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October 15, 2025

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Releases Latest State of Play in U.S. Faster Payments Report

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"The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, released the 2025 edition of its State of Play in U.S. Faster Payments report. The new State of Play report provides a comprehensive update on the market for instant and immediate payments services in the United States, with a focus on the various underlying payment networks. The 2025 edition includes detailed profiles of 10 networks and highlights their features, capabilities, and unique characteristics."

August 8, 2025

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ISO 20022: Data Rich Messaging Advances Top Cross-Border Real-Time Payment Use Cases

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"In today's fast-evolving financial ecosystem, ISO 20022 has emerged as a foundational standard driving greater efficiency, transparency, and innovation across global payments. Whether enabling seamless buyer-to-supplier transactions, powering mobile banking apps for real-time foreign exchange and travel payments, or streamlining regulatory compliance, ISO 20022 provides the structured, data-rich messaging that modern finance demands."

May 13, 2025

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April 7, 2025

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March 19, 2025

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February 20, 2025

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Shares Results from 2025 Faster Payments Barometer

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"The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), in collaboration with Volante Technologies, released the 2025 Faster Payments Barometer, a study in analyzing the adoption, trends, and perceptions surrounding faster payments in the United States. Among financial institutions that have implemented instant payments, 58% have opted for a multi-rail strategy by implementing both FedNow and RTP."

December 19, 2024

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October 4, 2024

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July 31, 2024

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Breaking Barriers to Instant Payments: U.S. Faster Payments Council and Finzly Publish Essential Guide for Financial Institutions

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"The U.S. Faster Payments Council and Finzly, Inc., announced the release of a white paper titled, “From Potential to Profit: Five Ways Financial Institutions Can Break Barriers to Benefit from Instant Payments” providing insights for financial institutions to leverage opportunities presented by instant payments."

January 24, 2024

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January 10, 2024

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December 13, 2023

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April 17, 2023

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Shares Results from 2023 Faster Payments Barometer

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"The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), in collaboration with Glenbrook Partners and sponsored by Volante Technologies, today released results from the 2023 Faster Payments Barometer . The latest survey of payments system stakeholders was conducted to gauge progress and perceptions around faster payments, trends, use cases, and challenges in the United States."

October 18, 2022

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Publishes International Best Practices in Directory Models Report

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“The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today published a new industry resource, an International Best Practices in Directory Models white paper. Available in the FPC’s Knowledge Center, the report presents research by the FPC Directory Models Work Group (DMWG) on six directory overlays to faster payments systems across the globe.The directory overlays profiled in the report include Bizum, Interac, M-Pesa, Pix, Swish, and Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The DMWG International Best Practices Subgroup conducted the robust research with the intention of evaluating how each overlay leveraged directories to support efficiency, experience, and security objectives while seeking to fuel adoption of faster payments within their respective markets.”

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