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Same Day ACH has been embraced for its ease and speed – leading to sharp growth over the past five years.

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Celebrating Five Years of Same Day ACH

New innovations often come and go. Electric typewriters and adding machines had their day. But some take hold and grow roots. Same Day ACH is a perfect example.

When Same Day ACH got its start in 2016 it was for credits only. In the first six processing days that September there were 1.3 million payments worth a total of about $1.5 billion. Not a bad start by any means, but once those roots started growing nice and deep, things certainly took off.

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Expanding Same Day ACH: How We Got Here

It was Sept. 23, 2016. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 18,261 and Same Day ACH made its debut. Fast forward to March 2021 and much has changed. 

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Extended Hours for Same Day ACH: The Time Has Come

July 5, 2019
Triple digit growth in a single year shows you’re on to something. Such is the case with Same Day ACH. Since its 2016 debut, businesses small and large, financial institutions from Main Street to Wall Street, and consumers have embraced the benefits of Same Day ACH. Volume jumped 137% from 2017 to 2018, with nearly 178 million transactions last year.  But it’s still a work in progress. In fact, we have an enhancement coming in September, making funds available sooner in the day for many ACH credits.
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Nacha Statement Regarding Federal Reserve Proposal to Support Same Day ACH Enhancements

May 14, 2019
Nacha applauds the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for issuing its proposal to extend its settlement services to support Same Day ACH enhancements with later settlement hours. The industry has spoken loudly in support of the expansion of Same Day ACH, and the public benefits it will provide for all businesses and consumers that use the ACH Network. Risks due to the extension of settlement hours can be mitigated with changes that Nacha believes the industry can gradually adopt over the next year and 10 months.
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Same Day ACH Helps Payroll at Companies Big, Small

March 5, 2019
In the March 2019 issue of the American Payroll Association's PAYTECH magazine, Nacha authored an article about how Same Day ACH is helping businesses of all sizes. We appreciate APA allowing us to reprint the article, which is available as a PDF.
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ACH Network Moves 23 Billion Payments and $51 Trillion in 2018

February 19, 2019
HERNDON, Va., February 19, 2019 – 2018 was a milestone year for the ACH Network. Payment volume climbed by almost 1.5 billion payments, the fourth straight year the ACH Network has added more than 1 billion new payments.  ACH Network volume reached nearly 23 billion payments in 2018, a year-over-year increase of 6.9 percent and the highest growth rate since 2008. That’s nearly 70 payments for every person in the U.S. The value of ACH payments in 2018 was $51.2 trillion, a 9.5 percent increase over 2017.
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ACH Network Moves 23 Billion Payments and $51 Trillion in 2018

February 19, 2019

HERNDON, Va., February 19, 2019 – 2018 was a milestone year for the ACH Network. Payment volume climbed by almost 1.5 billion payments, the fourth straight year the ACH Network has added more than 1 billion new payments. 

ACH Network volume reached nearly 23 billion payments in 2018, a year-over-year increase of 6.9 percent and the highest growth rate since 2008. That’s nearly 70 payments for every person in the U.S.

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Robust ACH Network Growth Continues in Fourth Quarter; Same Day ACH Volume Marks a Milestone

January 29, 2019
HERNDON, Va., Jan. 29, 2019 – ACH Network volume saw its biggest quarterly growth in more than a decade during the fourth quarter of 2018. Same Day ACH payments also passed a significant milestone.   More than 5.9 billion ACH payments were made in the final quarter of last year: 3.5 billion debits and 2.4 billion credits. That’s up 8.7 percent from the same time in 2017, and is the highest quarterly growth rate in 11 years.   Fourth quarter Same Day ACH volume was more than 51.3 million payments, marking the first time Same Day ACH payments surpassed the 50 million threshold.
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Robust ACH Network Growth Continues in Q4; Same Day ACH Volume Marks a Milestone

January 29, 2019

HERNDON, Va., January 29, 2019 – ACH Network volume saw its biggest quarterly growth in more than a decade during the fourth quarter of 2018. Same Day ACH payments also passed a significant milestone.

More than 5.9 billion ACH payments were made in the final quarter of last year: 3.5 billion debits and 2.4 billion credits. That’s up 8.7 percent from the same time in 2017, and is the highest quarterly growth rate in 11 years. 

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