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July 6, 2023
On the web
Research Study Examines Feasibility of Theoretical Payments System Designed to Facilitate and Settle Digital Asset Transactions
New York Fed
June 29, 2023
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Announcing Organizations Certified as Ready for the FedNow® Service
Federal Reserve
June 26, 2023
On the web
The 2022 Federal Reserve Payments Study in Four Charts
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
June 19, 2023
On the web
FedNow Launch is Just Weeks Away: Is Finance Ready to Process More Real-Time Payments?
Resourceful Finance Pro
Federal Reserve Board Publishes a Database of Financial Institutions with Access to, or Requests to Access, Federal Reserve Bank Master Accounts and Services
Federal Reserve
June 13, 2023
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B2B Payments Experts Launch Digital Business Networks Alliance
FedPayments Improvement
June 9, 2023
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Agencies Issue Final Guidance on Third-Party Risk Management
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
May 26, 2023
On the web
XRP Acknowledged by Atlanta Fed Reserve Bank for International Payments
TronWeekly
On the wires
Federal Reserve Surveys: U.S. Businesses, Consumers Want Faster Payment Options to Help Navigate Evolving Needs
Business Wire
May 19, 2023
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New York Fed and Monetary Authority of Singapore Publish Results of Joint Wholesale Cross-Border Payments Research Study
New York Fed
May 12, 2023
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FedNowSM Service Illustration Video
FedNow
May 4, 2023
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FedNowSM Service Technical Overview and Planning Guide
FedNowSM
April 28, 2023
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Federal Reserve Board Announces the Results From the Review of the Supervision and Regulation of Silicon Valley Bank, Led by Vice Chair for Supervision Barr
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
April 24, 2023
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Payments Study Reports Unprecedented Growth in ACH Payments Value
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

April 21, 2023
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The Federal Reserve Payments Study: 2022 Triennial Initial Data Release
Federal Reserve
April 6, 2023
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Fighting First-Party Fraud
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
The Fed is Restructuring the US Payments Ecosystem with the FedNow Service – What FIs Need to Know
Tearsheet
March 20, 2023
On the web
The Ransomware Battleground in 2022
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
March 16, 2023
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Federal Reserve Announces July Launch for the FedNow Service
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
March 15, 2023
On the web
The Federal Reserve Announces July Launch for the FedNowSM Service
FedNow
Tassat Blockchain to Join FedNow Service with B2B On-Ramp as Pilot Prepares for Launch
Cointelegraph
January 30, 2023
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Federal Reserve Board Announces Denial of Application by Custodia Bank, Inc. to Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
January 20, 2023
On the web
Who Pays For Your Rewards? Redistribution in the Credit Card Market
Federal Reserve
January 17, 2023
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Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation
Federal Reserve
January 9, 2023
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Open Banking's Slow March Advances
Atlanta Fed
December 23, 2022
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Boston Fed, MIT Complete Research Project into Feasibility of a Central Bank Digital Currency
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
“A joint research effort between the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology into the technical feasibility of a potential central bank digital currency is now complete. The Boston Fed’s work on CBDC with MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative is known as Project Hamilton. Boston Fed Executive Vice President Jim Cunha said the now-concluded project was “agnostic” from the start about any future policy decisions regarding new technologies and U.S. currency.”
December 21, 2022
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Why the Fed Needs to Take the Digital Yuan Seriously
Bloomberg
“If the Federal Reserve still wants proof of China’s intention to challenge the dollar’s hegemony, it should look no further than a small experiment currently under way in Hong Kong. Last week, Bank of China (Hong Kong), one of the city’s big deposit-taking institutions, had its offer of 500 trial accounts tied to the e-CNY, the electronic version of official Chinese money, snapped up in two days. The customers are each being gifted 100 yuan in digital form, which they can spend at mainland stores, the JD.com website or a supermarket chain in Hong Kong. (Subscription required)”
December 8, 2022
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Industry Working Group to Establish Principles for FedNowSM Service Request for Payment Solutions
FedNow
“In preparation for the mid-2023 FedNow Service launch, the Federal Reserve has formed an industry working group to establish voluntary principles for a consistent end-customer experience for solutions leveraging FedNow Service request for payment (RFP) functionality, and to consider other practices or standards that may be useful to encourage broad adoption of RFP functionality across the industry. RFP will be one of the key features of the FedNow Service. It will allow financial institutions and service providers to build bill pay solutions that can help consumers and businesses conveniently send invoices, receive instant bill payments and better manage cash flow. The working group, composed of nearly 100 FedNow Community members (PDF) , will meet monthly between Q4 2022 and the second half of 2023 to outline recommended payer and payee experiences for business and consumers, and provide input on practices for the Federal Reserve to consider. The working group will also produce an “RFP Customer Experience” document that will be publicly available.”
November 28, 2022
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Real-Time Payments In U.S. Marks Fifth Year — FedNow Coming In July
“To mark the fifth anniversary of real-time payments in the U.S. The Clearing House (TCH) and Jack Henry launched a flurry of statistics which cast a bit of an obscuring haze over the topic. TCH says its RTP network reaches 62% of all demand deposit accounts in the U.S. and 85% of insured depository institutions have technical access to the network through more than 20 technology solutions providers, including Jack Henry & Associates, FIS, Fiserv, COCC, Finastra and Shazam. The Clearing House is eager to show that it provides services for small banks and credit unions and isn’t just a network for the major banks.”
November 8, 2022
On the web
New York Fed Completes Pilot For Cross-border CBDC Transactions
Blockonomi
“Central banks around the world have made massive investments into CBDC’s research. The FED, despite lagging behind other peers in the race, has sharply ramped up efforts to issue its CBDC in recent times. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has completed a successful pilot of the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for wholesale, cross-border transactions. The experiment, also known as Project Cedar: Phase One, aims to explore the capabilities of blockchain technology in payment delivery and the application of CBDC in wholesale payments. Conducted on separate blockchains to explore the capabilities of blockchain technology in delivering fast and safe payments for a lower settlement cost, the FED is now taking blockchain seriously.”
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