federal reserve

Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States of America. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.

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Fed Deadline Passes as Payment Access Debate Continues

Fed Deadline Passes as Payment Access Debate Continues
Fed Deadline Passes as Payment Access Debate Continues
September 17, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

For payments firms, direct access to the Federal Reserve can remove an intermediary from the chain between a transaction and settlement. For banks, expanding that...

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The Fed Rate Hike Is Making Corporate Cash Too Expensive to Ignore
The Fed Rate Hike Is Making Corporate Cash Too Expensive to Ignore
September 17, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The Federal Reserve just made corporate cash strategic again. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Fed Rate Hike Raises Costs of Funding Global Commerce
Fed Rate Hike Raises Costs of Funding Global Commerce
September 16, 2026  |  Global Payments

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday (Sept. 16) raised the target range for the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.75% to 4%,...

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Revolut and Fed Incidents Expose New Risks Inside Banking’s Trust System
Revolut and Fed Incidents Expose New Risks Inside Banking’s Trust System
September 16, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Revolut and the Federal Reserve are in the news this week after suffering two banking infrastructure compromises. However, the most interesting thing about the separate...

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Fed Governor Points Lenders Toward Second-Chance Borrowers
Fed Governor Points Lenders Toward Second-Chance Borrowers
September 02, 2026  |  Loans

Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr is urging lenders to look beyond conventional credit histories when evaluating consumers and entrepreneurs with criminal records, pointing to cash-flow...

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Dallas Fed Warns Tokenized Deposits Could Trigger Bank Rate Wars
Dallas Fed Warns Tokenized Deposits Could Trigger Bank Rate Wars
August 26, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Widespread adoption of tokenized deposits could make it easier for depositors to move their funds to pursue higher interest rates and therefore require banks to...

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At 3%-Plus Rates, Forecasting Errors Have a Real Price Tag for CFOs
At 3%-Plus Rates, Forecasting Errors Have a Real Price Tag for CFOs
August 18, 2026  |  CFO

Corporate cash forecasting was easier to tolerate as an imperfect discipline when idle cash earned almost nothing. After all, for most of the zero-rate era,...

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Crypto Trade Group Backs Custodia’s Supreme Court Bid
Crypto Trade Group Backs Custodia’s Supreme Court Bid
August 18, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Blockchain Association is urging the Supreme Court to take up Custodia Bank’s long-running fight for access to the Federal Reserve’s payment system, warning that...

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