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FedNow overtakes TCH in adoption

Bank Automation

FedNow, launched just eight months ago, has overtaken its main competitor, The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments network, in terms of the number of banks on the platform.

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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

Mastercard recently expanded collaboration with The Clearing House (TCH), with the shared goal of propelling the adoption of instant payments. Mastercard’s collaboration with TCH dates back to 2017 when TCH introduced the RTP network, with Mastercard as the exclusive software provider for the network.

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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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Faster Payment Networks are a ‘Must-Have’ for 78% of US-Based Financial Firms

The Fintech Times

With the FedNow Service launch in July 2023, most institutions have established firm FedNow plans, with a 50 per cent year-over-year uptick in respondents who said they plan to connect within the year or sooner. ” The annual mid-tier bank payments modernisation survey report is based on data collected throughout 2023.

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The Fed Debuts FedNow

PYMNTS

Introduced on Monday by Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard, the Fed’s instant payment scheme FedNow is designed to offer an option for consumers and business to transfer money instantly or nearly instantly in a “ubiquitous, safe and efficient” manner from one bank account to another. “The Why Now For FedNow.

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The Clearing House On The Race for Real-Time Payments In The US

PYMNTS

Federal Reserve, where details (a roadmap, really) of FedNow , the proposed instant payment system, were released earlier this month. But with a 2023-24 timeframe to implementation, the Fed’s efforts will take a while to cross the Rubicon from concept to reality. Achieving ubiquity across the 12,000 or so FIs in the U.S. What’s Next.