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Noncash payments in the U.S. continued to see strong growth in the period between 2016 and 2017, according to an annual supplement to the Federal Reserve’s triennial payments study released today.

In a comment letter to the Federal Reserve today, ABA offered feedback on potential Fed actions to accelerate interbank settlement of faster payments, including the idea of the Fed banks developing a 24/7/365 real-time settlement service and a liquidity management tool to support this service.

The Federal Reserve and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today reopened the public comment period on the Fed’s 2011 proposal regarding funds availability under Regulation CC.

BAFT, the American Bankers Association’s global transaction banking subsidiary, announced today that Diane Reyes has been appointed the new chairman of its Transaction Banking Global Leaders group.

The number of worldwide correspondent banking relationships continues to decline, according to new figures released today by the Basel, Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board.

To continue U.S. progress toward faster payments, ABA and several other leading organizations and institutions in the payments industry today launched the Faster Payments Council.

Read on for further insights on faster payments, open banking, security and more.

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