Fed touts FedNow’s fraud tools
Payments Dive
JULY 14, 2023
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester in a speech this week spelled out tools the new instant payments system will have for thwarting fraud.
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PYMNTS
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To use the tool, customers electronically send payment instructions, which are routed to the WellsOne Virtual Card Payments service, the release stated. A key feature is the use of one-time, virtual card numbers to make the payments, one of the benefits of which is protection against fraud, Wells Fargo said in the release.
PYMNTS
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PYMNTS
JULY 2, 2020
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PYMNTS
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