The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization committed to advancing safe and fast payments, named Carl Slabicki, executive platform owner of treasury services at BNY, as the new chairperson of the FPC board of directors. Slabicki succeeds Michael Bilski, CEO of North American Banking Co., who served as board chairperson since 2019.
Slabicki brings much experience and expertise to the FPC. At BNY, he is responsible for the treasury services commercial platform, delivering payments, trade and cash management solutions to clients globally. With experience in payment services across real-time payments (RTP and FedNow), ACH, card solutions and alternative payment rails, Slabicki is well-positioned to support the FPC’s continued growth in faster payments. Slabicki also represents BNY on the board of directors for Nacha and The Clearing House Payments Co.
“I am honored to be appointed as the new chairperson of the FPC board of directors,” Slabicki said. “I would like to extend my gratitude to Michael Bilski for his exemplary leadership and dedication to the FPC since its inception. I look forward to building on his legacy and working with the board to advance our mission of driving faster payments adoption and industry education across the market.”
“It has been an honor to serve as the chairperson of the FPC board of directors for the past five years,” Bilski said. “I have great confidence in Carl’s ability to lead the FPC into the future to achieve our vision of a seamless payments system, where anyone can pay anyone else anytime with immediate funds availability. As the FPC looks to add even more value, Carl’s experience and judgment will be invaluable in assessing the growing need for coordination and standardization to streamline the adoption of faster payments across various use cases.”
The FPC Board is made up of leaders from all sectors of the payments ecosystem. It offers strategic guidance, promotes collaboration and ensures all processes, activities and recommendations align with the FPC’s foundational values.
“The FPC owes Mike Bilski a debt of gratitude for all he has done to help launch and grow this organization into what it has become today,” FPC Executive Director Reed Luhtanen said. “His leadership as our board chairperson will be missed. That said, with Carl stepping into the role of chairperson of the FPC board of directors, we are excited about the future of the organization. … We anticipate that under Carl’s leadership, the FPC will continue to drive significant progress in faster payments adoption and industry collaboration.”