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The Clearing House: ACH Paves Way for Real-Time Payments On-Ramp
The Clearing House: ACH Paves Way for Real-Time Payments On-Ramp
March 18, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Checks and card transactions are giving way to electronic payments, done through an automated clearinghouse (ACH). Jason Carone, senior vice president of ACH product management...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Why ACH Dominates Business Payments
PYMNTS Intelligence: Why ACH Dominates Business Payments
March 11, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Restrictions on in-person interactions during the pandemic forced businesses to seek digital alternatives to paper checks as manual processes became impractical or impossible. In their...

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The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation on Using ACH Transactions to Unlock Seamless, Secure Payments
The Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation on Using ACH Transactions to Unlock Seamless, Secure...
March 10, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Government bureaucracy and paper checks may have a long history together, but ACH is making inroads as a fast, reliable and paper-free alternative. In the...

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State Governments Move to ACH as Checks No Longer Cut It for Consumers and Businesses
State Governments Move to ACH as Checks No Longer Cut It for Consumers and Businesses
March 09, 2022  |  Faster Payments

One of the greatest pain points for businesses across all sectors during the pandemic has been manual payments. A significant share of organizations continue to...

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ACH Volume on The Clearing House’s EPN Outpaced Industry in 2021
ACH Volume on The Clearing House’s EPN Outpaced Industry in 2021
March 07, 2022  |  Payment Methods

The number of transactions on the electronic payments network (EPN), the automated clearing house (ACH) for electronic funds transfers (EFT), increased by 9.6% last year,...

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Payments Execs Say Fed Has Yet to Make Compelling Case for CBDC
Payments Execs Say Fed Has Yet to Make Compelling Case for CBDC
February 18, 2022  |  CBDC

Would a central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued by the Federal Reserve Bank be a solution in search of a problem? Russ Waterhouse, executive vice...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Connected Banking Is Working to Reduce the Digital Economy’s Security Risks
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Connected Banking Is Working to Reduce the Digital Economy’s Security Risks
February 04, 2022  |  Faster Payments

The pandemic accelerated U.S. consumers’ adoption of digital banking, giving rise to a growing segment of customers who now prefer to forgo physical bank branches altogether. A 2021 survey of...

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Dwolla On Harnessing A Collaborative Approach To Security, Compliance As Financial Innovations Take Shape
Dwolla On Harnessing A Collaborative Approach To Security, Compliance As Financial Innovations Take Shape
February 03, 2022  |  Faster Payments

FinTechs and banks are collaborating to give their customers unprecedented flexibility, control and speed, but that can create new security gaps. In the Real-Time Payments...

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Connected Banking Requires New Security Protocols to Keep Consumer Data Safe
Connected Banking Requires New Security Protocols to Keep Consumer Data Safe
February 02, 2022  |  Faster Payments

As more financial transactions occur online and through mobile channels, fraud and security threats have inevitably grown as well, taking advantage of digital vulnerabilities. Consumers’...

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