ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin Lightning Network payment company Lightspark now allows U.S. businesses to send instant payments directly to bank accounts using its network.

ChainCatcher news, according to information from the Federal Reserve's official website, its instant payment system FedNow has officially launched. Banks and credit unions can register and use this tool, and FedNow will provide 24/7 service 365 days a year.The Federal Reserve stated that 35 early adopter banks and credit unions, along with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Management Service, are ready to offer instant payment capabilities through the FedNow service. Additionally, 16 service providers are prepared to support payment processing for banks and credit unions.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 instant payment company Helio announced the completion of a $3.3 million seed round financing, led by Peak and Lightspeed Faction, with participation from RockawayX, Solana Labs, and a number of angel investors.It is reported that Helio helps merchants, dApps, and creators easily accept cross-chain instant crypto payments, currently supporting Solana, Polygon, and Ethereum blockchains. Its service scope includes e-commerce, NFT sales, SaaS subscriptions, content paywalls, and other payments. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, MetaMask announced the integration of Brazil's government payment system Pix and has begun allowing the purchase of cryptocurrencies using Brazilian reais. MetaMask integrated with Pix through the payment infrastructure company MoonPay, charging about a 1% commission on each transaction, plus real-time calculated network fees.Pix is a real-time retail payment system launched by the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) in October 2020, with 126 million users, and has been used by cryptocurrency exchanges such as Binance and Bybit. (Coindesk)