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As FedNow Rollout Progresses, Banks, Processors Begin Strategic Shifts
Faster Payments // September 22, 2022

Less than a year from now, faster payments — instant ones, in fact — will be a widespread reality in the United States. Connie Theien, head of industry relations for Federal Reserve Financial Services, told PYMNTS that the work going on behind the scenes has...

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Fed Says FedNow Early Adopters Pave Path to Instant Payments

April 10, 2023
Three months until the U.S. payments ecosystem changes forever. In July, the long-awaited FedNow service launches, and its real-time rail will speed up money movement between accounts, transform bill payments and bring instant payments to a variety of use cases yet to be imagined. As 1st Source Bank Vice President of Cards, Payments & Strategy […]

As FedNow Rollout Progresses, Banks, Processors Begin Strategic Shifts

September 22, 2022
Less than a year from now, faster payments — instant ones, in fact — will be a widespread reality in the United States. Connie Theien, head of industry relations for...