Automated Clearing House, or ACH, payments power billions of transactions every year, yet many people don't fully understand how they work. Whether you're receiving a direct deposit from your employer ...

Amy Nichol Smith spent more than 20 years working as a journalist for TV and newspapers before transitioning to software and hardware product reviews for consumers and small businesses. She has been ...

The Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment processing system provides secure electronic transfers of funds between banks. Small businesses frequently use it for payroll direct deposits, paying vendor ...

ACH payments draw directly from customers’ bank accounts and can be cheaper to process than credit cards. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

Cyber criminals love this season because the holidays and year-end processes create perfect opportunities for fraud to thrive. This holiday season, make sure the payments coming in and out of your ...