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Fed Names Leader For FedNow Faster Payments Service

PYMNTS

“Ken brings deep financial services insights and technical expertise to his new role,” said Esther George, president and chief executive officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, who is also the sponsor of the Fed’s payments improvement initiative. “He

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Federal Reserve Names New Payments Strategy Director

PYMNTS

According to Esther George, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City president and chief executive officer, Sapenaro played a prominent role in developing those strategies. Three years ago, Dave led the development of the strategies paper and our initial plans for pursuing the desired outcomes for payment system improvement,” George said.

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Fed Names New Payments Security Leader

PYMNTS

“Ken’s extensive background in information technology and his collaborative leadership style will be critical to addressing a variety of important challenges as we continue to make improvements to the nation’s payments infrastructure,” said Esther George, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

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Compete With Yourself

Jeff For Banks

This got me thinking about a speech I heard by George Brett , the legendary third baseman for the Kansas City Royals. It must have been difficult for a Kansas City Royal to trot to first base on a ground out when the star player hustled so he can be three steps away from the bag when thrown out instead of four.

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Fed Looks To Keep Momentum Going On Payments Improvements

PYMNTS

payment system that will require the sustained commitment of the Federal Reserve and the industry to achieve,” said Esther George, chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, who also serves as executive sponsor of the payments improvement initiative. “Our 2015 paper laid out ambitious goals for the U.S.

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Agricultural Alert!

Independent Banker

In a surprise move, congressional leadership sought to reduce the crop insurance program by $3 billion at the end of 2015 to offset other spending initiatives. The volume of agricultural loans used to cover current operating expenses “remained historically high” in the fourth quarter of 2015, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports.

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Temenos to Acquire Kony: So What?

Gonzobanker

Temenos leadership – first Akcelerant founder Jay Mossman and then Akcelerant/FIS/Sanchez veteran Emily Steele – wins points with the Cornerstone team for straight talk and course-correcting to avoid the common international player sin of over-commitment and under-delivery. This third U.S. launch effort appears to be on a solid pace.