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Happy First Birthday FedNow: But is This a Cause For Celebration?

The Fintech Times

Last year, the US Federal Reserve launched FedNow as a competitive alternative for instant payments in the US. In July 2023, FedNow was launched to the public and after a year of being out in the wild, over 600 financial institutions have adopted the instant payment method. ” And this is exactly what it did.

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Mastercard and The Clearing House deepen their partnership to zero in on new instant payments applications 

Tearsheet

“Beyond extending our partnership with Mastercard, we intend to partner on innovating for the banks that use the network by looking for additional use cases that they’ve expressed interest in and that would help drive volume across RTP,” said Lee Alexander, Executive VP and CIO at The Clearing House. Chiro Aikat: It all comes down to choice.

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Modern Treasury Drives Growth of Instant Payments with Leading Banks

Fintech Finance

Instant payments use the FedNow service, developed and launched by the Federal Reserve in July 2023, and the RTP® network, launched in 2017 by The Clearing House. So far, over 1,000 banks and credit unions have signed on with either the RTP or FedNow networks, or both, and instant payment volume continues to grow.

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FedNow’s Montgomery: Gearing Up For 2023-24 — And Instant Payments Competition

PYMNTS

In an interview with Karen Webster, Boston Federal Reserve Chief Operating Officer and FedNow Program Executive Ken Montgomery said the central bank’s ambitious payments initiative remains on track — and will inject competition into the instant payments market. He noted there has been additional input from the FedNow Community of 700 members.

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A Comprehensive Guide to FedNow

Payment Savvy

The Federal Reserve Bank is currently developing a new instant payment service called “FedNow” that will allow financial institutions to make instant payments. The FedNow Service will begin operating in July 2023 and it is the first U.S. Interoperability FedNow intends to work seamlessly with other payment networks.

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FPC 2023 Fall Member Meeting

Faster Payments Council

This in-person event will take place on September 26-27, 2023, at the Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis in Memphis, TN. We will explore the launch of FedNow and the intricacies of operating with multiple instant networks.

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FPC 2023 Spring Member Meeting

Faster Payments Council

This in-person event will take place on March 20-21, 2023, at the Loews Kansas City Hotel. With the system joining the existing RTP system, both promising to modernize the way money moves and allow for greater use of instant payments, it seems the shift to real-time payments is 'inevitable'. What are your options?

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