Off the Rails from the U.S. Faster Payments Council - FPC

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Mark Field, CEO of Liberty Bank. Mark and I talk about faster payments at community banks, the challenges and opportunities this new technology might pose for them, fraud liability, and more.

Join Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Dan Baum of the Federal Reserve. Dan and Reed talk about FedNow, and he gives some insights into when we might expect a go-live date, and we talk about fraud and risk, and cycling.

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes Off the Rails with Nathan Churchward, Payments Domain Lead at Australian payments firm Cuscal and Jack Baldwin, CEO of BHMI. Nathan, Jack, and Reed talk about the faster payments experience in Australia, lessons learned that can be used here in the United States, and the promise of instant payments in the long-run. Check it out, and don't forget to head to fasterpaymentscouncil.org to register for the FPC's Spring Member Meeting!

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the Rails with Matt Howarter, Sr. Director of Digital Payments Acceptance at Walmart. Reed and Matt talk about talk about the promise of instant payments in retail, the pros and cons of irrevocability, and University of Kansas basketball. The call for Session Proposals for the FPC Spring Member Meeting is open! Head to fasterpaymentscouncil.org to submit your session proposal and register for the member meeting!

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Dean Nolan from Fifth Third Bank and Moa Agrell from Trustly to talk about the work the pair is leading in the FPC's API work group, the implications of irrevocability, fraud, and the prospects for APIs to catalyze the use of instant payments. Link to Leaders in Payments Podcast, featuring Reed and Gail Hillebrand from National Consumers' League: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/financial-inclusion-reed-luhtanen-gail-hillebrand-faster/id1493191701?i=1000583304486

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Kevin Christensen, SVP at Shazam. Reed and Kevin talk in depth about what faster and instant payments will mean to community financial institutions, the advantages of ISO 20022, the potential impact of a Federal Reserve CBDC, Fed accounts for Fintechs, and the very sad state of the Iowa Hawkeye's offense. 

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Anthony Walton, CEO of Iliad Solutions. Reed and Anthony talk in depth about what ISO 20022 is (and what it is not) and how it benefits the payments ecosystem, the use of blockchain and digital currencies in faster payments, and a bit of Premier League football. 

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Al Bodine of Bankers' Bank. Reed and Al talk about the role of a bankers bank, how the advent of faster payments presents a challenge as well as an opportunity for community banks, the potential for CBDCs to play a role, and Al's first concert. 

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Srinivas Chintakrinda of Volante Technologies. Srini discusses payments overload, how to deal with it, the value of ISO20022, and how many NFTs he owns. Also, don't miss out on Srini's top pick for fall industry events -- the FPC's fall member meeting -- Sept 14th and 15th in Minneapolis. Register at fasterpaymentscouncil.org!

Join FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen as he goes off the rails with Gail Hillebrand of the National Consumers League and Adam Rust of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Gail and Adam discuss the wide diversity of perspectives represented on the FPC's work groups, the recent deliverable published by the Financial Inclusion Work Group, design thinking, and Serena Williams's status as the GOAT. Check out the Financial Inclusion deliverable here: https://fasterpaymentscouncil.org/blog/9874/Faster-Payments-and-Financial-Inclusion