e-check

Electronic bank payment

An e-check is an electronic version of a paper check, allowing funds to be transferred directly from a bank account through digital channels.

The payment method uses the same account and routing numbers as traditional checks but processes online: The utility company accepts e-checks for bill payment.

Also written as echeck or electronic check.

banking

routing

Path selection process

clearing · settlement · payee · payer · account · transaction · NSF · overdraft · bounced · checkbook

technology

encryption

Converting data into code

SSL · tokenization · firewall · authentication · software · portal · integration

payment

recurring

Happening repeatedly over time

invoice · rent · utility · merchant · vendor · online · paperless · ecommerce · checkout · installment

verification

authentication

Confirming genuine identity

compliance · authorization · confirmation · endorsement · certification · proof · audit · regulations · legality · processing

Categories
Opposites
payment medium format

e-checkbank draft

Guaranteed payment instrument

money order · cashier's check · personal check

payment method type

e-checkcash

Ready spending funds

coins · cash payment · banknotes · cash on delivery · paper money

Family

recheck, rechecked, rechecking

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