Does your company have ACH transactions? That answer is most likely yes – then if you or your team handles vendor invoices or vendor bank details – then you want to hear this episode.  My guest today is Amy Morris, Senior Director, ACH Network Rules for Nacha and she is here to talk about an operating rule that requires security of your vendor’s bank account number wherever it is stored electronically. What is that rule? Is your company required to comply? Who is Nacha? .....

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Links mentioned in the podcast:   

• Nacha > Operating Rules > Supplementing Data Security Requirements:  https://www.nacha.org/rules/supplementing-data-security-requirements 
• Nacha > Operating Rules > Micro-Entries: https://www.nacha.org/micro-entries 
• Nacha > ACH Rules Resources for Corporates: https://www.nacha.org/content/ach-rules-resources-corporates 
• Nacha > File Delivery Bulletin (Additional Late Night ACH File Deliveries to Start in September 2022:  https://www.nacha.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/ACH_Operations_Bulletin_2-2022_Additional_ACH_File_Delivery_Final_July_26_2022.pdf 
• Nacha > Sign Up to Rules News (scroll to footer):  https://www.nacha.org/rules/operating-rules 
• Nacha > Operating Rules Products > Store:  https://www.nacha.org/rulesyourway

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