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Fed Seeks Comment On New Operating Hours For Fedwire Funds

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The Federal Reserve has released a request for comment on potential changes to its National Settlement Service (NSS) and Fedwire Funds Service, as well as feedback on a possible new posting time for transactions, and an increased daylight overdraft fee. ET; [and] extending the closing of the Fedwire Funds Service by 30 minutes to 7:00 p.m.

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ACH Payment vs Wire Transfer Similarities and Differences: How to Choose Between ACH vs Wire

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To initiate a wire transfer, the sending bank sends a message with the payment instructions to the recipient’s bank via a secure wire transfer network, such as Fedwire or the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT). Remember, ACH transfers have lower costs and some banks provide free ACH processing.

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Payments Processing Deals Show Banks' Bid For 'End To End' Cash Visibility

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And in another bit of anecdotal evidence that payments processing is in the crosshairs of financial institutions (FIs) large and small, earlier this year , Texas-based Vantage Bank Texas said it deployed CGI All Payments as part of the community bank’s digital transformation.

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