When NACHA's Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments add same-day settlement in September, the new option will come in handy for treasurers in certain situations. But companies aren't expected to be big users of same-day ACH, at least not initially.
Will companies use same-day ACH?
Currently, ACH payments generally settle in one day. In September of this year, NACHA will roll out same-day settlement for ACH credits, to be followed in September 2017 by same-day settlement for ACH debits.
Same-day ACH will be optional for both banks and companies, but a NACHA survey released last week shows the vast majority of banks that are big ACH originators are on board. All of the 22 banks NACHA surveyed said they will offer same-day ACH by the end of the year.
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Susan Kelly
Susan Kelly is a business journalist who has written for Treasury & Risk, FierceCFO, Global Finance, Financial Week, Bridge News and The Bond Buyer.
