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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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Guideline.01: Operational Considerations for Instant Payments Receive-Side Primer
Oct 11, 2023
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...
FPC: Setting Our Sights on 2024
Jan 08, 2024
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
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...
Faster Payments Scary? Not Anymore
Oct 31, 2023
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
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 ...
Ending September on a High Note with the Fall Member Meeting
Oct 06, 2023
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
And just like that, September has come to a close. Our successful 2023 Fall Member Meeting concluded just last week, and what a way to end the month! to see so many Members and industry participants at the fall event, engaging in discussion around th...
It’s FedNow® or Never: Insights from Iliad’s Instant Payments Webinar
Sep 18, 2023
Kevin Emery, Chief Commercial Officer, Iliad Solutions
As Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director of the FPC, says - it’s a really exciting time for instant payments in America right now. That’s because, thanks to the FedNow Service’s recent launch, we’ve witnessed a number of the nation’s biggest financial in...
Pumpkin, Football, and Halloween: The Fall Member Meeting is Almost Here
Sep 08, 2023
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
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....
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....
Amplifying the Faster Payments Value Prop for Small Business
Jun 02, 2023
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
May is Small Business Month, a month in which we support and encourage the 33.2 million small businesses (which account for 99.9 percent of all businesses) in the United States that serve as an integral part of our economy. But despite their critica ...
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 ...
2023: A Significant Year for the FPC and Faster Payments
Feb 06, 2023
Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
This year – 2023 – marks the five-year anniversary of the Faster Payments Council. It’s truly remarkable to think about how much we’ve been able to accomplish in such a short time. From foundational initiatives such as establishing our Board and Boar...