Zero Balance Accounts

Keep your money working for your business

Manage funds more efficiently with a Zero Balance Account

A Zero Balance Account, or ZBA, gives your business the benefits of multiple accounts without the stress of managing them. It's an automatic way to transfer needed funds from a master account and have deposits automatically swept back into the master at the end of the day. Your funds will always be readily available, and you'll avoid the hassle of manually transferring money.

Stay focused

Maximize efficiency by transferring funds to and from a master account.

Save time

Reduce administrative time and effort monitoring daily cash positions.

Balance better

Maintain separate accounts for auditing and accounting purposes.

Benefits of Zero Balance Accounts
Manage funds for less

Reduce costs

Help prevent overdrafts and related costs.

Eliminate transfers

Remove the need to initiate manual transfers.

Stay a step ahead

Increase investment income or reduce borrowing costs by eliminating idle balances.

How Zero Balance Accounts Work

Maintain your freedom

ZBAs are designed to help eliminate manual transfers, reduce idle cash and prevent overdrafts.

Automation

Maintain payment and depository accounts automatically, at a zero balance, by transferring funds from or to your master account.

Daily transfers

We automatically transfer funds from your master account into other accounts in the exact amount needed to cover your payments.

Independence

Simplify funds transfer activity while maintaining account autonomy.

Execution

Consolidate bank balances and create a pool of funds to determine your daily cash position.

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

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

Zero Balance Accounts FAQ
People often ask us

A ZBA optimizes your business’s cash flow and gives you more spending control by aggregating your funds into a master account instead of leaving small amounts of money sitting idle in multiple accounts.

Both ZBAs and sweep accounts are cash management techniques that aim to optimize a business’s cash flow and reduce banking costs. Sweep accounts automatically transfer—or sweep—funds above a predetermined balance into an investment account, while ZBAs automatically transfer any excess funds into a master account.

Normal bank approval applies.

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