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The Clearing House nabs top Fed official

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The new hire is tasked with boosting adoption of The Clearing House’s RTP real-time payments system, as the new rival Federal Reserve FedNow system seeks to attract clients.

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The Fed Debuts FedNow

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The Fed plans to build its own instant clearing and settlement rails. We only get to make this kind of decision once every 30 or 40 years,” Brainard said, noting that this was the biggest payments oriented move made by The Fed since the early 1970s and the implementation of the ACH system. “At Why Now For FedNow.

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Fed, TCH joust over interoperability

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When it comes to bridging the FedNow and RTP networks, officials at the Federal Reserve and The Clearing House have slightly different priorities.

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

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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. New Trends Emerging. Jack Henry … And Aiming For Ubiquity.

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

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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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5 takeaways from Michael Barr’s remarks at The Clearing House conference

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The Fed's vice chair for supervision expressed optimism about FedNow’s benefits and said he expects it to co-exist with the privately owned RTP network.

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Fed Says America Needs Instant Payments As Soon As Possible

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Federal Reserve Board members this week shed some light on the timing and mechanics of FedNow — an always-on, fully interoperable interbank-settlement service that will give rise to instant payments in the United States. 6) symposium highlighting the Fed’s approval of the FedNow system, Fed Gov. In a Thursday (Aug.