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ACH
Circle
The ACH Circle focuses on all aspects of commercial and
government ACH payments, from the very basic to the most complex products and processing scenarios.
There are many benefits to being an ACH Circle member, including:
ACH Circle Meetings – Circle meetings will be held twice a year and include both small, moderated roundtable sessions with colleagues, and informative, detailed presentations by experts and innovators in the payments arena. Members will have the opportunity to interact with leading industry thinkers in the ACH arena as well as with peers facing similar issues and concerns while discussing today’s most important ACH topics.
Networking with other members
within the ACH Circle through circle meeting attendance, regional get-togethers, invitation-only gatherings at major conferences and PIC’s interactive website.
Required Reading on ACH related topics – Information blasts are sent via email on critical ACH developments. The essential information will be archived on the ACH Circle Members Only section of
www.paymentsinformation.com.
ACH Circle Members Only section – This section of the website is only available to ACH Circle Members and has information for all departments in your organization impacted by ACH, including operations, credit, risk management, customer service, compliance, information technology and senior management.
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Payments Information Circle Blog where PIC staff posts thoughts on presentations, articles, white papers, conferences, experiences and lessons learned, and members can join the discussion by commenting or posting questions. Industry leaders will take part as “guest bloggers” to share their experience with PIC members in the general members’ only section. |
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Listen-n-Learns on ACH related topics – 30 minute educational sessions offered via telephone and free of charge to ACH Circle members |
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Updates to the NACHA Operating Rules – additions and changes to the Rules which occur between publication cycles of the Rules Book. |
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AAP Study Section for aspiring AAPs |
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AAPs Only Section– information on ways to maintain AAP status including upcoming events that will maximize credits, forms to file for credits, etc. Payments Information Circle will also automatically provide AAP members with their credit listing from classes taken through PIC at the end of each calendar year. |
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Case studies, statistics, and volume reports of latest trends, etc. |
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ACH Circle Membership Directory with contact information for other Circle Members |
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ACH Agreements |
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Sample Letters, Sample Commonly Used Notices and Authorizations for distribution to corporate Originators, customers, etc. |
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Exception Item Info - for operations staff on ACH exception items including returns (organized by participant), notifications of change, and government item processing. In addition to clearly explaining the exception item and its related codes, there are helpful hints on deadlines, special handling, required supporting documentation, etc. |
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Customer Service Section – includes procedures on stop payments, unauthorized, and revoked which includes affidavits, sample stop payment forms, and helpful hints for the Customer/Member Service staff. |
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Introduction to ACH - overview of how the ACH works, its participants and a graphic representation of the process for use in training new staff |
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Career Connection where employees post jobs and ACH Circle members submit resumes to be forwarded to the employer. Career connection is a confidential service. |
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