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U.S. Faster Payments Council Publishes Operational Considerations for Receiving Instant Payments Guideline

Fintech Finance

With contributions from industry experts, the guideline aims to help FIs enhance their operational readiness for real-time payments, including RTP® and FedNow®. I truly think this will be a huge asset to banks as they make their journey into the world of RTP and FedNow.”

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

PYMNTS

These comment letters highlighted the need for features to address accessibility, interoperability, security, liquidity, and fraud prevention,” Montgomery said. Looking Toward Interoperability And Scale . Looking Toward Interoperability And Scale . Interoperability is a core component” of FedNow, said Montgomery.

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How Banks Can Overcome 10 Challenges with FedNow Payment Sending and Acceptance

Finovate

The service faces competition with The Clearing House’s RTP platform, which was launched well before FedNow went live. The Fed also charges a liquidity management fee of $1 per transfer. With instant payments, banks must have sufficient liquidity available at all times, even during weekends and non-business hours.

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RTP: Achieving Ubiquity Without A Mandate

PYMNTS

As more use cases for real-time payments emerge around applications like business-to-business (B2B) supplier payments, real-time liquidity management and “invisible payments,” Killam also noted that more challenges would arise, too, around areas like fraud and integration. In the U.S.

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A Comprehensive Guide to FedNow

Payment Savvy

Liquidity Management Tool To manage liquidity in this system, the FedNow service will offer a liquidity management tool. Cost efficiency: A well-managed liquidity position means banks can use their funds more effectively, maximizing returns on investments and reducing borrowing costs.

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Happy First Birthday FedNow: But is This a Cause For Celebration?

The Fintech Times

Up to this point, US financial institutions have relied on The Clearing House ‘s (TCH) Real-Time Payments Network (RTP), run by big banks. Banks have a difficult choice between TCH’s RTP network and the new kid on the block, FedNow. In fact, in 2023 , real-time payments only made up one per cent of all payments in the country.

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Deep Dive: Weighing The Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Proposal

PYMNTS

TCH, which is co-owned by 25 banks, launched Real-Time Payments (RTP) in November 2017. The system would facilitate 24/7 year-round interbank settlements of faster payments and also provide a liquidity management tool to support transfers between Federal Reserve accounts. The Federal Approach.