WEbinar

The Fast and the Frictionless

Optimizing real-time bank verification for today’s consumers, commerce and compliance

Discover the latest insights and opportunities in the payments ecosystem post-Nacha's WEB Debit account validation rule implementation—open our executive briefing now to stay ahead in the evolving landscape!



In this webinar panelists Debbie Barr (Senior Director at Nacha), Steve Krawczyk (CTO and Chief Data Scientist at Accelitas) and Jimmy Williams (Chief Revenue Officer at Accelitas) practical strategies that successful companies are using to make real-time decisions and deliver fast and frictionless account validation — while staying compliant with the recently implemented Web Debit rule.

Steve walked through Accelitas’ innovative approach to Bank Account Validation, leveraging real-time transactional data to provide greater coverage, while delivering deeper behavioral insights to make better decisions. 

Jimmy highlighted the current validation options available, while addressing the specific needs of today’s businesses.

  • Maximize coverage for hard-to-reach consumers

  • Balance protection with a positive customer experience

  • Navigate privacy and compliance issues


Speaker Bios

Debbie Barr, Senior Director | AAP, CTP | Nacha

Debbie Barr has been with Nacha since 1994 and joined the ACH Network Rules Department in 1996. Debbie administers the Nacha Rulemaking Process, works directly with the Rules & Operations Committee, fulfills the role of Nacha’s ACH Operators Relationship Manager, acts as the Rules liaison to the Payments Associations, works closely with Nacha’s Communication Department to promote implementation of new Rules, manages ACH Network research and data, and serves as a team member on Industry Verticals. Debbie earned her AAP in 1997 and her CTP in 2003.

Steve Krawczyk, Chief Data Scientist | Accelitas

Mr. Krawczyk has more than 13 years of research experience. His research interests include pattern recognition, computer vision, and machine learning. Prior to Accelitas, Mr. Krawczyk held research positions at the Naval Research Laboratory, Cognitec Systems, Quantcast, and SoarTech.

Jimmy Williams, Chief Revenue Officer | Accelitas

Jimmy leads the Accelitas new business and client growth team. Before joining Accelitas, Mr. Williams was part of the Emerging Payments & Strategy team at Bank of America. Prior to this, he held various client-facing leadership roles at First Data over a span of 18 years to include the Money Network product, TeleCheck, and Merchant Services suite of payment acceptance solutions covering markets ranging from Small Business to National/Global.