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EU Plans Instant Payment Regulation in 2022, US Eyes FedNow for 2023
EU Plans Instant Payment Regulation in 2022, US Eyes FedNow for 2023
July 19, 2022  |  Regulation

Real-time payments (RTP), account-to-account (A2A) payments and instant payments all refer to the ability to process payments in seconds. This is one of the next...

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Federal Reserve: American Anxieties Amplify Value of Safe, Efficient Instant Payments
Federal Reserve: American Anxieties Amplify Value of Safe, Efficient Instant Payments
July 15, 2022  |  Opinion

Kenneth Montgomery, first VP and chief operating officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and FedNow service program executive, writes in the PYMNTS eBook “Baseline 2022:...

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Fed Prioritizes FedNow, Delays Fedwire Funds Service Changes
Fed Prioritizes FedNow, Delays Fedwire Funds Service Changes
June 29, 2022  |  Payment Methods

The Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday (June 27), the final timeline and other implementation details for the adoption of a new Fedwire Funds Service...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Stability Shakeup; FedNow Pre-Launch; Nursing Payments; Better Billing; ICYMI
PYMNTS AM Radar: Stability Shakeup; FedNow Pre-Launch; Nursing Payments; Better Billing; ICYMI
May 24, 2022  |  Technology

It’s Tuesday (May 24), and there is a global shortage of 43 million healthcare workers. Meanwhile, the rare monkeypox virus is starting to make headlines,...

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FedNow Pilot Brings New Features, Use Cases for Instant Payments in ’23 and Beyond
FedNow Pilot Brings New Features, Use Cases for Instant Payments in ’23 and Beyond
May 24, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Round-the-clock, real-time payments often are credited to the Venmos and PayPals of the world. But next year, the nationwide introduction of the Federal Reserve’s FedNowSM...

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Yellen Speech on Crypto Calls for New, Faster Payments System
Yellen Speech on Crypto Calls for New, Faster Payments System
April 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Even though there will be no policy bombshells in Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s first speech focused entirely on digital assets, the need to build better...

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Treasury Under Secretary Adds FedNow to Stablecoin vs Digital Dollar Debate
Treasury Under Secretary Adds FedNow to Stablecoin vs Digital Dollar Debate
March 23, 2022  |  Digital Payments

In all the heated debates about regulating stablecoins and creating a digital dollar, the U.S. Treasury Department has been remarkably quiet about its own existing...

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FedNow’s Progress on Instant Payments May Weaken Case for Digital Dollar
FedNow’s Progress on Instant Payments May Weaken Case for Digital Dollar
March 09, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Deciding whether to create a digital dollar was a key part of an executive order President Joe Biden announced Wednesday morning (March 9) to create...

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Fed Releases FedNow Pricing Schedule
Fed Releases FedNow Pricing Schedule
January 27, 2022  |  Faster Payments

The Federal Reserve has announced the anticipated pricing for its FedNow service for instant payments, a press release says. The service will include a $25...

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