E-Check (or echeck)

E-Check payments are ACH payments that originate via the internet, telephone, point-of-sale (POS), or bill payment sent through the mail or unattended lockbox. For mail and lockbox payments, the paper check is not deposited, but converted into an ACH debit. Learn more about e-check payments here.

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    A financial institution qualified by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) to receive ACH transactions.

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  • VAR Sheet

    A VAR Sheet is a file containing information, such as merchant account information, bank account information, processor information, etc. This file is typically given to a payment...

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