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The utility company (the ODFI) passes the ACH files to the financial institution, which then sends a file with the payment request to the customer’s bank (the RDFI). Common uses for ACH payments Some common uses of ACH payments include: Payroll – Businesses all over the US use ACH transfers to pay their employees’ paychecks.
ACH transfers don’t come with high fees and transactions and they’re easily edited if an employer wants to adjust payroll, extend bonuses, or reimburse an employee. They are also easily edited if an employer wants to adjust payroll, extend bonuses, or reimburse an employee. ACH transfers don’t come with high fees and transactions.
The most common transactions sent over ACH include electronic funds transfer (EFT), employee payroll direct deposits, and electronic bill payments. When this happens, the Receiving Depository Financial Institution (RDFI) automatically initiates a return of the funds to the Originating Depository Financial Institution (ODFI).
ACH is most commonly used for direct deposit of payroll, payment of bills, and business-to-business payments. The ACH network then combines each message into a batch that is sent to the bank receiving the request (the receiving depository financial institution, or RDFI). If a transaction fails, the RDFI has up to 48 hours to report it.
Use cases for Same Day ACH include account-to-account transfers and same-day payrolls, to name a few. Of the 420-plus customers, Rojas said about 140 are currently using one of the company’s two ACH products, dubbed ACH-ODFI and ACH-RDFI. If NACHA’s projections come to fruition, about 1.4
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