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The business case for overlays - building value on the Real-Time Rail

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Show Notes

The launch of the Real-Time Rail (RTR) is on the horizon. The use cases are well known. We know how settlement and funding works. But the question remains, how will consumers or businesses initiate a payment transaction that rides on this new rail? What will the user experience layer look like? What is possible? The answer is overlay services! This conversation explores the commercialization of overlay services that will provide real-time payment capabilities to end users; built a...

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