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It’s Official: Same-Day ACH Gets a Third Settlement Window, Effective March 2021

December 30 2019

“In a move that could have wide-ranging implications for a variety of payments, the Federal Reserve on Monday announced it will support a third settlement window each day for same-day automated clearing house transactions. The later settlement time, which ACH rule-making authority Nacha and a number of banks have long pushed for, will allow financial […]
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Same-Day Transaction Boom Helps Propel the ACH to a $51 Trillion Year

February 21 2019

“Same-day automated clearing house transactions more than doubled in 2018 and the value of those payments increased 83% in the first full year of same-day ACH debit service, NACHA reported Tuesday. The same-day volumes helped the sprawling ACH network continue its growth streak, with total payments up nearly 7% and the value of those payments […]
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Same-Day and P2P Volumes Boom on the ACH While Back-Office Conversions Stage a Comeback

February 1 2019

“The big ACH news for the past couple of years has been same-day transactions, which promise to meet demand for faster clearing and settlement, and help the network meet growing competition from financial-technology companies. Same-day ACH transactions—credits and debits combined—grew 46% year-over-year to 51.3 million from 35.2 million in 2017’s last quarter, Herndon, Va.-based NACHA reported this week. Growing slightly […]
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NACHA & Faster Payments Council Developing ‘Faster Payments Playbook’ | Credit Union Times

May 14 2019

“NACHA’s Payments Innovation Alliance and the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC) have launched a partnership to develop an “educational and online decisioning platform” called the Faster Payments Playbook. Its objective is to help credit unions and other payments organizations create their own faster payments strategies by addressing developments in faster payments and identifying opportunities for […]
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The ACH Posts Its Highest Growth Rate Since 2008

July 15 2019

“The nation’s automated clearing house network went on a tear in the quarter ended June 30, notching its highest growth rate since 2008 thanks to double-digit growth for key categories like Internet payments and business-to-business transfers. Total volume for the quarter came to 6.1 billion transactions, an increase of 7.7% from the same three months […]
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Nacha Introduces the Nacha Corporate Experience

May 7 2019

“The Nacha Corporate Experience is comprised of different solutions that when used together improve the end-to-end electronic payment and remittance process for businesses-to-business payments. Currently, the Nacha Corporate Experience includes the Business Payments Federated Directory, which leverages blockchain technology to address supplier onboarding challenges. Through the Directory, businesses can obtain, maintain and exchange accurate and […]
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Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance and the U.S. Faster Payments Council Collaborate to Develop the Faster Payments Playbook

May 8 2019

“Today, Nacha and its Payments Innovation Alliance, jointly with the U.S. Faster Payments Council, are announcing a collaboration to further develop the Faster Payments Playbook, an educational and online decisioning platform that will help banks, credit unions and businesses develop a faster payments strategy – from concept to reality.”
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OnDeck Offers Same Day Funding To Empower Small Business

April 5 2019

“OnDeck (NYSE: ONDK ), the leader in online lending to small business, today announced that it will offer to fund and debit customer bank accounts with Same Day ACH transfers, eliminating a decades long pain point for small business owners accustomed to the traditional ACH transfer process, which can take multiple days and lacks certainty […]
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Digital Check Push Payments Via Push-to-Card

April 3 2019

“Checkbook Inc. today announced the launch of Instant Pay. Businesses can push money instantly into millions of individual and business bank accounts without collecting sensitive routing or account information. There is no need for recipients to sign up for any service or download any app.”