- ASC X9 a non-profit organization accredited by the ANSI to develop and maintain national and through ISO international standards for the financial services industry
- Announced the formation of a new study group focused on faster/real-time payments
- The study group will review real-time and faster payments activity in the financial industry
- People with an interest in real-time payments invited to join the X9 Real-time Payments Study Group
- Basic payment messaging standards exist, as well as some standards for Electronic Data Interchange
- The study group will work closely with prominent clearing and standards organizations as they introduce new payment methods
