Account Validation Resource Center
Account validation is a best practice all organizations sending payments. There are many different scenarios in which it is important to take necessary steps to ensure an organization’s payments—whether credits or debits—are received in or from the proper account.
The Supplementing Fraud Detection Standards for WEB Debits Rule, which became effective March 19, 2021, requires all organization to validate first-use consumer account information for consumer debit payments authorized or initiated over an online channel (often called WEB Debits).
The Rule is neutral regarding specific methods or technologies used. However, organization can choose possibilities including:
- An ACH prenotification.
- ACH micro-entry verification.
- Commercially available validation service.
Organizations may choose to contract with a company to provide validation solutions. The below list provides some of the third-party vendors that offer account validation services, either independent or in conjunction with ACH payment services.
Additional Resources
End User Briefing
What end-users need to know about the Rule change at-a-glance
Account Validation Rule Details
Review the technical details and impact related to the new Rule.
Account Validation Rules FAQs
Review the FAQs related to the new Rule
Phixius
Nacha's Phixius Platform can assist companies, fintechs and financial institutions with compliance.
Third-Party Validation Service Vendors
Vendors may use pools of data, validation of online banking credentials, or a combination of both methods to validate account information. Many may also offer ACH Prenotification Entries or micro-transaction processing as an alternative validation method in some cases.
Key: PP = Preferred Partner, PIA = Payments Innovation Alliance Member, NC = Nacha Certified
Data Consortium Vendors
- Accelitas PP PIA
- ACHWorks
- Agile Payments
- Alacriti
- Certegy
- CSG Forte PP
- Dwolla PP
- Early Warning PP PIA
- First Data/Fiserv PP PIA
- Forte Payments PIA
- Gulf Management Systems PIA
- LSEG PP PIA
- Microbilt PP PIA
- National ACH
- Secure Payment Systems
Open Banking Vendors
- Actum Processing PIA
- Envestnet/Yodlee PP PIA
- Plaid PP PIA
- Mastercard PP PIA
Alphabetical resource list is not inclusive or representative of any endorsement.
Financial Institutions (FIs) will be required to validate first-use consumer account numbers when originating consumer debit payments authorized or initiated over an online channel, such as for account opening or loan payment. FIs may also want to contact their core and/or ACH processing software provider, if applicable, about available solutions:
- ACI Worldwide PP PIA
- FIS PIA
- Fiserv PP PIA
- Jack Henry and Associates PIA
Q2 Software, Inc. PP PIA
Alphabetical resource list is not inclusive or representative of any endorsement.
Solution Providers: Please contact Nacha if you wish to be added or removed as a resource.
Other Resources
Account Validation Executive Summary
- As the ACH Network has grown, the methods for verifying accurate payment information have evolved.
- The goal of this paper is to highlight what methods of account validation are available today and provide information on possible future options that the industry may want to pursue.
Account Validation Vendor Webinar Series
- Nacha — in cooperation with its Preferred Partners — recorded this complimentary 2020 webinar series that showcases five solution providers.
