Same Day ACH Gains Lead to First Quarter ACH Network Growth

Same Day ACH Gains Lead to First Quarter ACH Network Growth

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 20, 2026-

ACH B2B Payments Jump 9.4% as Businesses Abandon Paper Checks

Same Day ACH and B2B payments drove ACH Network volume growth of 4.8% in the first quarter, Nacha reported.

Nacha: Same-Day ACH First-Quarter Volume Grew 23.6%

The climb in same-day automated clearing house volume continues as 403 million of these payments were made in 2026’s first quarter, a 23.6% increase from the same quarter a year ago. Started in 2016 for credit payments only, same-day ACH volume has steadily grown, especially with the 2017 addition of same-day ACH debit payments. Total same-day ACH volume has ballooned from 13 million in 2016 to 1.4 billion in 2025. Same-day ACH debit payments co…