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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Federal Reserve is turning heads for its attention to faster payments, but the Fed has recently announced yet another initiative in the payments innovation space. Last week, the Fed’s Secure Payments Task Force called for comment from industry stakeholders about what challenges they face when it comes to payments security.

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

He will lead the Fed’s initiative to address payments fraud risk and boost the security of payments in the U.S. The position means Montgomery will chair the Secure Payments Task Force, one of several task forces the Fed has formed to promote innovation and advancement in the industry.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Payment System paper, in which the Fed outlined initiatives for the payments industry and its stakeholders to promote progress. For the Fed, progress means improving the speed, security and efficiency of the payments system, and to focus on international payments capabilities and promote collaboration within the field.

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MARCH 16, 2018

Through the collaborative efforts of those with backgrounds in payments and security, the Federal Reserve’s Secure Payments Task Force has published “Payment Lifecycles and Security Profiles.”

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AUGUST 31, 2017

With the financial services space shifting from a competitive nature to a collaborative spirit between traditional banks and emerging FinTechs, one major stakeholder in the payments industry has quietly been an integral part of this co-op: the Federal Reserve. Business-to-business payments are a lot harder to change,” Sapenaro noted.

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JULY 10, 2017

The Task Force looks to develop a cohesive faster payments implementation policy focusing on initiatives designed to boost the U.S. payment system’s speed, efficiency and security. A second Faster Payments Task Force report outlining recommendations for a U.S. Studying Faster Payments Abroad.

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