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Federal Reserve Finds Strong Support For Its Real-Time Payments, Concerns Over Timing

Tom Groenfeldt

The Federal Reserve Board has asked for comments on the FedNow real-time payments platform by Nov. 7, although if it follows the practice from last year, it may well continue taking comments past the deadline.

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FIS Unlocks Second Half of FedNow® Instant Payments Network Potential with New Send Certification

Fintech Finance

FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial technology, has announced it is one of the first providers in the fintech industry certified to enable send capabilities for credit transfers in the Federal Reserves FedNow instant payment service.

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UOB Report: ASEAN Fintech Investment Defies Funding Winter, Surges Tenfold Since 2015

Fintech News

The recent interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve are expected to support further growth. ASEAN’s fintech sector continues to show promise, supported by improving macroenvironment and emergence of advanced technologies. When rates were previously cut between 2019 and 2021, ASEAN fintech funding peaked at US$6.36

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Commercial Banks Successfully Rebuilt Liquidity to Pre-Crisis Levels, But Challenges Remain Says Q2

The Fintech Times

.” The report is based on findings from Q2 PrecisionLenders proprietary database of 2024 commercial lending deal flow, along with economic data from public sources, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Federal Reserve.

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Federal Reserve Rejects Wells Fargo’s Reform Plan

PYMNTS

The Federal Reserve sent Wells Fargo & Co. Reuters , citing three people with knowledge of the discussions, reported that because the Federal Reserve rejected Wells Fargo’s plan it could take longer for the Fed to lift the asset cap on the company put in place due to a series of sales practices scandals. “We

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Coronavirus Prompts Federal Reserve To Slash Rate To Zero

PYMNTS

The Federal Reserve announced Sunday (March 15) it would drop benchmark interest rates to zero and buy at least $700 billion in government bonds as part of an emergency action to protect the economy from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The new rate will now be targeted at 0.0 percent to 0.25

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Federal Reserve Financial Services Introduces FedNow® User Group to Promote Collaboration, Engagement Among More Than 600 FedNow Participants

Fintech Finance

Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) has introduced the new FedNow User Group to continue promoting collaboration among the 607 participating financial institutions and their service providers on the FedNow Service network.