Federal Reserve Board

244 results about this entity

Period: 17 Feb 2006 - 04 Nov 2024

Retailers file suit against Federal Reserve over card swipe fees

US merchant lobby groups have filed a suit against the Federal Reserve over allegations that the US central bank caved in to bank demands to raise the cap on debit fees by including expenses that were not permissible under law.

Banks warned of fraud risks in mobile remote deposits

US financial institutions have been warned of the potential for rising fraud rates from the expansion of remote deposit capture technology to the retail and unbanked sector.

Fed surprises markets with watered-down interchange caps

Shares in major US issuing banks and card schemes moved up late Tuesday as the Federal Reserve issued a watered-down take on the Durbin Amendment on interchange fees, setting the cap at 21 cents per transaction, rather than the 12 cent ceiling proposed in earlier consultations.

M-payments much more secure than bank cards - Atlanta Fed blog explodes security myth

The mobile phone has the potential to offer a much more secure payment experience than bank-issued plastic cards, says the Atlanta Fed in a myth-busting blog post.

Americans ditching cheques for electronic payments

Americans are increasingly turning their backs on cheques in favour of electronic payment methods, particularly debit cards, according to a study from the Federal Reserve.

Malaysian hacker breached Fed network

A Malaysian computer expert who hacked into the computer network of the Federal Reserve Bank was arrested in New York last month shortly after arriving at JFK Airport with a laptop holding more than 400,000 stolen credit and debit card numbers.

Equens and Federal Reserve Banks launch international payments service

The Federal Reserve Banks and Equens have processed the first transatlantic automated clearinghouse payments using a new jointly developed channel.

US risks becoming a global centre for card fraud warns senior Fed staffer

A senior official at the US Federal Reserve has expressed alarm that the country is being left isolated by its reliance on mag-stripe cards while the rest of the world moves to more secure EMV-based Chip and PIN payment technology.

US faces long wait for mobile payments at PoS - Boston Fed

Mobile payments are unlikely to take off on a large scale in the US for at least the next three years, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

IPF Association formed to simplify global credit transfers

A group of 21 banks, clearing houses and associated payment service providers have launched the International Payments Framework Association (IPFA).

Major dealers outline next steps in OTC clean-up

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has welcomed commitments by 14 major dealers to ramp up efforts to cut risks and improve post-trade automation and transparency in the over-the-counter derivatives markets.

Fed warns of liquidity threat to settlement utilities

The increasing use of 'just-in-time liquidity' provisioning by financial market utilities (FMU) to mitigate against settlement risk poses a growing threat to future financial stability according to a study conducted by the Chicago Federal Reserve.