Volante Elevate

Exploring the Future of Faster Payments with the FPC

In this episode, we chat with the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC) about their mission and the evolving faster payments landscape. We explore Volante’s collaboration on the Faster Payments Barometer, including its methodology and key findings. Topics include the growing necessity of faster payments, progress with FedNow and RTP, targeted customer segments, and ongoing challenges like fraud and cost. We wrap up with a look at future innovations and the FPC’s roadmap. Access the Barometer report here: https://t.ly/k7OFO [https://t.ly/k7OFO]

24x7 Real-time liquidity management: Are we asking too much?

Consumers and businesses already operate in a real-time, 24x7, data-rich world. With real-time and instant payments and ISO 20022, the world of payments is catching up. Where payments go, liquidity management must follow. Yet most banks and financial institutions are only just starting to figure out intra-business-day liquidity management. In this episode of Volante Elevate, we talk to Nick Applebee, Principal Consultant and Solutions SME at Planixs about how banks can navigate this challenge and manage liquidity and data in real-time round the clock. View video version here: https://t.ly/UXiIq [https://t.ly/UXiIq]

Are the robots taking over? AI in B2B and corporate payments

AI and machine learning are already transforming our daily lives as consumers of products and data. In this episode of Volante Elevate, we talk to Samantha Gordon, Senior Engagement Manager, of Glenbrook Partners, about the impacts of these new technologies on corporate banking and B2B payments, exploring the risks of AI and how we can mitigate them, the current state of play in payments AI, and the near-term opportunities for corporate banks to deploy AI.

Payments Modernization Reloaded: PayMod 3.0

In this episode, we dive deep into PayMod 3.0, exploring how financial institutions are reloading their strategies for the next wave of payments modernization and innovation. In a rare two-for-one, we’re joined today by Alan Ng, Managing Director of Payments, and Bhaskar Banerjee, Principal Director, Payments, both of Accenture, to learn more about this history of PayMod 1.0 and 2.0, and how 3.0 can financial businesses ride the crest of this wave. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how your FI can thrive in this new era. To watch the video, visit: ⁠ [https://t.ly/Afhpa]https://t.ly/Afhpa [https://t.ly/Afhpa]

Behind the Payment Rails: Why Infrastructure Matters

Most people don’t get too excited when they hear the term “payments infrastructure”. But when it comes to payments, the architecture of a bank’s processing infrastructure can be the ace card in a winning hand—or the one that loses the game. With real-time payments reshaping how money moves, and ISO 20022 driving domestic and cross-border modernization, the stakes are high. Ramon Villareal, Payments Industry Lead at Red Hat, helps us get behind the rails and call the right plays.