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Staffing Changes And New Initiatives Announced At NACHA

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NACHA, the Electronic Payments Association, announced Friday several staffing changes along with realignment of some responsibilities – efforts the overseer of the ACH network said would dovetail with new strategic directions. . Larimer had previously served as executive vice president of ACH network services and general counsel.

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ACH Payments Top 5.9B In Q4, Up 8.7 Pct From 2017

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During the fourth quarter of 2018, ACH Network volume saw more growth than it has in the last decade, according to the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), which noted same-day ACH payments also reached a new level. billion ACH payments happened in Q4 last year, including 3.5 Upwards of 5.9

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B2B Innovators Explore The New Payment Rail Combinations

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Nacha Drives Corporate ACH Adoption. Nacha is rolling out a new resource center designed to help corporates embrace the ACH Network. The new payment rail supports interbank, peer-to-peer, person-to-business and business-to-business transactions, and can handle up to 5 million transactions per day.

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Breaking Down The Faster Payments Construct

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Same Day ACH will create a new option for faster payments for all the banks and credit unions across the U.S. Two new same-day settlement windows will be added to the ACH Network, which will increase the actual movement of funds between all those financial institutions from once a day (at the beginning of the day) to three times a day.

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How Small Businesses Ride Their Payment Rails

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According to the firm, B2B transactions were a key driver of ACH transaction growth in the third quarter of the year, leading NACHA Chief Operating Officer Jane Larimer to describe the ACH Network as “thriving.”. More people than ever are benefitting from Same Day ACH.

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Phixius by Nacha Partners With ValidiFI to Enhance Account Validation Coverage

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bank account information,” said Rob Unger, Associate Managing Director of ACH Network Development at Nacha. Phixius further simplifies business requirements as it anonymizes requests and does not require end-user contracts. . “Phixius connects payment validation requestors to responders.

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NACHA Says ACH Booming For B2B

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More than 24 billion ACH transactions occurred in 2015, the report said, marking the second year in a row that saw a more than 1 billion increase in the number of ACH transactions. trillion being transferred via the ACH network , NACHA added, itself a 4 percent increase over the total value of 2014.

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