Federal Reserve Board

232 results about this entity

Period: 17 Feb 2006 - 04 Apr 2024

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Central banks explore tokenisation of cross-border payments

A collection of seven central banks are working with the Bank for International Settlements to explore tokenisation of cross-border payments.

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FedNow User Group launched

Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) today introduced the new FedNow User Group to continue promoting collaboration among the 607 participating financial institutions and their service providers on the FedNow Service network.

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Fed fines JPMorgan $98.2 million for failing to monitor market misconduct

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday issued an enforcement action against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and fined the firm approximately $98.2 million for an inadequate program to monitor firm and client trading activities for market misconduct.

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US digital dollar is “nowhere near” development, says Federal Reserve chair

Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell spoke before the Senate on Thursday, stating that the US was “nowhere near” CBDC development.

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Fed working group issues scam definition

The year-over-year losses from scams continue to rise. In 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (Off-site) reported $8.8 billion in losses from scam activity, a 30% increase from the previous year.

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Fed confirms plan to slash debit card fees

The Federal Reserve has proposed lowering the debit interchange fees banks can charge merchants by nearly 30% and reviewing the cap every two years.

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Fed slaps Metropolitan Bank with $14.5 million fine for violation of customer ID rules

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday issued an enforcement action and fined Metropolitan Commercial Bank, of New York, New York, approximately $14.5 million for violations of customer identification rules and for deficient third-party risk management practices relating to the bank's issuance of prepaid card accounts.

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Fed expected to lower debit card fee cap

The Federal Reserve is expected to propose lowering the debit interchange fees banks can charge merchants.

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Fed governor Bowman sceptical on digital dollar

Michelle Bowman has become the latest Federal Reserve Governor to pour cold water on a US CBDC, saying that the benefits of a digital dollar are unclear while the risks could be significant.

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Orum launches first product built on FedNow

Payments API provider Orum has built a product on top of the new FedNow rail to instantly verify bank accounts.

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Federal reserve launches Instagram and Threads accounts

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday launched its Instagram and Threads accounts with the aim of increasing the accessibility and availability of Board news and educational content.

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Fed issues market practices report to standardise Request for Payment in FedNow

The Federal Reserve today released market practices to advance standardized implementation of the request for payment (RFP) feature of instant payments.

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CGI gains FedNow transaction certification

CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) today announced that the CGI All Payments solution has been certified to support transaction activity for financial institutions that make payments on the Federal Reserve Bank’s new instant payments system, FedNow® Service.

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Fed-backed project validates exchange framework for e-remittance information

Having demonstrated the operationally feasibility of an exchange framework to deliver e-remittance information, the Business Payments Coalition (BPC) and Federal Reserve are gearing up for a pilot.

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Fed warns Goldman over fintech unit risk - FT

A division of Goldman Sachs' transaction banking business (TxB) has stopped taking on riskier fintech clients after receiving a warning from the US Federal Reserve, according to the Financial Times.

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Fed extends remit to cover 'novel' technology-driven risks

The US Federal Reserve is setting up a new supervisory unit to cover 'complex' technology partnerships between banks and non-banks, crypto activities, and the implementation of blockchain technologies.

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FedNow will be a ‘large accelerant’ for fintech - Plaid CEO

FedNow, the Federal Reserve’s new payments system that was launched last week, is predicted to bolster growth for the US fintech sector according to Plaid CEO Zach Perret.

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US instant payment network FedNow goes live

The Federal Reserve has switched on its new instant payment system, FedNow, with 35 banks and credit unions onboard.

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Deutsche Bank fined $186 million for AML deficiencies

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced two enforcement actions against Deutsche Bank AG, its New York branch, and other U.S. affiliates.

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Temenos achieves certification for Fed Now

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) today announced that it has successfully completed certification for the FedNowSM Service, the Federal Reserve’s new instant payment offering launching in July 2023.