Are Payments Fast Enough Already?

The use of digital payments is widespread in the United States, where transfers amounting to some $1 trillion daily pay for quotidian items like food, clothing, utilities and mortgages. According to financial journalist Charles Davidson, leaps in computing power and the continued development of digital payment technologies would seem to argue for adopting an infrastructure that can deliver faster – even instantaneous – transactions. But some critics want to set speed limits on the transition. getAbstract recommends this overview, written for policy makers and regulators but also of interest to the general reader, for its succinct discussion of a highly relevant and dynamic topic.