Decisioning is at the heart of Clearingworks Payment Hub. The solution uses our revolutionary Web-based clearing algorithms to determine the most effective clearing method available for a payment. All transactions imported in Clearingworks, regardless of the payments channel, go through the Payment Hub, providing rich decisioning, data management and transaction reporting, as well as a dashboard for real-time monitoring.

Like the rest of Clearingworks, the Payment Hub Decisioning module supports Check 21 and all NACHA Standard Entry Class Codes, and any capture mechanism, including IVR, online bill pay and more. Decisioning determines the best clearing methods that deposits are eligible for, and then generates ACH, image exchange or substitute check files for origination processing. Depending on the payment channel, A/R reconciliation also is available through downstream exports. All of this improves working capital management and elevates service bureaus to valuable advisors able to make their clients' deposits more financially beneficial.

Consolidating payment channels in the Clearingworks Payment Hub also is the first line of defense against fraud and unintentional duplicate postings. It also minimizes the need for check verification services and provides billers greater visibility into their client payments.

The logic behind Clearingworks Least Cost Routing Best Fit Clearing (LCR/BFC) Decisioning uses predefined decisioning variables, supported by customer banking relationships, to determine the best financial institution for deposits, based on cost, benefits and timing. Our Direct Sort Clearing (DSC) feature provides decisioning logic for clients to clear transactions to designated financial institutions based on pre-defined deposit priorities. For customers with high-risk payments, our Total Time Clearing (TTC) feature allows customers to clear transactions to designated financial institutions based on the quickest time to clear.

Why Clearingworks for Payment Decisioning

  • Reduces costs through aggregation of transactions across payments channels
  • Increases funds availability through the use of least cost routing/best fit clearing
  • Shares data across channels for improved analytics and risk management
  • Improves information management through real-time reporting and monitoring


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