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Nacha Launches Initiative to Explore Stablecoins in Money Movement

September 09, 2026
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Flagright Advances ACH Security as Nacha Preferred Partner
Fraud Prevention // August 24, 2026

Flagright, which provides a transaction monitoring engine, has become a Nacha Preferred Partner for ACH Compliance, Fraud Monitoring, and Risk and Fraud Prevention, Nacha said in a Monday (Aug. 24) press release. Nacha Preferred Partners are organizations that have demonstrated leadership and innovation in products...

Nacha Reports Q2 Number of Same Day ACH Payments Surged 29.5% Year Over Year
Payment Methods // July 30, 2026

Same Day ACH adoption accelerated in the second quarter as users sought its fast, safe payment capabilities, Nacha said in a Thursday (July 30) press release emailed to PYMNTS. Nacha, which governs the ACH Network, reported that during the second quarter, the number of Same...

Nacha Boosts Per Payment Limit for Same Day ACH to $10 Million
Real-Time Payments // April 27, 2026

Nacha is increasing its Same Day ACH per payment limit to $10 million. The increase, announced Monday (April 27) and set to go into effect Sept. 17, 2027, will be the third increase in the history of Same Day ACH, Nacha (National Automated Clearing House...

ACH B2B Payments Jump 9.4% as Businesses Abandon Paper Checks
Payment Methods // April 20, 2026

Same Day ACH and B2B payments drove ACH Network volume growth in the first quarter. The network saw Same Day ACH payment volume grow 23.6% year over year to reach 403 million in the first quarter, while B2B payment volume rose 9.4% to reach 2.1...

Interviews & Exclusives
Glossary Cuts Through Jargon About Account-to-Account Payments

June 02, 2025
A burst of announcements, from Visa’s “buyer-protected” account-to-account (A2A) service in the U.K. to fresh funding for variable recurring payments, has pushed bank-to-bank transfers back onto corporate agendas. Yet the vocabulary can feel like alphabet soup. Below is a glossary that puts the main terms in context, shows how they differ and notes where each […]

New Nacha Fraud Rules Highlight Utility of AI

March 18, 2024
For financial institutions and stakeholders, the twin threats of business email compromise (BEC) and credit-push fraud demand more monitoring — and advanced technologies to do so. Nacha introduced new rules Monday...

Why Lifecycle Management Matters When Fighting Payments Fraud

December 07, 2023
Brian Holbrook, director of product strategy at LSEG Risk Intelligence, told PYMNTS in an interview that financial institutions (FIs) are going to have to gird for changes in how they...

The Clearing House: ACH Paves Way for Real-Time Payments On-Ramp

March 18, 2022
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 at The Clearing House (TCH),...

Quick Reads
Nacha Launches Initiative to Explore Stablecoins in Money Movement

September 09, 2026
ACH network operator Nacha and its Payments Innovation Alliance launched a new digital assets-focused initiative, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 9) press release. The Next-Gen Currency Project Team will be led by Nacha and the Digital Sovereignty Alliance, the release said. It will explore the use of assets like stablecoins and tokenized deposits for money […]

Flagright Advances ACH Security as Nacha Preferred Partner

August 24, 2026
Flagright, which provides a transaction monitoring engine, has become a Nacha Preferred Partner for ACH Compliance, Fraud Monitoring, and Risk and Fraud Prevention, Nacha said in a Monday (Aug. 24)...

Nacha Reports Q2 Number of Same Day ACH Payments Surged 29.5% Year Over Year

July 30, 2026
Same Day ACH adoption accelerated in the second quarter as users sought its fast, safe payment capabilities, Nacha said in a Thursday (July 30) press release emailed to PYMNTS. Nacha,...

Nacha Boosts Per Payment Limit for Same Day ACH to $10 Million

April 27, 2026
Nacha is increasing its Same Day ACH per payment limit to $10 million. The increase, announced Monday (April 27) and set to go into effect Sept. 17, 2027, will be...