Faster Payments Council Blog

On the heels of Small Business Month in May, we reflect on small businesses’ impact on our economy and communities. At the FPC, we also see it as a time to inspect the challenges many small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face in payments—and the w...

The FPC Work Groups acknowledge there are cross pollination opportunities for real-time payments initiatives. Functions and operations that reduce the current 2–3 day payment processing and settlement time to instant funds availability are targets f...

I am still captivated coming out of our Spring Member Meeting that took place in late March. We were able to ask tough questions around cross-border faster payments, fraud, what the future holds, and more, and gain valuable expert perspectives in res...

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...

As we step into April, it’s important that we, as an organization, focus in on National Financial Capability Month. It serves as a month to increase financial literacy, expand financial inclusion, and empower consumers to enhance their financial well...

As we say goodbye to winter and set our sights on March and beyond, we look forward to warmer weather, springtime buds, and of course, the FPC’s Spring Member Meeting, where we’ll explore the current state of faster payments with an eye toward the fu...

Faster payment channels are relatively new within the U.S. compared to its use in countries around the world. However, what may be perceived as a lag in technological adoption in the U.S. should be considered an opportunity for financial institutions...

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 ...

With 2023 in the rearview, here at the FPC, we are shifting our focus to 2024. Last year, many of our efforts, as well as larger industry initiatives like the launch of new faster payments offerings and services, laid the groundwork for 2024 plans a...

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 ...