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What is an ACH Deposit and How Does It Work?

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Many small businesses choose ACH operators because they are more convenient than most direct deposits. ACH transfers don’t come with high fees and transactions and they’re easily edited if an employer wants to adjust payroll, extend bonuses, or reimburse an employee. Most ACH deposits are completed within 1-3 business days.

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Faster Payments: Does The Fed Have A Hidden Agenda?

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Last week, NACHA issued an ACH operations bulletin announcing the delay of the rollout of a third Same Day ACH (SDA) processing window by six months, to March 19, 2021. That all of this might stem from the hidden agenda of making it free – or as close to free as possible – to move money. A Couple of Important Dots.

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Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments

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Direct deposit over the ACH network eliminated that friction and got them earlier access to those funds. Fast-forward four decades, and everyone – FIs, ACH operators, FinTechs – have been working overtime to get payroll off the paper check and to get wages into workers’ bank accounts faster.