Preferred Partner status highlights Alkami’s commitment to advancing the ACH Network
PLANO, Texas, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) (“Alkami”), a digital sales and service platform provider for financial institutions in the U.S., today announced it is a Nacha Preferred Partner, reinforcing Alkami’s commitment to delivering secure, compliant, and modern Automated Clearing House (ACH) solutions for financial institutions and their commercial clients.
As a Nacha Preferred Partner, Alkami joins a select group of technology providers recognized for supporting the ongoing advancement of the ACH Network. This recognition comes at a time when ACH usage is on the rise. Full-year ACH Network volume totaled 35.2 billion payments, up nearly 5% over 2024. The value of those payments reached $93 trillion, an increase of almost 8%.1 Nacha plays a critical role in…
PAYROLL & HR CONTROLS (PREVENTING “GHOST” SCHEMES)
Payroll fraud is often the hardest to detect because it “looks” like a normal business expense.
- Segregation of Duties (SoD): The person who adds new employees to the system must not be the same person who approves the monthly pay run.
- Mandatory Vacation Policy: Require all financial and HR staff to take 5–10 consecutive days of leave annually. Fraud often surfaces when the perpetrator isn’t there to “hide” the trail.
- Ghost Employee Audit: Perform a quarterly “Headcount Reconciliation” where managers must physically verify every name on their payroll list exists.
- Self-Pay Blocking: Ensure the payroll software has a hard-coded block preventing administrators from editing their own salary or bank details.