Faster Payments Council Blog

The FPC Cross-Border Payments Work Group, sponsored by Mastercard, developed this report examining the end-to-end cross-border payment journey through the lens of interoperability. It explores why advances in faster payments, ISO 20022 adoption, and ...

This two-part blog series from the FPC Digital Assets Work Group takes a closer look at blockchain in U.S. payments, from emerging use cases and opportunities to the infrastructure and considerations needed to support implementation. The series explo...

The FPC Cross-Border Payments Work Group, in collaboration with the FPC Digital Assets Work Group, have developed this report that examines how GENIUS Act-compliant stablecoins could be used to improve cross-border payment processes and compares stab...

Developed by the FPC Business Benefits for B2B Instant Payments Work Group, this white paper explores how enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are evolving from traditional financial management platforms into payment command centers where insta...

This report examines how access to technology influences participation in financial services and provides recommendations for advancing financial inclusion through improved digital connectivity, education, infrastructure, and user-centered design....

Developed by the FPC Fraud and Scam Mitigation for Faster Payments Work Group, this report provides industry guidance for designing dispute resolution frameworks related to fraud and scams involving instant payments. As instant account-to-account pay...

Stablecoins are gaining momentum in B2B payments, and their potential is expanding beyond cross-border use cases. The FPC Business Benefits of B2B Instant Payments Work Group explores this shift in this blog and highlights how stablecoins can enable ...

The FPC Instant Recurring Payments Work Group, sponsored by BNY, has published a new white paper exploring how instant recurring payments can transform traditional billing and payment processes. While recurring payments are foundational across indust...

The latest blog post by the FPC Business Benefits of B2B Instant Payments Work Group explores how increasing transaction limits are opening the door to new high-value B2B use cases and accelerating the next phase of instant payments adoption....

This report published by the FPC Cross-Border Payments Work Group, sponsored by Mastercard, explores the most pressing challenges facing B2B cross-border payments and practical strategies for addressing them. While cross-border B2B transactions remai...

The FPC Financial Inclusion Work Group (FIWG) has researched and conducted interviews examining how access to technology creates barriers to the use of financial services. The FIWG explored how technology access, digital literacy, infrastructure, and...

This blog post, published by the FPC Business Benefits of B2B Instant Payments Work Group, highlights how ISO 20022 enables richer data, improved reconciliation, and greater interoperability, making it a critical foundation for scalable B2B instant ...