vocabulary: provider: Wells Fargo description: >- Vocabulary for Wells Fargo, a diversified financial services company providing commercial banking, treasury management, and open banking APIs. Covers payments, account management, ACH, wire transfer, real-time payments, and treasury management terminology. tags: - Banking - Financial Services - Payments - Treasury Management - Open Banking - Commercial Banking domains: - name: Accounts and Banking terms: - term: Account ID definition: Wells Fargo's internal identifier for a commercial banking account. - term: Ledger Balance definition: Total balance in an account including all posted transactions, regardless of holds. - term: Available Balance definition: Funds immediately available for use after accounting for holds and pending transactions. - term: Intraday Position definition: Real-time account balance updated throughout the business day as transactions are processed. - term: DDA (Demand Deposit Account) definition: Checking account from which funds can be withdrawn at any time. - term: Money Market Account definition: Interest-bearing account with limited transaction capabilities. - name: Payments and Payment Rails terms: - term: ACH (Automated Clearing House) definition: Electronic network for financial transactions including direct deposits, bill payments, and business-to-business payments. - term: Same-Day ACH definition: ACH payment processing within the same business day, settling in the afternoon or evening batch. - term: Wire Transfer definition: Electronic transfer of funds via the Fedwire network for high-value, same-day settlement. - term: RTP (Real-Time Payments) definition: The Clearing House Real-Time Payments network enabling instant 24/7/365 payment settlement. - term: FedNow definition: Federal Reserve's instant payment service for 24/7 real-time payment and settlement. - term: Intelligent Routing definition: Wells Fargo's automatic selection of the optimal payment rail (RTP, FedNow, ACH) for each transaction. - term: Gateway API definition: Wells Fargo's open banking API platform handling over 1.5 billion API calls annually for commercial customers. - term: Push to Card definition: Real-time payment method that pushes funds to a debit card via Visa Direct or Mastercard Send. - term: Zelle definition: P2P and business payment service integrated with Wells Fargo for instant transfers to other bank accounts. - name: ACH Specifics terms: - term: NACHA definition: National Automated Clearing House Association - governing body for the ACH network in the US. - term: CCD (Corporate Credit or Debit) definition: NACHA transaction code for single corporate ACH payments. - term: PPD (Prearranged Payment and Deposit) definition: NACHA transaction code for consumer ACH credits and debits. - term: CTX (Corporate Trade Exchange) definition: NACHA transaction code for corporate payments with multiple addenda records. - term: WEB (Internet-Initiated Entry) definition: NACHA transaction code for consumer debit transactions authorized via the internet. - term: Trace Number definition: 15-digit NACHA identifier assigned to each ACH entry for tracking and reconciliation. - term: ACH Return definition: Reversal of an ACH transaction by the receiving bank due to incorrect account info, insufficient funds, or other reasons. - term: NOC (Notification of Change) definition: ACH notification sent when account or routing information for a transaction needs to be updated. - term: Prenote definition: Zero-dollar ACH test transaction sent before a live payment to verify account details. - term: Effective Date definition: Requested ACH settlement date specified by the originator. - name: Treasury Management terms: - term: Treasury Management definition: Suite of financial services helping businesses manage cash flow, payments, and liquidity. - term: Payables definition: Outbound payment processing including ACH, wire, and check payments to vendors and suppliers. - term: Receivables definition: Collection of inbound payments from customers through ACH debits and other payment methods. - term: Positive Pay definition: Fraud prevention service matching issued checks or ACH transactions against expected payments. - term: Previous Day Reporting definition: Account balance and transaction report reflecting all activity posted as of prior business day. - term: Intraday Reporting definition: Real-time balance and transaction reporting updated continuously throughout the business day. - term: Balance Reporting definition: Service providing current, available, and collected balance information for accounts. - term: Multibank Reporting definition: Consolidated reporting across accounts at multiple financial institutions. - name: Developer and API terms: - term: OAuth 2.0 definition: Authorization framework used by Wells Fargo APIs for secure client authentication. - term: Client Credentials definition: OAuth 2.0 flow used by Wells Fargo APIs for machine-to-machine authentication without user interaction. - term: Sandbox Environment definition: Test environment at Wells Fargo Developer Portal for integrating and testing APIs before production. - term: Webhook definition: HTTP callback notifying integrated systems of payment events such as settlement or return.