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A

Account Number

An alphanumeric number used to identify an entity or individual.   Back to top

Account Number Format

The format of a biller's customer account number.   Back to top

ACH

Automated Clearinghouse, which is the process that handles electronic debit and credit transactions. NACHA, the National Automated Clearinghouse Association, is the parent organization that defines the ACH rules and regulations.    Back to top

ACH Credit

The process of electronically depositing funds through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) process of electronic transactions. Payments to electronic payees are typically made using this method.    Back to top

ACH Debit

The process of electronically obtaining funds through the Automated Clearinghouse process of electronic transactions.   Back to top

Amount

The amount to be paid for each bill in U.S. dollars.    Back to top

Authentication

The process that substantiates the identity of the party on the Internet connection.   Back to top

Available Financial Institution Account Balance

The available balance as of the date posted by your financial institution. This balance reflects the total amount of funds that is available for immediate withdrawal according to your financial institution's funding availability policy. This amount may not be the same as your current balance if there are holds or pending credits that have not been posted to your account.    Back to top

B

Bill

An electronic or paper document sent to a customer specifying a payment due for goods or services rendered.    Back to top

Bill Detail

Specific billing event information (e.g., credit card charges, telephone calls, kilowatts used, etc.) on a bill providing invoice line level information.   Back to top

Bill Summary

The basic billing information the customer must understand in order to plan and execute payment. Typical information includes amount owed, due date, biller name, remittance address, and the customer's account number.   Back to top

Biller

An entity that requests payment through the invoicing process.    Back to top

Billing Cycle

The frequency with which a bill is received from a payee.   Back to top

Business Day

Any day on which a Federal Reserve Board participating financial institution is open to the public.   Back to top

C

Check Number

The check number if a check was issued for this payment or the electronic payment number if the transaction was an electronic payment.    Back to top

Cleared

The date the transaction was posted to your financial institution account.   Back to top

Confirmation Number

A number that is generated at the point of payment initiation to track and reference the specific payment.    Back to top

Consumer

An individual or entity that receives goods or services which are the subject of bills or statements. Consumers are also referred to as customers, users, or end users. Bill payment processing firms refer to consumers as "subscribers."    Back to top

Consumer Service Provider

The firm enabling bill payment services to the customer or end user—typically the Web hosting firm, such as Digital Insight.    Back to top

Credit Card Bin

The first eight digits of a credit card number. VISA® or MasterCard® credit card bins may be used to search for payees in the Bill Payment user interface.    Back to top

Customer Account Information

A record containing remittance information for a specific customer. This usually contains the account number assigned to that customer by the biller, the customer's primary address as well as any other information the biller uses to identify the customer.   Back to top

D

Default Date Range

This is the date range that is automatically set for the initial viewing of payments. For Pending Payments the date range is 30 calendar days in the future. For Payment History, it is 30 days in the past.   Back to top

Due Date

The date that each bill is due at the payee's location. You should schedule payment three to five business days before the due date in this list. If a bill arrives as Due Upon Receipt, the date that the payment arrived is listed as the due date.   Back to top

E

E-Bill

Short for electronic bill. A payee can make a purely electronic version of your customer bill available for delivery and presentation to you online. Not all payees offer electronic payment.   Back to top

E-Mail

Short for electronic mail, the transmission of messages over communications networks. The messages may be notes entered from the keyboard or electronic files stored on disk. Most mainframes, minicomputers and computer networks have an e-mail system.   Back to top

E-Mail Address

An address belonging to an individual or entity for the use of receiving and sending electronic documents and files. Most e-mail addresses follow the format: uniqueusername@domainname.com.   Back to top

Electronic Payment

Any non-paper based form of payment. The processes in place for electronic payments are typically pre-arranged.   Back to top

Electronic Registration

The process of enrolling in Bill Payment.   Back to top

Enrollment

The process of establishing a bill payment relationship between the customer, Bill Payment Processor, and your financial institution.   Back to top

F

Filed Bill

A bill that you do not want to pay using this website, but want to save for your records. For example, a bill with a zero balance or a bill that no longer needs to be paid. Once you file a bill, it is permanently removed from your Bill Inbox and cannot be paid.    Back to top

Final Payment Date

The date beyond which a repeating payment is no longer processed.   Back to top

Financial Institution

A bank or credit union. Bill payment processing firms refer to financial institutions as "sponsors."    Back to top

Funding Account Description

A description you assign to the funding account to identify it.   Back to top

Funds

A store of value, usually referring to a value on deposit at a financial institution.   Back to top

Funds Availability

The time at which funds associated with paperless entries have been made available.   Back to top

I

Incoming Bills

A list of the bills that you must approve before we will send a payment and any notices from your payees.   Back to top

M

Multiple Payments

The option to add payments for multiple payees using a single screen.   Back to top

N

Nickname

A familiar alternative name that an end user may designate to identify a particular payee.    Back to top

Non-Processing Day

Days on which the Bill Payment Processor does not process payments. These are always based on holidays the Federal Reserve Board recognizes.   Back to top

Non-Sufficient Funds

Also known as NSF, which is the condition when there are not sufficient funds in a customer's financial institution account to cover a payment.   Back to top

O

One-Time Payment

See Single payment.   Back to top

P

Paid from

The payment account that will be used for this payment.   Back to top

Password

A unique code generated by and known only to the user or end user of a software user interface. Typically used with a User ID to gain access to a secure system.   Back to top

Pay Anyone Capability

The Bill Payment Processor is generally capable of issuing payment to anyone.   Back to top

Payee

Entity to which a customer makes a payment. The payee may be a company, an organization, or an individual.   Back to top

Payee Database

The Bill Payment Processor database of payees. This database is used for the payee search process. If an exact match is found and selected by the user, the payee set up is always as an electronic payee, which is used as a remittance indicator for that payee record. All payees are categorized as personal, regional or national within the database.   Back to top

Payee ID

A numeric identifier used by customers to distinguish payees.   Back to top

Payee Nickname

A description you assign to identify a payee.   Back to top

Payment

A transactional process that affects the transfer of value between two entities. Typically, payments involve the transfer of funds from one financial institution depository to another.   Back to top

Payment Category

The group that you assign to a payee to during setup.   Back to top

Payment Due Date

The latest date which a biller will accept payment before considering the account delinquent.    Back to top

Payment In History

Any payment that the Bill Payment Processor has initiated for processing.   Back to top

Payment Instructions

Payment parameters specified by the payer, typically a customer. Payment parameters include the payment process date, which account the funds are to be drawn on, payer, and biller identity information such as the "customer account."    Back to top

Payment Instrument

The vehicle selected to make a payment. These include paper checks, ACH debit, etc.   Back to top

Payment Posted Date

The date that a payment is posted to a customer's account.   Back to top

Payment System

A system or network used to process payments. For example, Automated Clearinghouse (ACH), etc.   Back to top

Payment Type

The method used to pay the bill, which is either electronic or check. If the payee is selected from the electronic payee database, it is an electronic payment. Otherwise, the payment is paid via check.   Back to top

Pending Payment

A payment that has been scheduled, but not processed.   Back to top

Process Date

The date the payment process initiates. It must be a date in the future and cannot be the same as the current date (i.e., today's date).   Back to top

R

Received From

The payee for each item. If you specified a nickname for the payee, that name is used in this list.   Back to top

Recurring Payments

Bill payments you want to repeat at regular intervals.   Back to top

Registration

The process of establishing a relationship between the customer, Bill Payment Processor, and your financial institution. Registration is used interchangeably with enrollment.   Back to top

Remittance Information

Information required by the biller in order to post the customer's bill payments effectively.   Back to top

Remittance Method

The method used to deliver funds and remittance information.   Back to top

Repeating Payment

Number of instances determines the total number of payments that will be made.   Back to top

S

Scanned Bill

A bill that is presented to the end user as an electronic scanned version of an actual physical paper bill from a payee. The system creates a scanned electronic version of a paper bill for delivery to the end user in the Bill Payment and Presentment application.   Back to top

Scraped Bill

A bill that is captured directly from the payee web site, converted into an electronic image, and presented to the end user. The system creates an electronic version of the bill as captured or scraped from the payee's web site, and then prepares it for delivery to the end user in the Bill Payment and Presentment application.   Back to top

Send To

The nickname for each payee.   Back to top

Sent

The date the payment was sent to the payee.   Back to top

Single Payment

A payment that occurs once. A single payment does not repeat.   Back to top

Statement/Notice

An electronic or paper document that does not have a payment due associated with it.   Back to top

Status

The current state of the payment process (e.g., pending, processed, etc.).   Back to top

Stop Payment

A process that halts the payment process. The Bill Payment Processor, your financial institution, or the customer may initiate stop payments on paper checks only.   Back to top

T

Total Bill Management

The bill presentment offering that incorporates Pay Anyone with eBills along with scanned bills.   Back to top

Total Due

The total amount due for each bill.   Back to top

U

Unpaid Bills

Bills that appear in your Bill Inbox on which you have not taken any action.   Back to top

User

An individual that uses the Internet banking product. User is used interchangeably with end user. Bill payment processing firms refer to end users as "subscribers."   Back to top

User ID

A name that is assigned to an individual for the purpose of identification and authorization, typically used with a password.   Back to top