Automated Clearing House

Electronic Verification Systems launched AssureACH, a service to prevent fraud at the point of capture. Among its features are real-time demand deposit account and routing number validation. MiCamp Solutions has agreed to serve as an independent sales organization representing Vibe Retail, a developer of point-of-sale technology aimed at independent merchants. The Electronic Transactions …

Citing network complexity, ACI Worldwide Inc. said its ACI Connetic, a single platform connecting to multiple major payments systems, now offers access to Fedwire, CHIPS, Swift, The Clearing House RTP, Zelle, and FedNow. A link to Nacha ACH is expected to go live next year. The service will also support stablecoin …

The climb in same-day automated clearing house volume continues as 403 million of these payments were made in 2026’s first quarter, a 23.6% increase from the same quarter a year ago. Started in 2016 for credit payments only, same-day ACH volume has steadily grown, especially with the 2017 addition of …

Early Warning Services LLC, provider of Zelle and Paze, launched Certos, a suite of products to help financial institutions counter fraud and expand financial access in the U.S. banking system. Digital-currency platform Binance has introduced Binance Chat, a feature in its app that enables cryptocurrency transfers, messaging, and other functions. MegPrime, a …

It’s a sobering condition of today’s payments industry that fraud is a persistent, pervasive, and unwelcome counterpart to legitimate transaction activity. Testifying to that is that 76% of U.S. organizations experienced attempted or actual fraud in 2025, says the Association for Financial Professionals’ 2026 edition of its Payments Fraud and …

SpotOn Transact LLC, a specialist in hospitality payments, launched a service called Rapid Fund, which makes card deposits available within 30 minutes of batching out. It is also taking on a partnership with embedded-finance platform Parafin to operate SpotOn Capital. Both efforts are intended to aid restaurants looking to manage …

ATM maker and services provider NCR Atleos Corp. said it supports a New York state law that requires retailers and food establishments to accept cash for in-person transactions. Taking effect March 21, the law means these businesses cannot refuse cash payments and prohibits them from charging cash-paying customers higher fees. Nacha, the …

PayPal Holdings Inc. said its Payment Links are now available for Canva, a platform that enables users to sell videos, social posts, and presentations. Payment Links, which PayPal launched in September, allow users to receive money via text, email, or social media. Adyen NV introduced Intelligent Money Movement, which it says is …

A fintech startup called CARD91 launched VerifyIQ, an AI-based identity-verification tool for card issuance, account opening, and other applications. BitRail LLC, a provider of digital wallets and payment technology, said it has added new services in partnership with the processor PaymentLock Inc., including branded online checkout and pay-now buttons, a virtual terminal, …

Repay Holdings Corp. said it has agreed to pay approximately $372 million to acquire Kubra Data Transfer LTD., a provider of bill-payment technology with more than 250 clients. The payment will be financed with cash on hand and debt financing, Repay said. Payway Inc., a developer of payment software, said its …