ACH Payment Services

Process funds quickly and securely with ACH payments

Get ACH payments where they need to go

Send electronic payments to your employees and vendors using our automated clearing house, or ACH, services. ACH payment services allow for fast and secure online money transfers, such as direct deposits or bill payments.

Flexible options

Send single and recurring payments for payroll, benefits, tax refunds and paying bills online.

Reduced costs

Eliminate costs for generating checks, mail and postage.

Simple deposits

Allow customers to make deposits quickly and easily.

Benefits of ACH Payments
Fast and secure ACH services

Quicker deposits

Open the door to faster payments with same-day ACH processing. Same-day ACH transactions provide faster funds availability.

Online access

Disburse ACH payments securely online for payroll, reimbursements, tax refunds, annuities and interest payments.

Detailed reporting

Provide in-depth reporting for any credit returned or incorrect information that appears in an ACH transaction.

Resources for ACH payments

Business Digital Banking

Manage your business on the go

Manage your accounts from anywhere

Send and transfer money using ACH and wires

Receive account and security alerts

Learn more about business digital banking
Business Digital Banking

Manage your business on the go

Manage your accounts from anywhere

Business Digital Banking

Manage your business on the go

Send and transfer money using ACH and wires

Business Digital Banking

Manage your business on the go

Receive account and security alerts

Learn more about business digital banking

FAQ
People often ask us

An ACH payment is a type of electronic credit or debit payment initiated through the Automated Clearing House network. The payment can be initiated between two banks or between two bank accounts that are held by the same bank.

Various types of payment methods are offered through Digital Banking for business. For step-by-step instructions, view our Digital Banking for Business User Guide. You can also check out the ACH payments and ACH templates videos on our Video Tutorials page.

An ACH transfer is an electronic transfer of funds between two bank accounts. It's initiated through the Automated Clearing House network so you can send payments or pay bills quickly, depending on the ACH payment services available at your bank.

ACH transfers and automatic payments are processed securely by either the Federal Reserve or the Clearing House Payments Company, and then funds are moved electronically from one bank to another. ACH payment services generally are offered by banks and other financial institutions and often include same-day processing and detailed reports online.

ACH is the Automated Clearing House network, which is a system that transfers funds electronically from one party to another. It allows you to pay bills, send payments or transfer money from your bank to another in a fast and secure way.

After a payment has processed and cleared, you can't make changes to that transaction. Detailed steps on the different ACH transaction types can be found in our Digital Banking for Business User Guide. You can learn more by watching the ACH payment services and ACH templates videos on our Video Tutorials page.

If you're assigned the Manage Template and Recipient rights, you can edit or delete a recipient template. View steps to do this for the different ACH transaction types in our Digital Banking for Business User Guide. Or you can watch the ACH payments and ACH templates videos on our Video Tutorials page.

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