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The work ahead includes: ",[605,608,616,617],{"start":606,"end":607,"type":443},78,89,{"start":609,"end":610,"type":611,"data":612},108,134,"hyperlink",{"link_type":613,"url":614,"target":615},"Web","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.finextra.com\u002Fresearcharticle\u002F348\u002Fthe-future-of-payments-in-major-global-markets-a-mid-decade-review?utm_source=form3&utm_medium=ext&utm_campaign=form3-paper-23062025","_blank",{"start":609,"end":610,"type":443},{"start":618,"end":619,"type":480},136,203,{"type":457,"text":621,"spans":622,"direction":433},"Creating meaningful interoperability frameworks between FedNow, the RTP network, and emerging nonbank solutions",[623],{"start":624,"end":625,"type":443},20,47,{"type":457,"text":627,"spans":628,"direction":433},"Aligning on rules, risk, and identity standards that enable safe, frictionless cross-rail experiences. ",[629],{"start":630,"end":625,"type":443},12,{"type":457,"text":632,"spans":633,"direction":433},"Accelerating end-user value—because real-time speed is only as powerful as the use case it serves. ",[634],{"start":635,"end":636,"type":443},13,27,"rich_text$aa50013a-ef78-407d-aac1-b58851c72ff8",{"variation":420,"version":421,"items":639,"primary":640,"id":651,"slice_type":445,"slice_label":13},[],{"body":641},[642],{"type":430,"text":643,"spans":644,"direction":433},"The US doesn’t do “mandates.” It does markets. FedNow’s evolution will be shaped by the collective actions of participants—and their ability to move from real-time capability to real-time strategy. ",[645,648],{"start":646,"end":647,"type":480},164,174,{"start":649,"end":650,"type":480},188,196,"rich_text$907f29f7-b38f-483f-a6c9-e1eeba58bd6e","FedNow at Two: Building Real-Time Rails That Work for the U.S.","When the Federal Reserve launched FedNow in July 2023, it did so with a clear goal: to make instant, always-on payments a core capability of the U.S. banking system. Two years in, the progress is measurable—but so are the questions. How close are we to ubiquity? How well is FedNow positioned to coexist with (and complement) other rails? And what does success look like in a market as complex and decentralized as the United States?",1788399682146]