The World Bank is committed to creating content and sharing knowledge on fast payments to help guide interested jurisdictions in their policy and implementation decisions. Our resources include case studies of jurisdictions that have implemented fast payments, focus notes on technical topics, implementation framework, work done by partner organizations, blogs, podcasts, to mention a few.
- Considerations and Lessons for the Development and Implementation of Fast Payment Systems (Main Report)
- Cyber Risks in Fast Payment Systems – February 2025
- Open-Source Technologies in the Context of Fast Payment Systems – February 2025
- A Fast Payments Championing Handbook for Central Banks – June 2024
- Granting Access to Real-Time Gross Settlement Systems for Non-Bank Payment Service Providers: Implications for Fast Payments – February 2024
- Fraud Risks in Fast Payments – October 2023
- The Future of Fast Payments – October 2023
- Open Banking in the Context of Fast Payments – August 2023
- Customer Authentication 2.0: Approaches and Challenges in Fast Payments – August 2023
- Settlement Models in Fast Payment Systems and Implications for Participant Access – April 2023
- Settlement Models in Fast Payment Systems and Implications for Participant Access – Accompanying Webinar (video)
- Scheme Rules in Fast Payments – February 2022
- Messaging Standards in Fast Payments – February 2022
- Messaging Standards in Fast Payments – Accompanying Webinar (video)
- Cross-Border Fast Payments – September 2021
- Interoperability in Fast Payment Systems – September 2021
- Risks in Fast Payment Systems and Implications for National Payments System Oversight – September 2021
- Risks in Fast Payment Systems and Implications for National Payments System Oversight – Accompanying Webinar (video)
- Proxy Identifiers and Databases in Fast Payments – September 2021
- The Use of Quick-Response Codes in Fast Payments – September 2021
- Consumer Protection in the Context of Fast Payments – September 2021
- Customer Authentication in Fast Payments – September 2021
- Iceland EXP Case Study – August 2023
- Türkiye FAST Case Study – April 2023
- Brazil Pix Case Study – May 2022
- Pakistan RAAST Case Study – May 2022
- Australia NPP Case Study - September 2021
- United Kingdom FPS Case Study - September 2021
- Thailand PromptPay Case Study - September 2021
- United States RTP Case Study - September 2021
- Singapore FAST Case Study - September 2021
- Poland Express Elixir Case Study - September 2021
- Nigeria NIBSS Case Study - September 2021
- Malaysia RPP Case Study - September 2021
- China IBPS Case Study - September 2021
- Europe SCT Inst Case Study - September 2021
- Hong Kong SAR China FPS Case Study - September 2021
- India IMPS and UPI Case Study - September 2021
- Kenya PesaLink Case Study - September 2021
- Bahrain Fawri+ Case Study - September 2021
- Chile TEF Case Study - September 2021
- Mexico SPEI Case Study - September 2021
Events and Conversations
- Inside Project FASTT (Economics Explored Podcast) – April 2025
- Financial Inclusion Unlocked (Social Impact Journal Podcast) – March 2025
- The Present and Future of Fast Payment Systems (Peterson Institute for International Economics) – January 2025
- Fast Payments as an Exciting Revolution in the World of Payments (EU Supervisory Digital Academy) – January 2025
- Fast Payments and Financial Inclusion (PayPod Podcast) - January 2025
- Fast Payments and Central Bank Digital Currencies: Rivals or Partners? (BISness Podcast) – December 2024
- The Potential of Digital Fast Payments and the World Bank’s Role (Fintech Newscast) – September 2024
- Fast Payments and Financial Inclusion (Currency Research Podcast) – August 2024
- Mobile Payments and Financial Inclusion in Africa (Cian - Le Club Français des Entreprises en Afrique Webinar) - May 2024
- World Bank’s Project FASTT (Finovate Podcast) – May 2024
- The Role of Fast Payment Systems in Addressing Financial Inclusion (Center for Strategic & International Studies Panel Discussion) - April 2024
- Knowledge Café on Cross-Border Payments (World Bank Spring Meetings) - April 2024
- Financial Market Talks: The Evolution of Fast Payments - A Global Perspective (Fundação Getulio Vargas Webinar) - June 2023
- Making Payments FASTT (Barefoot Innovation Podcast) – June 2023
Insights
- Securing the Future of Fast Payments: The Cybersecurity Conundrum (World Bank Blog) – March 2025
- Securing the Future of Fast Payments: The Open-Source Debate (World Bank Blog) - March 2025
- Remittances and the High Cost of Generosity (World Bank Blog) – December 2024
- E-Payments as a Pathway to Growth: Empowering the West Bank and Gaza through Digital Inclusion (World Bank Feature Story) – December 2024
- A Fast Payments Revolution in Latin America (World Bank Blog) - June 2024
- Fast/Instant Payments: An Imperative For Accelerating Financial Inclusion In Africa (World Bank Blog) - March 2024
- Advancing the Modernization and Integration of Payment Systems in the Western Balkans (World Bank Brief) – January 2024
- Digital Payments In Georgia: Bolstering The Regulatory Environment And Developing Infrastructure For An Inclusive Future (World Bank Feature Story) - October 2023
- Fast Payments Offer Potential for Faster Digital Financial Inclusion and Faster Growth (World Bank Blog) – September 2023
- Sierra Leone Taps Fast Payment Systems to Promote Fast Progress with Financial Inclusion (World Bank Feature Story) – July 2023
- Fast Payments and the Role of Central Banks (Central Bank Payments News Article) - June 2023
Correlated Research
- Fast Payments and Central Bank Digital Currencies: Rivals or Partners? (BIS, World Bank Paper) – December 2024
- The State of Inclusive and Instant Payments in Africa 2024 (Africa Nenda, World Bank, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Report) – November 2024
- Retail Payment Costs and Savings in the West Bank and Gaza (World Bank Report) – September 2024
- Measuring the Cost of Cross-Border Business-to-Business Payments in the Western Balkans (World Bank Report) – June 2024
- Market Meltdown – Impacts on Infrastructure, Regulation and Innovation (Global Payments Innovation Jury Report) – May 2024
- The State of Instant and Inclusive Payment Systems in Africa 2023 (Africa Nenda, World Bank, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Report) – October 2023
- G20 Policy Recommendations for Advancing Financial Inclusion and Productivity Gains through Digital Public Infrastructure (G20, World Bank, GPFI) – September 2023