Payment Manager • FedNow

Instant Payments, Built for Your Bank

Instant Payments, Built for Your Bank

Real-time payments, 24/7/365, with no infrastructure to run.

PortX FedNow, part of PortX Payment Manager, is a cloud-hosted, API-first, ISO 20022-native instant-payments platform delivered and maintained by PortX as a managed service. It connects your bank to the Federal Reserve's FedNow Service.

PortX FedNow, part of PortX Payment Manager, is a cloud-hosted, API-first, ISO 20022-native instant-payments platform delivered and maintained by PortX as a managed service. It connects your bank to the Federal Reserve's FedNow Service.

Process payments in real time with configurable decisioning and compliance controls, continuous updates, and no on-premise infrastructure to run. The platform integrates directly with your core system and the FedNow Service to manage the full instant-payment lifecycle, from initiation through decisioning, processing, and reconciliation.

Why Banks Choose PortX FedNow

ISO 20022-native, aligned with the FedNow message format

Built to scale as part of a platform designed for multiple payment rails

Configurable decisioning tailored to your risk posture

Modern, API-first SaaS architecture

Built on the PortX integration platform, with pre-built connectivity to core banking and fraud providers

Lower operational overhead

What PortX FedNow Enables

  • API-driven initiation
  • Send and respond to requests for payment in both directions
  • Support for the full range of FedNow message types: credit transfers, returns, payment status requests, return requests, and requests for payment (RfP)

Live in 6–8 Weeks

Implementation typically takes 1.5 to 2 months from kick-off to go-live. The timeline is driven primarily by Federal Reserve paperwork and decision engine configuration, and the PortX integration platform shortens the work of connecting to your core. Here's what we'll partner with your team on:

Connectivity to the core banking system

FedNow connectivity configuration and Federal Reserve paperwork

Decision engine setup

What You Get

A modern, compliant instant-payments experience that lets your operations team process payments in real time with confidence, while giving your customers reliable, 24/7/365 payment capabilities. PortX FedNow is part of PortX Payment Manager, which also supports Wires and ACH, with more rails to come.