PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Boston Federal Reserve Chief Operating Officer and FedNow Program Executive Ken Montgomery said the central bank’s ambitious payments initiative remains on track — and will inject competition into the instant payments market. He noted there has been additional input from the FedNow Community of 700 members.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

If he could have left the bag in a safe and secure place, he would have been “a happy customer,” he recalled in a PYMNTS interview. They’re “the fabric of all these different communities” in all these major cities, he noted. And if he saw the need for such a service, he thought that others might have the same need. Smart Cities.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

Fed Forms FedNow Community. The Federal Reserve Banks have recently announced the formation of a new community around its upcoming real-time payment rail, the FedNow Service. The creation of the FedNow Community group aims to promote collaboration between industry stakeholders to ensure that the product roadmap remains optimized.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Many hotels and other hospitality businesses haven’t fully bounced back from COVID-19 travel and safety restrictions, but community banks have been by their side through the challenges. For other borrowers, the $596 million-asset community bank allowed deferrals of principal or, in some cases, full payment deferrals. Photo: R.J.

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