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Fed Finalizes Extended Hours to Facilitate Same-Day ACH
In a move supported by ABA, the Federal Reserve today finalized new operating hours and procedures for the National Settlement Service and Fedwire Funds Service to facilitate adoption of a third same-day ACH processing and settlement window.
Fintech, Stablecoins, Cross-Border Payments on FSB’s 2020 Agenda
Next year, the FSB expects to tackle fintech developments worldwide, including the growing role of big tech firms in finance; the development of so-called “stablecoins,” virtual currencies pegged to real assets to minimize volatility; innovation to remove friction in cross-border payments; and the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate to new benchmarks.
ABA Calls for Interoperability as Fed Moves Ahead with ‘FedNow’ Service
As the Federal Reserve moves ahead with its plan to develop the FedNow real-time payments settlement service, the American Bankers Association noted in a comment letter today that “FedNow can contribute to a better, faster and safer payment system if implemented correctly.”
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Banker Op-Ed: Lack of Interoperability in Real-Time Payments Could Limit Consumer Choice
As the Federal Reserve moves ahead with the creation of the FedNow real-time payments service, interoperability with existing systems will be critical to ensuring consumer choice, according to an op-ed in American Banker today.
ABA: Fed Must Prioritize Interoperability in Development of FedNow
As the Federal Reserve develops its own faster payments system, it must focus on ensuring interoperability between the existing RTP Network, rthe American Bankers Association said in a statement for the record submitted ahead of a Senate Banking Committee hearing today.
Fed to Offer Its Own Faster Payments Service
In a long-awaited decision, the Federal Reserve today announced it would develop FedNow, its own 24/7/365 real-time settlement service designed to serve all U.S. depository institutions.
Community Banker Makes Case for Joining RTP Network
As the Federal Reserve weighs whether to develop a real-time payments option, an American Banker op-ed today noted that community banks cannot afford to wait on a Fed solution to offer this technology to their customers.
ABA Supports Fed Proposal to Extend Hours to Facilitate Same-Day ACH
ABA last week submitted comments in support of the Federal Reserve’s recent proposal to modify the Federal Reserve Banks’ National Settlement Service and Fedwire Funds Service to accommodate a third same-day ACH processing and settlement window.