by The Clearing House.

• New Paper Highlights Design Options, Implementation Choices, and Implications for U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency

  July 27, 2021

  Whether the introduction of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency can achieve various policy objectives and whether it can be designed in a manner that would not negatively impact the health of the financial system or threaten financial stability is far from clear.

• Comerica Bank Delivers Real-Time Payments Through Commercial Online Payments Service

  June 22, 2021

  Comerica Bank’s Commercial and business banking customers how have the ability to send real-time payments over the RTP^® network

• Westside State Bank Connects to the RTP® Network, TCH’s Real-Time Payments System

  June 16, 2021

  SHAZAM is providing the technical connectivity and Bankers’ Bank is providing funding agent capabilities to Westside State Bank so it can bring real-time payments to its customers through the RTP^® network.

• Huntington Delivers New Real Time Payments Capability for Business Customers

  May 25, 2021

  Business and commercial banking customers can now send payments with instant settlement, efficiency and receipt confirmation

• Addressing Unbanked/Underbanked Challenges Requires Multifaceted Approach, According to New Report

  May 18, 2021

  Enhancing existing programs, highlighting no- and low-cost bank account offerings, improving financial education, expanding broadband internet access, and encouraging the opening of bank accounts during government benefit program enrollment will help address the unbanked/underbanked challenge in the United States.

• Innovative Banks Back Intelligent Bill Pay Capability on the RTP® Network

  May 05, 2021

  Leading financial institutions and FI technology providers commit to a reimagined bill payment experience for billers and bank customers

• CEOs Support Intelligent Bill Pay Capability on the RTP® Network

  May 05, 2021

  CEOs from 23 banks, Jack Henry and Fiserv commit to bring a new bill-pay experience to market for corporate billers and customers through the RTP network’s enhanced messaging and Request for Payment capabilities.