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CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL GLOSSARY


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Current TermPre-Authorized Payments
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Pre-Authorized Payments
Enables companies to debit their vendors or clients in accordance with a pre-authorized agreement. Examples include life Insurance debits, health club debits, and so forth. A company that does the following could benefit from using pre-authorized payments:
  • Collects repetitive or semi-repetitive consumer payments
  • Initiates ACH debits to consumer accounts and credits the corporate account
  • Eliminates check processing and sending remittance information
  • Has a large number of recurring payments
  • Needs to improve cash flow forecasts
  • Has customers who demand convenience of electronic deposit