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Does your business transfer money between multiple accounts to cover check activity, or do you use several checking accounts to collect payments? A Zero Balance Account can help you be more efficient through process automation and account consolidation.
More focus
Concentrate balances by transferring funds to and from a master account for efficient use.
More efficient
Reduce administrative time and effort when monitoring daily cash positions.
Better balance
Maintain separation for stronger auditing and accounting solutions.
Help prevent overdrafts and related costs.
Avoid the need to initiate manual transfers.
Increase investment income or reduce borrowing costs by eliminating idle balances.
Zero Balance Accounts are designed to help eliminate manual transfers, reduce idle cash and prevent overdrafts.
Automation
Maintain payment and depository accounts automatically, at a zero balance, by transferring funds from or to your master account.
Daily transfers
We automatically transfer funds from your master account into other accounts in the exact amount needed to cover your payments.
Independence
Simplify funds transfer activity while maintaining account autonomy.
Efficiency
Consolidate bank balances and create one pool of funds to determine your daily cash position.
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