Faster payments may not yet be a leading focus of many small community banks. Scott McComb is working with other community bankers to change that. McComb is chairman and CEO of Heartland Bank, a community bank based in Whitehall, Ohio that focuses on small- to medium-sized business customers. He previously …
On November 1, the Business Payments Coalition (Off-site) (BPC) published two of three new electronic invoicing (e-Invoicing) reports as part of their initiative to continue dialogue with the industry to address barriers that lead to corporate business-to-business (B2B) payments efficiency. These reports will provide you with the background and methodology …
By Tim Boike, Vice President, Industry Relations Four short days. More than 11,000 attendees, 3,500 organizations and 500+ speakers from the payments, fintech and financial services sectors. Plus, a Federal Reserve exhibit booth in the middle of it all. Yes – it’s the Money20/20 USA conference (Off-site) – a major …
The Fraud Definitions Work Group held its fourth and final in-person meeting for 2019 at the Miami Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta on September 12 and 13. During this meeting, the Federal Reserve shared a draft proposal for a three-phase Industry Adoption Roadmap for the Fraud Classification …
The 19th annual Chicago Payments Symposium, Looking for Innovation at the Fringes (Off-site), attracted a capacity crowd this year. Convening for two days of engaging dialogue, participants shared numerous insights – and more than a few lighthearted comments – about the benefits of payments innovation, emerging trends and public policy …
By Jim Cunha, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Our payments security team at the Federal Reserve began talking about synthetic identity payments fraud with industry stakeholders last fall, and today, we have published our second white paper: Detecting Synthetic Identity Fraud in the U.S. Payment System (PDF). …
It’s been nearly five years since the Federal Reserve published the Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System (SIPS) paper, a seminal work in guiding the nation’s payment industry toward a faster, safer and more efficient payment system in the United States. A lot has happened in those five short …
Engaging with payments stakeholders is an important part of the Federal Reserve’s leader catalyst role within the payments industry, and a vital step toward achieving safe, ubiquitous and faster payments in the United States. Some of our best opportunities to hear from industry leaders come from our in-person gatherings. Our …
By Jim Cunha, Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston A lively exchange of views – and many questions – were shared during our September webinar with fraud experts from the FBI and Turnkey Risk Solutions (TRS). I encourage you to listen to the archived recording if you missed …
Christina Tetreault, in her role as a consumer advocate and senior policy counsel with Consumer Reports, brought expertise that made her an important addition to the Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force. But she didn’t follow the path of your typical payments professional – nor your traditional lawyer. Tetreault came …