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With ACH debit, banks and lenders can automatically withdraw payments on the agreed-upon due date, ensuring timely repayment and a predictable payment stream. Insurance companies are often ACHoperators, using ACH debit payments, making it easier for policyholders to maintain coverage without worrying about late payments.
Most small business owners and employers are turning to ACH payments instead paper check payments because of the ease and instant access the ACH network provides. ACH transactions provide a quick and easy way to pay employees, submit and retrieve tax returns, and automatically control your finances within 1-2 businessdays.
The bank then packages this request into a digital file, which gets sent to an ACHoperator. This operator acts like a middleman, making sure everything is in order and routing the payment to the right place. This whole process usually takes one to two businessdays.
Direct deposit over the ACH network eliminated that friction and got them earlier access to those funds. Fast-forward four decades, and everyone – FIs, ACHoperators, FinTechs – have been working overtime to get payroll off the paper check and to get wages into workers’ bank accounts faster.
You have to remember that ACH payments are not an instant payment method. It can take three or more businessdays before you’ll be able to see the transaction. The request is then sent to an ACHoperator. In the US, there are two ACHoperators – the Reserve Banks and EPN (Electronic Payments Network).
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