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

As part of its Smarter Faster Payments Conference here, Nacha announced its 2022 Pay-Me Award Honorees, recognizing companies and organizations that have helped advance the ever-evolving payments industry.

Nacha’s Afinis Interoperability Standards announced its new Board of Directors.

Nacha’s Top 50 rankings of financial institution originators and receivers of ACH payments for 2021 are now available.

The latest enhancement to Same Day ACH is here. The per payment limit is now $1 million.

Today, Nacha announced it named Modern Treasury as a Preferred Partner for Payment Operations. In becoming a Preferred Partner, Modern Treasury joins a select group of creators and entrepreneurs that Nacha recognizes for offering products and services aligned with Nacha’s core strategies to advance the ACH Network.

Unifits is now a Nacha Preferred Partner for ISO 20022 Payment Testing Automation. In becoming a Preferred Partner, Unifits joins a select group of innovators that Nacha recognizes for offering products and services that align with Nacha’s core strategies to advance the ACH Network.

Today, Nacha's Payments Innovation Alliance announced its 2022-2023 Advisory Committees. Working with Nacha staff, the Advisory Committees serve a leadership role to identify and address some of the most important issues facing the payments industry and provide strategic direction to the Alliance.

Feb. 8 is National AAP Recognition Day, when we recognize the 4,500 payments professionals who have earned this prestigious accreditation.

Nacha announced today the addition of Webster Bank as a Nacha Direct Member. Nacha has more than 40 Direct Members, consisting of financial institutions and Payments Associations (PAs) that collectively represent nearly all financial institutions across the United States.

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.

Nacha today announced its 2022 Board of Directors. These Board members are all senior executives representing different sizes and types of financial institutions that utilize the ACH Network and who bring diversity in thought, experience and perspective to Nacha.

Nacha has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Virginia for a fourth year in a row by Virginia Business Magazine and Best Companies Group.

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.

Advanced Fraud Solutions is now a Nacha Preferred Partner for Account Validation. In becoming a Preferred Partner, Advanced Fraud Solutions joins a select group of innovators that Nacha recognizes for offering products and services that align with Nacha’s core strategies to advance the ACH Network.

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

Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance Conversational Payments and the Cybersecurity Response (CPCR) Project Team released “Unwrapping Smart Speakers,” an online guide with simple steps for consumers to protect their privacy and keep them safe regarding smart speaker use.

Today, Nacha announced the release of the Payments Innovation Alliance's 2021 Annual Report, detailing how the Alliance continued to offer critical thought leadership on emerging topics impacting the payments industry this year.

Aliaswire, a provider of digital payment and credit solutions for businesses and financial institutions, and Nacha today announced that Aliaswire will join the Phixius Peer-to-Peer Network for the exchange of payment-related data. 

Afinis Interoperability Standards released two APIs to assist financial institutions’ business clients with account ownership validation and with payment initiation. Afinis is a membership-based organization that focuses on the rapid delivery of APIs and other financial services standards across the U.S. and globally.