Policy Priorities

Payments

Supporting modernization of the payments system to improve consumer experiences and lower enterprise costs while combatting illicit activities.

Federal: AFC Comment Letter on Interagency RFI to Address Payments Fraud

Federal: Joint Industry Letter to Senate Committee on Finance on Remittance Tax

Federal: AFC Letter Concerning Remittance Tax Provision in Budget Reconciliation Bill

Fintech Group Warns Remittance Tax Will Hurt Consumers

How Trump’s administration may rework payments policies

How payment firms are responding to CFPB pressure

NY: States race ahead of US lawmakers in payments

American Fintech Council (AFC) Urges Louisiana Lawmakers to Adopt Modernized Money Transmission Framework

American Fintech Council (AFC) Calls for Accessible, Consumer-Focused Design in Trump Accounts Pilot Program

American Fintech Council Supports Michigan Legislation to Modernize Payments Regulation

American Fintech Council (AFC) Encourages Federal Reserve to Use Payment Account Prototype to Reduce Access Frictions and Advance Innovation

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