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What Is an ACH API and How Does It Work?

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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). What Are Some of the Use Cases of ACH?

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Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments

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That’s the talk track now from the Fed , which a week ago today announced its plans to build and operate a new set of real-time rails, using accelerated access to employer paychecks as its launch use case. Ironically, perhaps, the ACH network’s first direct deposit use case was the U.S.

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Faster Payments: Does The Fed Have A Hidden Agenda?

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Last week, NACHA issued an ACH operations bulletin announcing the delay of the rollout of a third Same Day ACH (SDA) processing window by six months, to March 19, 2021. Card rails are using push payments to close those gaps and support many new use cases for instant money. A Couple of Important Dots.