Spring 2026 Payments System Intern

CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

As an employee of the Atlanta Fed, you will help support our mission of promoting the stability and efficiency of the U.S. economy and financial system. Your work will affect the economy of the Southeast, the United States, and the world. The work we do here is important, and how we do it is just as important as what we do. We live our values of integrity, excellence, and respect every day. We do the right thing, we do things right, and we treat people right. A career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta gives you the chance to do work that touches lives and helps communities prosper.
The Bank believes in flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also recognizing the necessity of connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Onsite work is an essential function of this position, and you are required to be onsite according to the schedule set by your management.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Research Department is now hiring for our Spring 2026 Internship Program. This is an onsite/ hybrid (Preferred) or remote position eligible; candidate must be available to work 15 hours a week during the following days/times: Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM EST. The position will start January 2026 through May 2026*. *date subject to change

The Research Division focuses on every aspect of the economy, from the local to the international level. At the Atlanta Fed, studies range from analyzing rural banking markets in the Southeast to designing and testing economic forecasting models used in policy making.

SCOPE OF ASSIGNMENT

Payments Forum – Selected students will be conducting recruitment of depository and financial institutions, major card networks, payments processors, and card issuers through data submission and validation activities as part of the Federal Reserve Payments Study (FRPS) administered by the Atlanta Fed’s Payments Forum in partnership with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 

The FRPS is the most comprehensive, unbiased study of noncash payments activity in the U.S. The FRPS collects data from some 4,000 financial institutions and more than 100 network processors and issuers. Encouraging these respondents to participate and helping them to do so is the goal of the Research Interns.

More information about the FRPS can be found here. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student, preferably in economics or finance.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, rush jobs, change in workload or technological developments).

Full Time / Part TimePart time

Regular / TemporaryTemporary

Job Exempt (Yes / No)No

Job CategoryInternship Family Group

Work ShiftFirst (United States of America)

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