Payments Innovation

Contributing to a secure, reliable, and accessible U.S. payments system

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Boston Fed asks: Can faster access to their own money benefit lower-income communities?

“Faster payments” could mean fewer fees for households living paycheck-to-paycheck

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Federal Reserve announces July launch for the FedNow Service

Instant payment service will debut with financial institutions, U.S. Treasury on board

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Boston Fed, MIT complete research project into feasibility of a central bank digital currency

Bank says Project Hamilton work with MIT accomplished aims, invites “the world” to build on progress

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What We Do

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Central Bank Digital Currencies

A team at the Boston Fed is focused on software engineering and financial infrastructure, researching the possibilities and limitations of a central bank digital currency.

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FedNow Service

The Federal Reserve is developing the FedNow Service to enable financial institutions of every size, and in every community across America, to provide safe and efficient instant payment services in near real-time, around-the-clock, every day.

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Secure Payments Innovation & Research

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is leading efforts on behalf of the Federal Reserve System to reduce fraud risk and advance the safety and security of the U.S. payment system.

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Services & Resources

Digital/Mobile Payments Innovation & Applied Research

Payment Strategies contributes to the development of innovative business and technology solutions for mobile and digital payments that are secure, efficient and ubiquitous by leading mobile/digital payment initiatives with the industry.

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Publications & Data

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Project Hamilton Phase 1 Executive Summary

Project Hamilton Phase 1 Executive Summary

by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Digital Currency Initiative

Boston Fed releases 2022 financials, highlights notable projects

2022

Annual Reports

Boston Fed releases 2022 financials, highlights notable projects
Bank releases 2021 financials, summarizes year’s activities

2021

Annual Reports

Bank releases 2021 financials, summarizes year’s activities
De-Mystifying New Approaches to Safer Online and Mobile Payments

Payment Strategies

De-Mystifying New Approaches to Safer Online and Mobile Payments

by Susan M. Pandy and Marianne Crowe

Modernizing U.S. Financial Services with Open Banking and APIs

Payment Strategies

Modernizing U.S. Financial Services with Open Banking and APIs

by Susan M. Pandy

Coming Soon to the U.S.: A National Standard for Mobile Financial Services

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Coming Soon to the U.S.: A National Standard for Mobile Financial Services

by Susan M. Pandy

2019 Results From the Mobile Banking and Payments Survey of New England Financial Institutions

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2019 Results From the Mobile Banking and Payments Survey of New England Financial Institutions

by Marianne Crowe and Breffni McGuire

Mobile / Digital Payment Industry Trends in Distributed Ledger Technology, Cryptocurrency, Mobile P2P Payments, Fraud, and Authentication

Mobile Payments Industry Workgroup

Mobile / Digital Payment Industry Trends in Distributed Ledger Technology, Cryptocurrency, Mobile P2P Payments, Fraud, and Authentication

by Susan M. Pandy and Marianne Crowe

Financial Institutions across the U.S. Participate in the Mobile Landscape Transformation

Mobile Banking & Payment Surveys of Financial Institutions

Financial Institutions across the U.S. Participate in the Mobile Landscape Transformation

by Marianne Crowe, Breffni McGuire, and Elisa Tavilla

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