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Welcome to the Faster Payments Knowledge Center – a comprehensive suite of resources, tools, news, and research to further faster payments learning. The Knowledge Center is a one-stop repository of all things faster payments designed for anyone seeking more information as they consider implementation.

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2023 Faster Payments Barometer
Apr 17, 2023
The 2023 Faster Payments Barometer, sponsored by Volante Technologies, is an annual study designed to gauge faster payments advancements in the United States. Results from the 2023 survey revealed how respondents are using faster payments today, the ...
FedNow® is Here, But Our Work is Far From Over
Aug 03, 2023
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
What a historic month for faster payments in the United States! The second instant payments system, FedNow®, formally launched, enabling new opportunity and innovation for financial institutions, payments providers, businesses, and consumers....
So, What’s Behind Faster Payments Growth? It’s the Use Cases
May 02, 2023
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
In April, the Faster Payments Council released the 2023 Faster Payments Barometer, the fourth installment of its survey gauging progress and perceptions around faster payments in the United States, and the trends, use cases, and challenges impacting ...
Marching Faster Payments into the Spring and Beyond
Apr 07, 2023
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
As the saying goes, “March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers.” March sets the foundation for the spring months to come. At the FPC, we used the month of March and our 2023 Spring Member Meeting to discuss new ideas to further activitie ...
FPC: Excited About Faster Payments
Mar 03, 2023
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
In February, the FPC, in partnership with Glenbrook Partners and Volante Technologies, officially launched the 2023 Faster Payments Barometer survey. It’s always such an exciting time for the FPC, as we like to look at the Barometer as a measurement ...
FPC: Continuing the Production of Timely and Relevant Industry Resources
Jul 06, 2022
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
It’s been a productive year to date for the FPC. In the way of major reports, we’ve issued the Faster Payments Barometer, our annual survey gauging progress and perceptions around faster payments, use cases, trends, and challenges. ...
Supporting Business End-Users and Faster Payments
Jun 02, 2022
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
Recently, the FPC shared with members the detailed findings from our latest resource, the Business End-User Satisfaction with Faster Payments Momentum Report, a qualitative follow-up to some of the findings in the 2021 Faster Payments Barometer. ...
Seeking More: Faster Payments in the U.S. and Beyond
Feb 07, 2022
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
This month, the FPC released the results of the third installment of the Faster Payments Barometer, the annual survey that gauges progress and perceptions around faster payments, use cases, trends, and challenges. ...
Interoperability and Why it is Dominating the Faster Payments Conversation
May 24, 2021
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
June marks the midpoint of the year. While it seemed like 2020 would never come to an end, 2021 is moving along at lightning speed. And the FPC seems to be keeping pace with it, having accomplished so much already this year: the launch of two new Wor...
Leveraging Past and Present to Guide the Future
Feb 01, 2021
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
Maya Angelou once said, “You can’t really know where you are going until you know where you have been.” As the new year begins to take shape, this idea continues to resonate as a strong guiding principle for the work of the FPC. For our work, evalua...
For All the Progress, Challenging Work Still Ahead for Faster Payments
Dec 22, 2020
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
As each year comes to a close, it is customary to look back and take stock of accomplishments. 2020 is no different, despite the challenging year we’ve all faced due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. But even with the challenges, which for man...
U.S. Faster Payments Evolution: Share Your Thoughts on the Journey
Oct 05, 2020
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
For most of us, the pandemic has upended our way of life. It has changed our working styles and environments. It has altered shopping habits. It has driven a surge in touchless and remote transactions. And while all of these are colossal shifts for ...