Dwolla takes on paper checks with Next Day Transfers

Payment network operator and development firm Dwolla, in an effort to speed up traditional ACH banking transfers has announced “Next Day Transfers”.

As the name implies, Dwolla Next Day Transfers will help small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) replace the existing tediousness surrounding paper checks by cutting down transfer times to as little as two business days. Given Dwolla is its own standalone payment network, the firm has found a way to reduce bank transfers in and out of the Dwolla network to reach the impressive transfer time.

“The automated Clearing House Clearing House A clearing house is defined as an intermediary between two parties, a buyer and seller, which helps facilitate the overall process from trade inception to settlement. Clearing houses streamline the exchange of payments, securities, or derivatives transactions.The clearing house is situated between two clearing firms who also helps reduce the risk of either member firm failing to honor their respective trade settlement obligations.Buyers and sellers enter into legally binding agreements for the e A clearing house is defined as an intermediary between two parties, a buyer and seller, which helps facilitate the overall process from trade inception to settlement. Clearing houses streamline the exchange of payments, securities, or derivatives transactions.The clearing house is situated between two clearing firms who also helps reduce the risk of either member firm failing to honor their respective trade settlement obligations.Buyers and sellers enter into legally binding agreements for the e Read this Term (ACH) plays a critical role in processing tens of trillions of dollars to settle Payments Payments One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl Read this Term made via checks, debit cards, and even credit card payments, but it’s often seen as slower than alternatives and harder for SMBs and consumers to use daily. Dwolla helps anyone tap into ACH’s strengths, like ubiquity and low-cost, while providing easy-to-use tools, the same next day speed the biggest businesses get access to, and new security measures, like tokenization, to help modernize ACH,” said Ben Milne, CEO and founder of Dwolla.

Along with the announcement of the new service, Dwolla released research findings related to the cost of writing and issuing checks for SMBs. The data shows that 66% of SMBs located in the US spend an average of $858 a year on maintaining paper checks. All in all paper checks cost small businesses in the US roughly $13 billion each year, and includes the cost of labor, supplies, maintenance, and wait-times

“Small businesses are writing a $13 billion check each year for a process that does nothing but cause headaches and hurt their bottom line. Issuing paper checks is an old and manual process that clouds a business's ability to make real-time decisions and get paid faster, but existing platforms have been too expensive and complicated to set up and integrate for the small or non-tech businesses,” Anne Driscoll, vice president of marketing at Dwolla, said in a press release.

Dwolla main premise has been to create a payment network designed for the internet, rather than adjusting current networks and technologies for the web. This last October Dwolla, shortly after halting support for Bitcoin exchanges, released a new credit scheme designed for the internet called Dwolla Credit, replacing the need for a credit or debit card issued by a bank, by offering an online line of credit through ADS.

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