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.

A new Nacha Operating Rule affects the way ACH Network participants use Micro-Entries. We take a look at what it means and why you should start preparing now.

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.

Today, Nacha released the following statement by President and CEO Jane Larimer on the December 2021 update to the Federal Reserve Payments Study.

This Rule will define and standardize practices and formatting of Micro-Entries, which are used by some ACH Originators as a method of account validation.

A review of the changes to the Nacha Operating Rules in 2021, and what's coming in 2022.

In a recent podcast interview, Nacha’s Brad Smith discusses BNPL and the ACH Network.

In just five short years, Same Day ACH – Nacha’s faster payments solution – has gained remarkable traction, with the payments community putting it to work in several use cases.  

2021 is shaping up to be a banner year for healthcare volume on the ACH Network, as medical and dental providers increasingly recognize the advantages of electronic claim payments. 

An expert in the field of charitable giving says Nacha's Nonprofit Toolkit has a wide range of resources that nonprofits of all sizes will find helpful.

The vast majority of cryptocurrency companies and platforms are increasingly interested in ACH. While at first glance it might not seem like a natural pairing, the synergy comes into focus for one prime reason: ACH gives a competitive edge. 

Routing numbers can change with mergers and acquisitions, or even be retired when no longer needed. Keeping track of routing numbers and which FIs they belong to can be challenging.

The last year and a half was turbulent, but through it all the ACH Network delivered for Americans when they needed it most, while also preparing for a strong future, Nacha President and CEO Jane Larimer said.

This Rule clarifies the roles and responsibilities of Third-Party Senders (TPS) in the ACH Network by addressing the existing practice of Nested Third-Party Sender relationships, and making explicit and clarifying the requirement that a TPS conduct a Risk Assessment.

These changes will amend the Nacha Operating Rules (Rules) to address a variety of minor topics related to Meaningful Modernization, an ACH Operator edit and expiration of stop payments on non-consumer accounts.

While there’s an overwhelming desire to return to pre-pandemic life, some changes to the payments landscape are likely permanent—and that’s a good thing.

Your sales are humming along, bills and invoices are being sent to customers, and the payments are flowing back to your company—and there are a lot of payments. That’s good news. But, that’s also where Goofus processes may lurk!

It's Simplify Your Life Week, and Nacha has some excellent ideas to help you make things easier by using electronic payments.

As the pandemic winds down, both consumers and merchants are beginning  to figure out what the “new normal” will be. This is especially true for the way they interact with money. People are paying at the register with their phones, and merchants are accepting alternative payment methods.

Naysayers want you to believe there is no hope in preventing or surviving a ransomware attack, so you should just give up now.