The Faster Payments Council’s two-part Blockchain in U.S. Payments series explores how blockchain technology could complement existing payment infrastructure. It examines emerging opportunities and use cases, including stablecoins, tokenized deposits, cross-border payments, fraud prevention, compliance, treasury management, governance, and interoperability, while highlighting key considerations for implementation as the payments industry evolves. 

Part 1: A Practitioner’s Guide to the Rails, the Risks, and the Opportunity 

Part 2: Architecture, Interoperability, and the Path to Production-Grade Deployment