Request for payment on the RTP network from The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC has been a feature since the network launched 2017, but users’ increasing embrace of RfP is triggering more development of it. With real-time processing backing it, the RfP option allows billers and merchants to receive nearly immediate payment …
Read More »Truist First with RTP’s Alias-Based RFP and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/25/25
Truist Financial Corp. said it is the first financial institution to use an alias-based request for payment utility on the RTP network, the real-time payments service from The Clearing House Payments Co. LLC. The service is available for both corporate and individual customers, Truist said. POSaBIT Systems Corp., a point-of-sale maker for cannabis …
Read More »Same-Day ACH Volume Rises 19%
Business, consumer, and government use of the automated clearing house network continues on its growth pace with overall ACH payment volume up 4.2% in the first quarter year-over-year. Same-day ACH, Nacha’s faster-payments offering, experienced a 19.1% jump in payments. Same-day ACH volume, as revealed Wednesday by Nacha, totaled 326 million …
Read More »Consumers Plan to Use Tax Refunds To Pay Down Debt, ACI Finds
Paying down debt is one of the top ways consumers intend to spend their tax refund in 2025, says a survey from ACI Worldwide Inc. Some 39% of consumers surveyed said they would use their tax refund to pay down credit card debt and other loans, an indication that inflationary …
Read More »Nacha’s Top 50 Originators And Receivers Account for 94% of Payments Volume
The big automated clearing house network Nacha says the volume of ACH payments made at originating institutions increased 7.4% from 2023’s report on the top 50 originators and receivers. Nacha released its annual rankings Thursday and says the volume of ACH payments made at originating financial institutions accounted for 93.8% …
Read More »Priority Revenue up 14% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 3/6/25
Processor Priority Technology Holdings reported fourth-quarter 2024 revenue of $$227.1 million, up 13.9% year-over-year. Revenue for the year totaled $879.7 million, up 16.4% over 2023. The company’s net income swung to a positive $7.2 million for the quarter from a $106,000 loss a year earlier. For the full year, net income was …
Read More »FIS Enables FedNow Send Capability and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 2/4/25
FIS Inc. said it is one of the first fintechs certified to offer send capability on credit transfers through the FedNow real-time payments network, operated by the Federal Reserve. The company is offering the new service to bank clients for use by both consumers and commercial clients. Hospitality point-of-sale services specialist Olo said …
Read More »Discover Volume up 4% and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/23/25
Discover Financial Services reported payments volume of $102 billion for the fourth quarter of 2024, up 4% year-over-year, including a 7% rise for the Pulse electronic funds transfer network and a 9% increase for Diners Club. Overall, the company reported a 14% increase in revenue net of interest expense, to $4.76 …
Read More »Transcore’s West Virginia Toll Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/15/25
Transcore announced it has activated its Infinity tolling technology on the West Virginia Turnpike. The payments platform ePayPolicy announced Quotes and Invoices, a service intended to help insurance companies guide customers from an initial quote to invoice and payment. Payments-software provider Eastnets announced it has achieved compliance with the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act, …
Read More »Doxo Launches an All-In-One App Aimed at Removing ‘Fragmentation’ From Bill Payments
Bill-payment platform doxo Inc. has launched an app it says streamlines both bill payment and management and helps consumers avoid hidden costs, such as overdraft fees, when paying their bills. The app, called doxoBILLS, allows users to organize and pay bills to more than 120,000 billers and pay any …
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