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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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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. Celebrating its first birthday, we review how the instant payments service has been adopted over the past year. However there is one difference: FedNow is primarily targeted at banks – not at consumers.

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FedNow And ISO 20022 Are Here — What Now For FIs And Faster Payments?

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APIs allow banks the opportunity to offer value-added services that can be relatively easy to layer on top of new real-time payment rails, leading to improved customer products and services, better access to customer data and, for the FIs themselves, the boon that comes with better visibility into cash flow.