As a bank customer, it is difficult to fully understand how the everyday transactions we have come to depend on can move so rapidly and affordably. Most of us don’t even seem to think twice about what really goes on behind the scenes within the financial system.  What does happen behind the scenes is that billions of dollars move stealthily...

ACH is the main network that processes most electronic financial transactions in the US. ACH payments are electronic payments completed through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network. They are a popular alternative to paper checks and credit card payments since they offer a number of benefits to merchants and consumers. The National Automated Clearinghouse Association (NACHA), the Electronic Payments Association...

In every business transaction, both the merchant and the customer like having options. Different methods translate to more opportunities for the trader, and flexibility for the buyer. As such, merchants especially prefer payment channels that don’t cost too much to process. An example of these is Automated Clearinghouse Payments (ACH). The best thing about ACH compared to credit cards is...

In recent years, the payments industry has witnessed some dramatic developments. New technologies aimed at facilitating payments appear in the market and going mobile accounts for a lot of innovation. According to 2016 AFP Electronic Payments Survey, 51% of companies’ B2B payments were still being made by check. Smaller companies generating less than $1 billion revenue annually and companies with...

Thanks to technology and new innovations, business is continuously evolving. This includes an increased movement toward an electronic, mobile infrastructure. ACH (Automated Clearing House) plays a huge role in this. What is ACH? ACH is a network the was established for financial transactions within the U.S. This network makes it possible for various banks to communicate efficiently regarding transactions associated...

The Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network is the main network that processes much of the financial transactions in the US. ACH Processing Thanks to the ACH Network, money and information can be sent from one bank account to another through Direct Deposit and Direct Payment via ACH transactions. The latter transactions include: ACH credit and debit transactions Recurring and one-time...

Same Day ACH is a new rule adopted by NACHA (National Automated Clearing House Association). The latter manages the development, administration, and governance of the ACH Network. Same Day ACH allows for payments to be processed within 1 business day, rather than the next day or day after. So Same-day ACH can be described as the US faster payments solution...

According to the Electronic Payments Association, almost $5 billion in US electronic payments were brought in on the same day in October 2016. This happened after the adoption of new rules by financial institutions to accelerate the transfers. The trade group stated nearly 3.8 million same-day transfers (the average amount made up $1.303) were registered in October 2016. According to...

According to new data from the National Automated Clearinghouse Association (NACHA), the electronic payments association that manages the development, administration, and governance of the ACH Network, same-day ACH has successfully started after it was initially implemented in September 2016. In October 2016, ACH counted for 3.8 million transactions making up 55 billion. ACH is the US faster payments initiative aimed...

ACH governing body NACHA (previously the National Automated Clearing House Association) has recently reported the total amount of transactions was 4.98 billion in 2015’s 4th quarter. This is up 5.5% from 4.72 billion registered in 2014’s fourth quarter. 2015’s third quarter had 5.9% increase. Fast-growing Transaction Codes Transaction categories related to one-time and recurring consumer payments are playing a major...