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FedNow’s Montgomery: Gearing Up For 2023-24 — And Instant Payments Competition

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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. The Timeframe . How does one then turn that into cash?

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Portugal's SIBS Takes Payments Platform International

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The Instant Payments Solution platform from SIBS, launched in 2018 to ensure instant payments processing at a national level, is now also providing these operations between European financial institutions. In the U.S.,

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Fed Says America Needs Instant Payments As Soon As Possible

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The most recent details on FedNow come roughly a year after the central bank announced its plans to build and operate real-time rails. As for a time frame for launching the new system, Fed officials said in a webcast detailing the particulars that FedNow would debut in 2023 or 2024 and would take a phased approach to implementation.

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Payment Rails Present Many Paths To B2B Payments Optimization

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According to the Fed, the rollout of FedNow remains on track for 2023 or 2024. The creation of the FedNow Community group aims to promote collaboration between industry stakeholders to ensure that the product roadmap remains optimized. In a statement, Kenneth C.

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The community banks standing by hospitality customers

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State Bank of Texas, led by president Sushil Patel (center), has a niche working with hospitality customers like Reena and Arun Patel, who own and operate a La Quinta hotel in Dallas. The bank also helped hotel operators obtain Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Photo: R.J. billion-asset, family-owned community bank.