Editor’s note: This article kicks off a 2021 series of blog posts to help you put ACH to work in your organization. The next post addresses, “5 Reasons Why It’s Crazy for Businesses to Write Checks.”

Many dentists have yet to experience the benefits of receiving insurance claim payments by ACH, but there are encouraging signs, a new report found.

The third Same Day ACH processing and settlement window will take effect on Friday, March 19. As of that date, files of Same Day ACH payments may be submitted by an ODFI to its ACH Operator up to two hours later in the day. Are you ready?

You wouldn’t set out on a road trip without directions. After all, who wants to go 200 miles west only to discover you were supposed to go 100 miles east? So why would a business set up shop and work hard, without getting directions on the right way to handle payments?

You're invited to join us Feb. 23-25. We have three dynamic sessions each day and have amped up the fun factor throughout.

The electronic payments system infrastructure operated normally at a time when few things were “normal.” 

Sometimes, changes to the Nacha Operating Rules come in two parts. Such is the case with the Rule on Differentiating Unauthorized Return Reasons, where the second part will be implemented soon.

When the pandemic hit, a lot of people suddenly found themselves out of work and in need of savings to weather the storm. The trouble is that even before COVID-19, many Americans didn’t have much put away. This highlights the importance of America Saves Week. 

Without a doubt, becoming an AAP is great for career growth, but Brenda Eckert, AAP, sees even more importance in achieving the accreditation.

All those who don’t like getting their money faster can stop reading here. 

For the rest of us, if you’re expecting (or at least hoping for) a tax refund this year, make sure to give the IRS your Direct Deposit information. 

Moving the modern ACH Network forward to provide users with the best possible experience is one of Nacha’s most important goals. That’s why the ACH Network is always evolving, and this year will be no different.

While Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s favorite things may have been raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens and warm woolen mittens, for Nacha some of our favorite things include Direct Deposit and Split Deposit. Throughout 2020, we shared some of our favorite things in posts from Hollywood to a community church in Maryland to tips for simplifying your financial life.

It’s been more than two years since Nacha members approved a new Nacha Operating Rule on account validation for Internet-initiated debits. With the change of the calendar to 2021, the effective date of March 19 is just about upon us.

The IRS and the U.S. Treasury have confirmed that 113 million EIPs by ACH are being processed this week, with an effective date of Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Under the Nacha Rules, RDFIs must make funds available by 9:00 a.m. (RDFI local time) on Jan. 4.

The online educational tool has been updated to help businesses adopt ACH as their preferred payment method for B2B and B2C payments.

In your list of new year’s resolutions, how about one to add your information to the ACH Contact Registry?

Like many other churches, Victory Grace Center found that having the option to pay using ACH, or the Automated Clearing House Network, was a saving grace as electronic payments provided a simpler, more automated way of paying for their goods and services.

These days, most of what businesses and individuals do on the web involves interacting with APIs, or application programming interfaces, which are an essential pillar of many of the online services we have come to rely on.

The second version of the online Playbook focuses exclusively on helping business end users navigate the changing faster payments landscape.

New Year’s Day 2021 brings with it a change to the Nacha Operating Rules. If you haven’t already, the time to familiarize yourself is now.