Instant Payments
Overview
Instant Payments refer to the payments that can be transferred and posted 24/7 to or from a customer’s account. The credits originated by a sender clear in "near real time" through a centralized network.
Currently, Newline's Instant Payments offering utilizes The Clearing House (TCH) network, commonly referred to as the Real Time Payment (RTP) network.
Keywords: Instant Payments; The Clearing House (TCH); Real Time Payment (RTP); RTP Bank Eligibility; Pre-funding; irrevocable payment;
Counterparty Requirements
Before kicking off a new Instant Payment, Customers will need to supply counterparty information so the payment is accepted by the network. Please see the below table for the fields required.
| Field | Context | Required/Optional |
|---|---|---|
counterparty_address | The address associated with your designated counterparty. This will include fields for street address, city, state, zip-code, and country. | Required |
counterparty_name | This is the name of the counterparty (consumer or business entity). | Required |
account_number | The account number of the counterparty in question. This will be the account credited by the outbound Instant Payment originated. | Required |
routing_number | The routing number of the bank (or financial institution) at which the counterparty's account is maintained. | Required |
Receiving Bank Eligibility
Instant Payments is currently supported by 322 participating banks and financial institutions. Newline will validate bank or financial institution eligibility prior to creating a counterparty and before executing any Customer payment. We advise Customers to confirm whether their selected counterparty can receive an Instant Payment.
To review the list of participating financial institutions, please review the following website: TCH RTP Network Participating Financial Institutions.
Constraints
There are certain constraints any Customer should be aware of before choosing Instant Payments in order to mitigate downstream errors or payment failures.
Account Funding
Sufficient available funds must be present in your source Synthetic Account when you submit an Instant Payments credit transfer. Newline will debit the funds from your account during the credit origination process. If sufficient available funds are not present, the credit transfer will be rejected.
Note
If you are using a non-instant payment to fund your disbursement account, such as a Wire or ACH, please remember that these will not process after cutoff times, on weekends or on bank holidays. Please ensure you have appropriate funding in your account to cover these time periods when credit of funds via these methods is not possible.
Reject Codes and Descriptions
An Instant Payment may be rejected by the both Newline and RTP network for a number of reasons. In the event of a rejection, the Instant Payment will fail. Newline will return ERR codes (see API Errors for the codes and descriptions). If you need further assistance resolving an error, please reach out to your Newline Specialist or Relationship team for more information.
Operating Rules
Originators or their financial institutions are required to comply with all Newline and RTP® Network Operating Rules and Guidelines outlined in the Terms & Conditions and the Clearing House Real-Time Payments Operating Rules at the following website: TCH RTP Operating Rules.
Updated about 2 months ago