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What is ACH Credit and ACH Debit and How Do They Work?

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What are ACH Debit Payments? An ACH debit transaction is another form of payment processed by the ACH network. With an ACH debit payment, a customer requests their bank to withdraw money from their account and then deliver it to the receiving party’s bank account.

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Why Now Is The Time For CUs’ Digital Transformation

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For credit unions (CUs), the shift to digital banking is here — and depending on how you look at it, the pivot, by necessity, took only a few months. CO-OP saw credit and debit transaction counts fall precipitously in the early weeks of the pandemic, as low as 30 percent.

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US Debit Card Usage Soars as Consumers Embrace Convenient Payments

The Fintech Times

The 2024 PULSE Debit Issuer Study reveals that in 2023, the total number of debit cards, transactions and annual spending per active card all saw substantial increases. On average, active debit cardholders completed 34.6 transactions per month, including 30.7 ATM transactions.

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The Bank-FinTech Tie-Up Evolves

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The company highlighted the friction of the legacy ACH rail that can slow down transaction speeds, noting that its technology adds pre-authorization to ACH debit transactions and enables FIs to predict funds ability using intelligence technology. Tyfone Connects FIs To Payrailz.

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PSCU Reports Higher Debit, Credit Sales During Holidays

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PSCU , which is known as a premier payments credits union service organization (CUSO), reported significantly higher year-over-year growth than expected during the holidays, with a 7.86 percent increase in debit and credit sales among its owner credit unions (CUs). Debit sales volume grew by 8.76

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In Brazil, Banking Customers Turn To Debit, Digital Banking

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These shifts have made digital banking and debit transactions more important than ever. Banks and credit unions (CUs) that can meet rising demand for digital services may exit the pandemic with customers who are more loyal than ever. Download the Tracker to read the full story.

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Report Shows US Small Towns Lost 14 Pct Of Banks Between 2012-17

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Allendale had lost a small community bank in 2014 after it failed, leaving it with a single traditional bank, called Palmetto State, as well as with SRP, a local credit union. Wayne Brown, the grocery owner, says these small purchases hurt his business, as the debit transaction fees often outweigh the actual sale.