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ACH Payment vs Wire Transfer: What’s the Difference and Which Payment Method Should You Use?

Stax

JUNE 27, 2024

Global ACH is available but only for bank-to-bank networks Wire transfers have no geographic limitations. The utility company (the ODFI) passes the ACH files to the financial institution, which then sends a file with the payment request to the customer’s bank (the RDFI). The bank then completes the payment on behalf of the customer.

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ACH Transfers: How long do they take?

Nanonets

MARCH 21, 2023

The ACH network then combines each message into a batch that is sent to the bank receiving the request (the receiving depository financial institution, or RDFI). Day 2, 12:00 PM: The ACH network delivers this latest round of files as ACH credit requests to every bank where your employees have an account (the RDFIs).

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ACH Payment vs Wire Transfer: What’s the Difference and Which Payment Method Should You Use?

ACH Transfers: How long do they take?

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