Chris Allen Elaborates on Instant Payment Challenges

Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 2025 — Senior Managing Director Chris Allen elaborates on challenges for instant payment technologies in an interview with American Banker. “The easy work is creating the technology in an app and a QR code. It’s much harder to build those merchant relationships, get them to sign on and get them to accept,” Mr. Allen said. Read the article here (subscription required).

Mr. Allen, who is based in Charlotte, is a payments expert in the Financial Services practice within FTI Consulting’s Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment. He has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry with a background that combines consulting expertise and hands-on industry experience. He supports clients with modernizing products, core operations, processes and underlying technology.

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