Federal Reserve Approves New Interbank Settlement Service for Instant Payments

Summary

The Federal Reserve has approved the FedNow Service, a new interbank real-time gross settlement service, to support instant payments in the US, enabling banks to provide end-to-end instant payment services and promoting safe and efficient payments nationwide.

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