Fall conference season is gearing up and the Chicago Payments Symposium is a can’t miss event for anyone involved in the payments industry. Symposium attendees can expect to hear informative dialogue on topics such as: the current state of the industry, next generation payments technology, interoperability and more. The two …
With Gordon Werkema set to retire in September, we are pleased to announce that Dave Sapenaro, first vice president and chief operating officer of the St. Louis Fed, will succeed him as Payments Strategy Director. Sapenaro, a 32 year veteran of the Federal Reserve System, has played an instrumental role …
If you’re a regular attendee of payments industry conferences, then chances are you’ve seen one of our speaking sessions or passed by our booth in the exhibit hall. That’s because we’ve been fixtures at many industry events since the launch of our initiative in 2015. This year will be no …
Today, the Federal Reserve released additional data from the 2016 Federal Reserve Payments Study that was published in December 2016. The information contained in the release surrounds a variety of payment types including check, card and ACH. Discover more about these changes by reviewing a few of the fast facts from …
The Federal Reserve Board on May 31 announced final amendments to the check collection and return provisions in Regulation CC (Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks) and also requested further public comment on an additional proposed amendment to Regulation CC’s liability provisions. The final amendments update Regulation CC to …
Just like the Harlem Globetrotters travel the world playing basketball, we travel the world keeping the payments industry informed on the progress of our initiative. By the end of this year, we will have amassed hundreds of industry engagements in the name of payment system improvements. We regularly attend events …
Survey extended to May 19 The 180-member Secure Payments Task Force convened by the Federal Reserve to advance the safety, security and resiliency of the national payment system is asking the industry for feedback on a set of payment use cases, which map out the lifecycle of a payment. The …
In 2016, we conducted nearly 500 presentations at conferences and meetings all around the world and we have no plans of slowing down any time soon! Once again, we’ll be traversing the globe to inform the industry and stakeholders on the state of our initiative. We regularly attend events to …
Spring conference season is gearing up and we’re ready to hit the road and engage with the industry. Four leaf clovers and pots of gold may be tough to find, but FedPayments Improvement is anything but that, so put away your lucky charm, because you won’t need it to find …
This month we’ll be hosting a webinar series that will go into further detail on the 2016 accomplishments and 2017 plans discussed in our recently released Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System – January 2017 Progress Report (Off-site). Specifically, the webinars will focus on the work-to-date of both the …