Stax

JUNE 23, 2025

The way a typical ACH transfer works is as follows: You will initiate the transaction as the originator by sending a Nacha formatted data file containing information about the desired payment to your bank which is called the ODFI (Originating Depository Financial Institution).

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Payment Savvy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

They give their bank a request to send funds through the ACH network. The bank then packages this request into a digital file, which gets sent to an ACH operator. This operator acts like a middleman, making sure everything is in order and routing the payment to the right place. One of the main advantages is cost.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

That faster payments, whether via the Fed or via the TCH’s Real-Time Payments (RTP) network or both, is a big threat to how banks monetize the movement of money between senders and receivers and their depository accounts. And finally, that the banks and the card networks are the big losers. A Couple of Important Dots.

Faster Payments