Follow Fast: The Smart Path to Instant Payments Go-Live
About This Course
Attendees gain a practical, realistic roadmap for launching instant payments in today’s FedNow and RTP environment. This webinar moves beyond technology to address operational readiness, treasury and liquidity considerations, staffing, and exception handling required for 24/7/365 payments. Participants learn how peer institutions are sequencing adoption using a follow fast approach, avoiding common pitfalls, measuring early success, and positioning instant payments as a foundation for future innovation—including AI and tokenized money.
Topics covered in this course
- The Instant Payments Landscape Today
- Why Waiting Is No Longer Neutral
- A Phased “Follow Fast” Go-Live Strategy
- Operational Readiness Beyond Technology
- Common Launch Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them
- Measuring Early Success
- Building the Foundation for Future Innovation
Your Instructor
- Angela Murphy, Ph.D.—widely known as Payments Elsa—is a leading voice at the intersection of faster payments, artificial intelligence, and fintech innovation. With a Ph.D. and years of hands-on experience in B2B payments, solutions integration, and financial technology, Angela bridges the gap between emerging technologies and practical strategy, helping financial institutions transform how money moves.
- A trusted advisor and strategist, Angela works with banks, credit unions, and fintechs to navigate the complexities of real-time payments, behavioral AI, and digital infrastructure modernization. Her work is grounded in deep market insight and a relentless drive to make complex financial concepts clear, actionable, and inclusive—for industry leaders and everyday users alike.
- Angela is a graduate of the PayTech Women Executive Academy and the Money20/20 RiseUp program, and she was named the 2024 Emerging Trendsetter by PayTech Women. She is also a Founding Fellow of Coruzant Technologies and a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and representation in financial services and technology.
- A dynamic speaker and educator, Angela frequently delivers webinars and guest lectures for institutions such as UC Berkeley, the University of Missouri’s Bloch School of Business, and the Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Her thought leadership has been featured across global podcasts and media, including The Payments Podium, Cybersecurity Matters, PCN, Off the Rails, Wrestling Payments, and Versatile Ph.D.
CPE & Accreditation
This course qualifies for 1.4 CPE/ NASBA. Your certificate and transcript are available immediately upon completion.
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Please note: You must attend at least 50 minutes to obtain credit. Final CPE approval belongs with each state's regulatory board. Credit is based on a 50-minute credit hour.
For more detailed information about the course, including the outline, content, and objectives, please refer to the 'Description' tab on this webpage.
Field Of Study: Information Technology
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of the banking industry, business, or law
Level of Knowledge: Intermediate
Advanced Preparation: None
Delivery Method: QAS Self Study
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