53% of Bankers Say Security Drives Real-Time Payments

Real-time payments are starting to look less like a faster delivery truck and more like a digital receipt that arrives before anyone has to ask where the money went. That is the point inside “ Beyond Speed: The Strategic Value of Real-Time Payments ,” the March 2026 Real-Time Payments Tracker Series from PYMNTS Intelligence and The Clearing House . The report argues that instant payments have moved past their early pitch of speed.