Faster Payments Council Blog

The last days of summer are here, and fall is upon us—and with it, the FPC’s Fall Member Meeting. On September 3-4, FPC Members convene in Portland, Maine, at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel for the 2025 Fall Member Meeting, covering the current...

Last month, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act was signed into law, signaling the Administration’s continued focus on innovation around currency and payments in the United States, particularly digital c...

When disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires, pandemics or floods strike, timely financial aid is critical for survivors. However, in the United States, disaster relief payment systems — both public and private sector — are often slow, inefficient, a...

Stablecoins have become big news. From the January Executive Order on digital assets to recent Congressional momentum around the GENIUS Act to talk of institution-level coins within banks and retail organizations, stablecoins have emerged as the fina...

At the FPC, it’s our role to enable faster payments to serve as a preferred payment option, so we support accessibility and adoption and ensure our members, and the larger industry, are prepared for what’s next. For instance, we just released our new...

This FPC Digital Assets in the Financial Industry Work Group blog aims to provide an overview of how stablecoins can enable faster and more efficient payments with a focus on meaningful topics for banks and other financial services companies. The blo...

With the unofficial kickoff of the summer behind us, I am sure many of you are looking forward to warmer temperatures, longer daylight, and turning those vacation vibes on. But I also know that while we all enjoy that summer experience, faster paymen...

What a fantastic few days we just had at the FPC’s Spring Member Meeting! Even amidst this busy conference season, we had an outstanding turnout to examine recent faster payments work efforts, learn about the latest developments, and plan for what i ...

The digital asset market, encompassing cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, stablecoins, and tokenized assets, has grown significantly since Bitcoin’s inception in 2008. By early 2025, the global market capitalization of cryptocurrencies excee...

We were thrilled to continue the FPC’s momentum as we closed out March and now have our sights on April and beyond. On the heels of the February release of the 2025 Faster Payments Barometer, we have published two new industry resources geared toward...

This month, we released the fifth iteration of the FPC’s Faster Payments Barometer, sponsored by Volante Technologies. The annual examination of industry developments, perspectives, and opinions on faster payments is a critical undertaking to help us...

As we kick off 2025, the FPC is focusing on broadening understanding of faster payments within the industry to support its adoption and use. Fittingly, the FPC recently released the latest resource from its Operational Considerations Work Group: Oper...