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Launch of FedNow brings instant payments systems to the US

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The US Federal Reserve launched its long-awaited instant payments system on Thursday.

On Thursday, the US Federal Reserve launched its long-awaited instant payments system, bringing the nation in line with many other countries – such as Mexico, Brazil, and the UK – where real-time payments platforms already operate.

The new FedNow payments service will let US bank customers send and receive money almost instantly,