The numbers tell the story: The ACH Network is a bright spot amid the economic uncertainty of 2022.

Following the increase of the Same Day ACH dollar limit to $1 million in March 2022, Nacha and the ACH Operators - the Federal Reserve and The Clearing House - have completed the latest phase in the acceleration of ACH payments with the implementation of “Late Night ACH.”

Steady growth continued for the ACH Network in the third quarter of 2022, with 7.6 billion payments processed valued at $19.2 trillion. Those are increases of 4.2% and 6%, respectively, from a year earlier.

A new survey from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) shows B2B payments are rapidly moving away from checks in favor of ACH and other electronic payments.

Today, Nacha, the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC) and our nation’s Payments Associations announced a first-of-its-kind alliance to create the Accredited Faster Payments Professional (AFPP) program. This partnership demonstrates a cross-industry collaboration to benefit the entire payments community.

It isn’t every day that you see an increase of 1,140%. But when you look at some recent gains by Same Day ACH used for business-to-business (B2B) payments that’s exactly what happened. 

Increasing the Same Day ACH dollar limit to $1 million per payment posed no greater fraud risk than the prior $100,000 threshold, a new survey by Nacha’s Risk Management Advisory Group (RMAG) found. 

The ACH Network moved 7.5 billion payments in the second quarter of 2022, led by growth in Same Day ACH and business-to-business (B2B) payments.

ACH end users have consistently and constantly asked for higher dollar limits for Same Day ACH payments. In March 2020, the original limit of $25,000 was raised to $100,000. Then, two years later in March 2022, the limit was increased again to $1 million per payment.

Nacha President and CEO Jane Larimer takes a closer look at the first quarter 2022 ACH Network results.

The ACH Network experienced overall growth in the first quarter of 2022, even as recent forms of pandemic-related government assistance have ended.

Presidents typically stand before Congress and proclaim the state of the union to be strong. Michael Herd was looking for a different adjective to describe the ACH State of the Union and came up with the perfect fit: “historic.”

A new study for Nacha and the Center for Payments takes a closer look at how Same Day ACH is being used and what the payments community would like to see.

Same Day ACH might have started out like a tuxedo, but today it’s more like a pair of comfortable jeans. “We don’t need special occasions” to use Same Day ACH, Joe W. Hussey, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan and Chair of the Nacha Board of Directors, told Smarter Faster Payments 2022.

On March 18, 2022, the per payment limit for Same Day ACH payments climbs to $1 million. This Nacha guidance document will help you prepare.

Nacha President and CEO Jane Larimer looks at some of the exciting changes and events coming this year to Nacha and the ACH Network.

ACH Network volume grew 8.7% in 2021 with 29.1 billion payments. The value of those payments rose 17.4%, or $10.8 trillion.

The Same Day ACH per payment limit rises from $100,000 to $1 million on March 18, 2022. Our End-user briefing has helpful information. 

Buoyed by strong gains in the healthcare and business-to-business sectors as well as Same Day ACH payments, ACH Network payment volume grew 6.1% during the fourth quarter of 2021.

With business-to-business (B2B) showing particularly strong growth, and healthcare claim payments setting a record, the modern ACH Network recorded a 7.7% increase in payment volume during the third quarter of 2021.