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How to Choose Between EFT vs ACH: A Comprehensive Guide

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Thats why 92% of consumers and 82% of companies reportedly made the switch to electronic payments, like Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT) and Automated Clearing House (ACH). EFT and ACH payments are fast, secure, and hassle-free. Thats Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) in action.

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What is ACH Credit and ACH Debit and How Do They Work?

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Of the two types of ACH transfers, an ACH debit tends to be favored by firms expecting regular ongoing payments. The payer gets the benefit of the ACH system guaranteeing their direct payment, so there is minimal risk and ACH debit transactions are usually completed within two days of initiation.

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Giving B2B Dental Payments A Digital Treatment

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Some payers had to limit the operations of their mailrooms. Dental practices could benefit if more insurance companies delivered electronic payments, however. This new focus is making legacy approaches seem outdated. “[In] Likewise, providers were looking to minimize staff in their offices and speed [up] reimbursement.”.

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What is a Payment Processing System and How Does It Work?

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Its the underlying infrastructure of digital or electronic payments, ensuring money moves freely and securely via the payers preferred payment method to the merchants bank account.

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How Choice Drives Real-Time Payments Adoption With Canada's SMBs

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Increasingly, said Beattie, online transfers are the preferred payment method of smaller companies, but legacy mechanisms like electronic funds transfers (EFTs) place lag time on the transaction.

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NEW REPORT: How Smarter Payments Build Smarter, Safer Marketplaces

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A group of banks in the Great White North recently added a third exchange window, enabling companies to make electronic fund transfers (EFTs) in Canadian dollars. Meanwhile, Canada is preparing for changes to its own payments infrastructure.

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Deep Dive: Giving Healthcare Payments A Real-Time Upgrade

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million ACH electronic funds transfer (EFT) payments were made from health plans to health providers in 2018 — an 11.5 Real-time payments could result in more efficient payment operations that improve payer-to-provider flows by quickly issuing disbursements from payers to healthcare providers.