Nacha Resources

Nacha offers numerous resources to help you stay up-to-date on industry regulations and expand your skills and knowledge of payments systems. Flexible resources allow you to pursue education when and how it’s convenient for you.

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Faster Payments 101

Faster Payments 101 is an updated version of the Introduction to Faster Payments in the U.S., an industry resource developed by Nacha and its Payments Association member organizations in 2017. The Alliance’s Faster Payments Playbook Project Team has enhanced the tool as part of its broader effort of developing actionable tools to help advance faster payments in the U.S. market.

NACHA Reports Strong ACH Volume Growth in Q3 2018

HERNDON, Va., Nov. 1, 2018 – The number of ACH payments totaled more than 5.6 billion in the third quarter of 2018, a 6.7 percent increase over Q3 2017, according to NACHA. The ACH Network’s strong performance is driven in large part by online and business-to-business (B2B) payments.

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(Podcast) Nacha’s API Standardization: A Necessary Undertaking

September 24, 2020
As technological innovation continues to reshape the payments industry, APIs are becoming a prominent feature of the landscape. But as APIs become a facet in the payments industry, so does the need for API standardization and common practices. Such a framework is necessary for innovation and growth to continue at a quick pace. Therefore, Nacha is leading the industry effort on API standardization.
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Direct Deposit: As Easy as it Gets

September 21, 2020
There are plenty of things in life that are complicated, but Direct Deposit isn't one of them. Quite the opposite.
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Direct Deposit is Proven, Fast and Secure

September 20, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic raged across the country, the U.S. government turned to Direct Deposit to deliver millions of stimulus payments to Americans. On April 15, exactly as the IRS instructed, 81 million Americans woke up to find their stimulus payments safely in their bank accounts thanks to Direct Deposit. Ultimately, the IRS would authorize 120 million payments via Direct Deposit. However, despite this success, there have been mischaracterizations and inaccuracies in news reports and commentary regarding the delivery of government emergency assistance to consumers.

Myth Busting: Economic Impact Payments (EIPs)

September 20, 2020
Recently, there have been mischaracterizations and inaccuracies in news reports and commentary regarding the delivery of government emergency assistance to consumers. This document works to set the record straight.

How Nacha Elevation Consulting Helps Clients Move to an All-Digital World

September 18, 2020
When COVID-19 forced much of the world into lockdown it was unchartered territory for many, including Nacha Elevation Consulting. As it turns out, we’ve been busy in recent months, and noticed a common thread among our clients: they want anything tied to payments to be moved to all digital.
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(Podcast) Same Day ACH in 2020: Constant Growth & Continued Improvements

September 17, 2020
With paper check use declining and electronic payment methods on the rise, the ACH Network has grown tremendously in recent years. A recent PaymentsJournal podcast unpacked how this growth continued into 2020, even as the pandemic disrupted regular economic activity. In fact, the pandemic underscored just how reliable and valuable the ACH Network is to commercial and economic activity. Part of the ACH Network’s continued success is tied to Same Day ACH, Nacha’s faster payment offering.
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Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance Releases Two New Resources Focused on Voice Payments and Pandemic-Related Cybersecurity Best Practices

September 17, 2020
The Alliance, a membership organization, brings together diverse, global stakeholders – including financial institutions, solution providers, corporates, and more – to support payments innovation. Through various active Project Teams, the Alliance collaborates to create tools designed to influence existing and emerging payment trends, drive change, remove barriers, and support innovation.
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ACH Network to Provide End-User Education Opportunities

September 16, 2020
As part of Nacha’s efforts to educate more corporate end users on the ACH Network and upcoming Rule changes, Nacha is offering two free webinars to corporate end-users. The webinars are limited to only end users, and Nacha encourages our financial institution members to share the links with your corporate (ie business, government, nonprofit, education, association) customers.
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