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NACHA Postpones Same-Day ACH Window Due To Fed Board

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NACHA, national administrator of the ACH network, said a third processing window for same-day transactions will be postponed for six months until the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (Fed Board) approves the initiative. The passage was contingent upon the approval of the Federal Reserve Board by June 30 of this year.

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Fed moves will boost payments' digital migration

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The Fed plans to make its National Settlement System (NSS) more available. This will help Nacha broaden its settlement capabilities to new regions, writes Icon Solutions' Gene Neyer.

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Fed pumps the brakes on Nacha plan for faster Same-Day ACH

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After more than two years of successful operation in delivering Same-Day ACH payments, Nacha's request to add a third processing window has been denied by the Federal Reserve, which says it has to obtain public comment on the concept.

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Faster Payments: Does The Fed Have A Hidden Agenda?

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Connecting these two dots suggests a few important things that, for banks and card networks, might be the 2020 hindsight that could have come in handy had they stopped to look backwards a few years ago: That the Fed has much more than a passing interest in how faster payments are run in the U.S. This delay was initiated by the Fed.

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Nacha same-day ACH plan could force changes to Fedwire

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Nacha's request to the Fed to extend submission times for its Same-Day ACH network was far from routine for two organizations that had worked together for decades.

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Fed Finds ACH Surpasses Checks In Corporate Payments

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According to Fed researchers, there were some significant changes in corporate payments activity between 2000 an 2015. The value of corporate payments has also significantly risen since 2000, the Fed found. This year the Fed said it plans to release analysis on fraud to identify trends in fraud based on payment type.

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Fed Looks To Keep Momentum Going On Payments Improvements

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Payment System paper, in which the Fed outlined initiatives for the payments industry and its stakeholders to promote progress. For the Fed, progress means improving the speed, security and efficiency of the payments system, and to focus on international payments capabilities and promote collaboration within the field. Efficiency.

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