Consumers Now See Instant Payments as Essential for Managing Household Cash Flow

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Consumers Now See Instant Payments as Essential for Managing Household Cash Flow

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Once considered a nice-to-have, instant payments are fast becoming a must-have in the disbursement economy.
According to new PYMNTS Intelligence research, nearly 38% of consumers now receive their nongovernment disbursements via instant payment. This share is up from 4.1% in 2017. The…

This story appeared on pymnts.com, 2025-05-07 08:00:43.