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Fed Exploring ‘Hypothetical’ Digital Currency

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A week after details of the Federal Reserve’s instant payment initiative emerged, news came via Bloomberg that the central bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency.

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Fed, Central Banks Frame Criteria For Digital Currency

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Fed Governor Lael Brainard said in August that the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is working with researchers at MIT to “build and test a hypothetical digital currency oriented to central bank uses.” The Fed also launched an instant payment initiative in August.

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The Fed Prioritizes Security As Payments Speed Up

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Federal Reserve is turning heads for its attention to faster payments, but the Fed has recently announced yet another initiative in the payments innovation space. “The Secure Payments Task Force is particularly interested in understanding any barriers that may exist to implementing the planned solutions.”

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Federal Reserve names Sapenaro as lead on payments initiatives

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Louis, will oversee the Fed's payments system improvement initiatives. Dave Sapenaro, first vice president and chief operating officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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FedNow’s Montgomery: Gearing Up For 2023-24 — And Instant Payments Competition

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There is no dearth of faster payments initiatives — and no certainty that there will be one faster payments scheme to rule them all. As part of the pilot, he said, the Fed is currently working with financial institutions and processors to identify and design the mechanisms for that easy access. The Timeframe .

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Federal Reserve’s Cunha on the State (and Timeframe) of Digital Dollars

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Jim Cunha, senior vice president, secure payments and fintech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston , told Karen Webster the joint efforts between the Fed and MIT are focused on exploring the infrastructure that would underpin a CBDC — and, at the same time, will probe various use cases. No Race To Rollout . What’s Next.

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Fed Looks To Keep Momentum Going On Payments Improvements

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Payment System paper, in which the Fed outlined initiatives for the payments industry and its stakeholders to promote progress. For the Fed, progress means improving the speed, security and efficiency of the payments system, and to focus on international payments capabilities and promote collaboration within the field.

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