Reed Luhtanen, Executive Director, FPC
The last days of summer are here, and fall is upon us—and with it, the FPC’s Fall Member Meeting.
On September 3-4, FPC Members will convene in Portland, Maine, at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel for the 2025 Fall Member Meeting, covering the current themes and developments driving and shaping faster payments.
For instance, the meeting will dive into Pay by Bank functionality and solutions. Practical Path to Innovation for the Pay by Bank Revolution, will feature speakers from JP Morgan Chase and EY, who will delve into the practical applications that fuel adoption, interest, and trust in instant Pay by Bank payment offerings. And in Practical Innovation: How Applied Data will Shape the Future of Payments, speakers from The Clearing House, Finzly, and JP Morgan Chase will discuss methods, like tagging, that can help minimize risk associated with Pay by Bank offerings and other instant payments options.
We’ll also explore other innovative payment options like stablecoins. The American Fintech Council, BVNK, Highnote, and Cross River will showcase real-world examples of how stablecoins are being used to address traditional settlement limitations in Stablecoins and Faster Payment Rails: Creating a 24/7 Settlement Ecosystem. And in Stablecoins and Cross-Border B2B Payments: Today and Tomorrow, panelists from AFM Consulting, BNY, SRM, Instarails, and MasterCard will discuss the mechanics of stablecoins, how they are being used, how they work with CBDCs, regulatory aspects, and their role in transforming cross-border payments.
And to be sure safety and security remains at the forefront of payments, we’ll look at holistic risk and fraud mitigating strategies to support faster payments. Enhancing Security and Trust in U.S. Real-Time Payments with Confirmation of Payee, with speakers from CGI, Consumer Federation of America, and BNY, will detail the mechanics of confirmation of payee and the benefits of implementation on fraud reduction and consumer confidence. And in the panel session, Why are Some RfP Use Cases Considered Riskier than Others, and How Do We Mitigate Those Risks?, Cross River, BVNK, Federal Reserve Financial Services, Plaid, and Dwolla will examine perceived “riskier” use cases and the effective ways to implement them to support the safety and security of transactions.
These themes and the others included in the full meeting agenda ensure that we continue to address the topics at the forefront of faster payments evaluation and adoption. As the payments landscape continues to evolve, the FPC’s work focuses on charting the course for the future of payments—one emerging opportunity at a time.