Make sure to check out Faster Payments: Market Structure and Policy Considerations (Off-site) – a new working paper by Federal Reserve research staff that explores potential market structures in the new world of faster retail payments. This research aligns with the desired outcome of faster payments outlined in the Strategies …
On September 6, 2017, the Federal Reserve issued Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System: Federal Reserve Next Steps in the Payments Improvement Journey (PDF). The paper reflects the Federal Reserve’s plans for near-term collaboration with the industry to move closer to achieving the desired outcomes articulated in the Strategies …
The Federal Reserve today released their latest payments study supplement which points to an increase in the use of credit cards in 2016 from 2015. Here are the fast facts: The number of credit card payments grew 10.2 percent in 2016, a marked increase from the 8.1 percent growth experienced …
Last week, the Federal Reserve System announced that Kenneth Montgomery, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s first vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Todd Aadland as the payments security strategy leader. In this role, Ken will lead the Federal Reserve’s effort to reduce fraud risk and advance the safety, …
Protecting the security and integrity of the U.S. payments system is a top priority and the responsibility of all payments industry stakeholders. Through unprecedented industry collaboration, the Secure Payments Task Force has already started laying the foundation to address payments security challenges by identifying and promoting actions that can be …
The Federal Reserve Banks today announced plans to complete their migration to the ISO 20022 standard for their real-time gross settlement system, the Fedwire Funds Service, by the end of 2023. Adopting the ISO 20022 standard for payments clearing and settlement messages supports the Federal Reserve’s strategy to enhance the …
When it comes to sending and receiving electronic invoices, modern businesses are faced with a mountain of options and considerations. Businesses must also navigate the additional challenges of integration with their trading partners driven by the many different e-invoice technical standards available in the U.S. market. Wouldn’t it be nice …
The weather may be cooling off but fall conference season is heating up! We’re gearing up for another exciting slate of events and are looking forward to engaging with the industry and speaking on payment system improvements, the current state of our initiative and more. We regularly attend events to …
In last week’s webcast President George and Governor Powell shared insights on the Federal Reserve’s Next Steps in the Payment Improvement Journey (PDF) and answered questions regarding the Fed’s updated strategies. Over the next two months we’ll be hosting a FedForum webinar series that will go into further detail on …
In today’s webcast, President George and Governor Powell shared insights on the Federal Reserve’s Next Steps in the Payment Improvement Journey (PDF) and answered questions regarding the Fed’s updated strategies to enhance the speed, safety and efficiency of the payment system from end to end through industry engagement and collaboration. …