Although Tax Day was April 15, the IRS and State Tax Refund Return Opt-In Programs are available year-round to help financial institutions return tax refund credits in cases of suspected error or fraud.

Florida dentists will soon find it easier to get fee-free EFT claim payments—and reject virtual credit cards (VCCs)—under a new law coming to the Sunshine State.

Even higher education professionals can sometimes use a little schooling—especially about how to make and receive payments. 

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Records are made to be broken, and that’s especially true when it comes to ACH.

Nacha released the following statement from Jane Larimer, President and CEO, on the Federal Reserve requesting comments to expand the operating days of the National Settlement Service to include weekends and holidays:

HERNDON, Virginia, April 23, 2024 – A 47% increase in Same Day ACH volume helped lead the way as the ACH Network began 2024 by handling 8.2 billion payments in the first quarter. 

After four consecutive years of declines, the number of organizations reporting attempted or actual payments fraud rose considerably in 2023, new research found.

This convenient quick-reference tool helps ACH Originators quickly and easily understand their obligations under the ACH Rules.

This convenient, quick-reference tool is ideal for assisting with Originator education and training.

The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) owns and manages the CORE Operating Rules. The Healthcare EFT Enrollment Rules were just updated to help health claim payments move more efficiently and effectively while

HERNDON, Virginia, March 20, 2024 – Nacha’s Top 50 ranking of financial institution originators and receivers of ACH payments for 2023 was released today.

Not long ago, credit-push fraud wasn’t something you heard payments professionals discussing. That it quickly became part of today’s lexicon shows the importance of keeping our risk management strategies current. A slate of recently approved Nacha Operating Rules will do just that.

HERNDON, Virginia, March 18, 2024 – Nacha members have approved a set of rules intended to reduce the incidence of frauds, such as business email compromise (BEC), that make use of credit-push payments.

These Rule amendments are part of a larger Risk Management package intended to reduce the incidence of successful fraud attempts and improve the recovery of funds after frauds have occurred.

It’s perhaps the most recognizable feature of the ACH Network: Direct Deposit. It’s the way 93% of American workers are paid and nearly all Social Security recipients get their benefits.

HERNDON, Virginia, Feb. 14, 2024 – Led by strong growth in Same Day ACH and business-to-business (B2B) payments, the ACH Network securely handled 31.5 billion payments valued at $80.1 trillion in 2023.

It’s been one of Nacha’s main focuses in recent years: Encouraging healthcare professionals—especially dentists—to receive claim payments by electronic funds transfer, or EFT. There’s new evidence that these efforts are paying off.

A decade-long increase in medical and dental professionals receiving claim payments by EFT continued in 2023.

No more flipping through page after page to find Return Reason Codes or authorization requirements. Convenient self-stick Rules Book tabs are available in sets of 25 pre-printed tabs to mark those sections of the Nacha Operating Rules & Guidelines that a referenced most often.

HERNDON, Virginia, Oct. 17, 2023 – Ongoing adoption of Same Day ACH and the continued increase in business-to-business (B2B) payments led the ACH Network to robust results in the third quarter of 2023.