Industry Pulse: 2025 Annual Conference from The Clearing House

Industry Pulse: 2025 Annual Conference from The Clearing House

With the 2025 event in New York fast approaching (Nov. 4–5), The FR caught up with Chief Client Officer Elena Casal to discuss the key themes shaping this year’s agenda.

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The Clearing House Beat the Fed to Real-Time Payments. Now What?

The Clearing House Beat the Fed to Real-Time Payments. Now What?

The sluggish pace of the Fed’s FedNow system has created a surge of interest in The Clearing House's Real Time Payments platform, says Steve Ledford.

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FedNow Real-Time Payments Announcement Gets Predictable Responses

FedNow Real-Time Payments Announcement Gets Predictable Responses

The Federal Reserve’s announcement Monday that it will build a real-time payment (RTP) system, FedNow, elicited applause and complaints.

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Is Five Years of Deliberation Over Real-Time Payments Enough?

Is Five Years of Deliberation Over Real-Time Payments Enough?

The Fed moves at a glacial pace on real-time payments.

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Real-Time Payments are Running Behind Schedule

Real-Time Payments are Running Behind Schedule

Real-time payments aren’t quite there yet at The Clearing House (TCH), which launched its real-time payments (RTP) network for the U.S. in November 2017. 

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Real-Time Payments Coming…at Federal-Reserve Speed

Real-Time Payments Coming…at Federal-Reserve Speed

Ten years after the UK launched Faster Payments, the US is partway through the launch of a real-time payments network run by The Clearing House, a private corporation owned by 25 of the largest banks in the country. It will be the first new rails in electronic payments in four decades.

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