ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska USA FCU said it has implemented Fundtech Ltd.’s ACH processing system, known as ACHplus.
Alaska USA is among nine financial institutions that have installed the ACH system recently. The others are: Mid-Atlantic Corporate FCU, AmericanWest Bank, Bancorp Bank, BNP Paribas, and Umpqua Bank.
Fundtech is based in Jersey City, N.J.
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