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The Center for Payments, in partnership with Nacha, conducted a market intelligence study in early 2022 to better understand the current and potential future of Same Day ACH.

Topics examined included: use of Same Day ACH by banks and credit unions and potential barriers to adoption; operational and risk mitigation practices regarding and leveraging Same Day ACH; and opportunities to enhance Same Day ACH in the future.

The complete findings of this study are available exclusively to members of ePayResources and the other payments associations that sponsor the Center for Payments.

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The Federal Reserve Business Payments Coalition’s E-invoice Exchange Market Pilot is working to develop and implement an exchange framework that will enable businesses in the United States to connect and exchange electronic invoices.  But how does an e-invoice travel from point A to point B in an exchange framework? The Fed has released a step-by-step overview of how an e-invoice moves through an exchange framework from supplier to buyer. 

This user-friendly workbook is designed to take Third-Party Senders step-by-step through the ACH risk assessment process. The workbook addresses risk criteria outlined in OCC Bulletin 2006-39, the FFIEC Retail Payments Systems' IT Examination Handbook and FFIEC Guidance to Internet Banking so that your company can identify strengths and weaknesses in your ACH risk management program.

Third-Party Senders will find this tool valuable as they work to assess and mitigate ACH risk.

Review the technical details and impact related to the upcoming increase here as well as read some of the most frequently asked questions about Same Day ACH.

This resource center presents information about Same Day ACH and the impact on FedACH® Services. In May 2015, an ACH Rules change passed providing for the same-day processing and settlement of virtually any ACH payment. Since 2015, the ACH Rules have changed with respect to availability and dollar limits of Same Day ACH transactions as well as processing windows. The latest ACH Rules change to increase the Same Day ACH dollar limit to $1 million per payment was effective March 18, 2022.