FREE Power Hours for SFE Members

Sixty-minute sessions via webinar will be packed with information on industry hot topics for your staff. You must register to attend. You will receive an email with access instructions and handouts at least 2-days prior to the session. Do it today ~ you’ll be glad you did!

• No time out of the office
• No travel expenses
• And no charge for our members

Make the most of these presentations by gathering your staff around your conference room speaker phone. The access information will be emailed to each registrant. There will be live questions and answers at the end of each session.

Participate from multiple locations on different devices at no additional cost!

2025 Dates:

Dates, Times and Topics for 2025 Power Hour Sessions are below:

Wednesday, March 5th, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm - FedDetect® Duplicate Notification for Check Services

Join our session to understand the FedDetect Duplicate Notification for Check Services (FedDetect Duplicate Notification) service that offers banks of first deposit (BOFDs) early notice of potential duplicate checks processed by the Federal Reserve Banks. Reports are available for both commercial and Treasury checks deposited by your institution or another BOFD on the current day or within a specific date range. Notices are sent directly to your inbox via encrypted email and may be used at your discretion to supplement your own research and to take appropriate action.

Speaker:

Della M. Tate, AAP, CTP

Program Director, Retail Payments Product Management

Federal Reserve Financial Services

Thursday, April 3rd, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - Faster Payments 2025: Innovations, Trends, and What's Next

The payments industry is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by the adoption of instant payment services like FedNow® and a surge in new technologies. Over the past two years, we’ve witnessed groundbreaking advancements that have reshaped the faster payments ecosystem, fostering greater confidence and enabling widespread adoption.

Join us for an insightful session where we’ll explore the latest trends and innovations influencing faster payments in 2025. Featuring highlights from the latest Faster Payments Barometer, our expert panel will share critical insights into the current landscape, future directions, and strategies for accelerating implementation in a secure and efficient way. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain actionable perspectives on optimizing the power of faster payments today and tomorrow.

Speakers:

Vinay Prabhakar, Chief Marketing Officer, Volante Technologies

Reed Luthanen, Executive Director, U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC)

Thursday, July 17, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm - FedACH Exceptions Exception Resolutions Service

Join us for an informational session to understand how FedACH customers have the ability to manage ACH exception cases through the FedACH Exception Resolution Service accessed through their FedLine Web^® or FedLine Advantage^® Solutions. ACH exceptions are defined as disputes, notifications, questions or requests for additional information either from a financial institution or on behalf of an account holder of the institution.

Speaker:

Matt Fast, Product Manager, Exceptions

Federal Reserve Financial Services

Thursday, September 25, To AI or Not to A - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Generative AI has captured the imagination of entrepreneurs and subsequently has been inserted into virtually all daily business activities. GenAI has the prospect to dramatically increase productivity and deliver unique insights. Yet it can also get things wrong and even … hallucinate! For these reasons, most FIs have disabled access to any Gen AI tools. But is this the right course of action for harnessing this important new technology? David will provide a blueprint for understanding the role of GenAI in future financial services, detail the steps needed to safely address GenAI risk and provide specific examples of GenAI usage. This session will guide you to an understanding of where and when GenAI must become part of your services and may be the most important one you attend this year.

Speaker:

David Peterson, Senior Vice President

Chief Innovation Officer

First National Bankers Bank