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# Intelligence: Receiving Money from United States

## Collection Methods

- **ACH (Automated Clearing House):** US domestic bank transfers commonly used for business collections. Timing depends on route, funding, review, and receiving-bank handling.

- **FedNow:** US instant payment rail where both institutions participate. Timing depends on route, funding, review, and receiving-bank handling.

- **Wire Transfer (Fedwire):** US high-value wire transfers for business payers. Timing depends on route, funding, review, and receiving-bank handling.

- **RTP (Real-Time Payments):** US real-time payments where available between participating banks. Timing depends on route, funding, review, and receiving-bank handling.

## Benefits

- USD receive context for US-based business payers

- Payer and reference matching for customer receipts

- Domestic route context where USD collection is supported

- Clearer finance records before FX or onward payout

## Receiving context

- **Timing:** Payment timing depends on currency, route, provider approval, jurisdiction, beneficiary bank, compliance review, and banking cut-off times.

- **Pricing:** Pricing and total payment economics vary by currency, jurisdiction, route, account type, provider arrangement, and approval status.

- **Use case:** Receive USD business payments from US payers with clearer payer context, references, and reconciliation for B2B finance teams.