Faster Payments Council Blog

The FPC Digital Assets Work Group published the second in a series of blogs that map out how digital assets relate to the financial services industry, focusing specifically on payments made with digital funds. This latest post discusses the benefits ...

The FPC Directory Models Work Group (DMWG) strives to identify directory capabilities that promote adoption of faster payments. In this article, the DMWG explores ways to leverage directory capabilities to facilitate the adoption of faster payments i...

The FPC Digital Assets Work Group published the first of a series of blogs that map out how digital assets relate to the financial services industry, focusing specifically on payments made with digital funds. ...

Faster Payments Fraud Trends and Mitigation Opportunities (Bulletin.01) examines the evolving landscape of faster payments fraud, providing insights gained from the FPC's prior work and addressing current trends and mitigation techniques. Developed b...

The Guideline.01: Operational Considerations for Instant Payments Receive-Side Primer was developed by the FPC Operational Considerations for Instant & Immediate Payments Work Group, sponsored by Form3, as a resource for financial institutions suppor...

The Faster Payments Council member, Barry Tooker wrote a piece posted on LinkedIn titled “Real-time Payments – Hang on, Not So Fast” - about his personal experiences with the sale of his house and the access to and availability of funds from that sa...

We’re just a month into 2024, but we are already hitting the ground running, having released three major industry resources in the last few weeks. On January 10th, we issued The Practicalities of Cross-Border Payments in a Faster Payments World. ...

The Faster Payment Council (FPC) Digital Assets Work Group is proud to present the first of a series of blogs that map out how digital assets relate to the financial services industry, focusing specifically on payments made with digital funds. ...

There has never been a more exciting time in the world of Instant Payments and there is tremendous buzz in the industry that confirms that excitement. Even for banks and financial institutions that have not yet made the decision to implement instant ...

Like many of my American friends and colleagues, I was able to take time over our Thanksgiving holiday to enjoy and appreciate loved ones and reflect on all we have to be thankful for. I think I speak for all of us at the FPC when I say we are truly ...

Five years ago, the industry might have been “scared” of faster payments, but this October, fear seems to have left the building. RTP® recently surpassed 1 million payments in a single day. Just two months after launch, the FedNow® Service has more ...

The Pumpkin Spiced Latte returned at Starbucks. Stores are showcasing their Halloween displays. And college and NFL football are kicking off. What does this all mean? Fall is basically here, and so too is our 2023 Fall Member Meeting....