The U.S. Path to Faster Payments
The vision for creating a faster payments system in the U.S. was unveiled with the release of The U.S. Path to Faster Payments, Final Report Part Two: A Call to Action. In support of this release, a live online broadcast featured industry leaders from the Faster Payments Task Force discussing the task force’s final report and its 10 recommendations for developing and implementing a faster payments system in the United States.
Building a fast, safe and ubiquitous payments network in the U.S. has and will continue to take unprecedented collaboration from every sector of the payments industry. Let’s keep this impressive momentum going – be a part of this historic effort and show your interest and support. Find out how.




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Meet the Task Force
This report represents the collective thought and effort of 300-plus individuals from all corners of the payments industry. Find out more about their unprecedented collaboration to develop the path to faster payments.
Learn MorePayment Landscape
An opportunity exists to create a faster payments system that better meets stakeholder demand. In this section, learn more about the rationale for pursuing faster payments, the payments landscape, and the benefits that a faster payments system can offer.
Learn MoreChallenges and Opportunities
Achieving a faster payments system means fostering competition in a way that enables innovative solutions to enter the market. Learn about four key issues the task force believes must be addressed collaboratively for success.
Learn MoreGoals and Recommendations
The task force believes ongoing collaboration is critical to developing a faster payments system in the United States and outlines 10 recommendations intended to address issues and gaps to implementing faster payments.
Learn MoreEffectiveness Criteria and Solution Proposals
The task force created the Faster Payments Effectiveness Criteria as a guideline for effective solution design. See how 16 visionary proposals sought to address these criteria in their designs for fast, safe, ubiquitous payments in the United States.
Learn MoreGoals and Recommendations
The task force recommends ongoing collaboration to develop a faster payments system in the United States, with work beginning in three key areas: Governance and Regulation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability and Evolution. Become familiar with the 10 recommendations that constitute The U.S. Path to Faster Payments.
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