Banks are shifting payments modernization from standalone rails to shared payment hubs

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Banks are shifting payments modernization from fragmented standalone payment rails to shared payment hubs to unify routing, controls, and operations. Commercial customers once had to wait 18 months to connect to instant payments; banks can process wires first, then add instant payments and ACH without replacing all payment applications at once. Under the existing model, different vendors often separately operate FedNow® Service, ACH, and wires, while a shared architecture can also unify payment repair, pending transactions, sanctions screening, and fraud detection.