OREANDA-NEWS. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a leader in global transaction services, has announced that it has substantially increased its international payments capabilities via the bank’s online and file-based banking portal, CashPro®. Today, tens of thousands of CashPro users can make cross-currency Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments to 60 countries and in 22 currencies, creating an easier and more cost-effective way for companies to pay vendors, contractors and customers.

ACH payments use country-specific clearing systems and are ideal for low-value or recurring payments. While BofAML offered these capabilities previously, they were only available to a relatively small number of clients. Today, thousands of clients can use CashPro to send payments to dozens of countries and in numerous currencies.

"Our enhancement of CashPro with the ACH payments capability is perfectly timed given the exponential growth of global payments around the world. Clients can now process their cross-border payments in a convenient and economical way," said Ather Williams, head of Global Transaction Services. "Through this and other innovations, we strive to maintain our position as the provider of choice for companies with increasingly complex cash management needs."

BofA Merrill clients can access the new payments capability through CashPro Payments or CashPro Connect. The payments can be made to either individuals or businesses.

"We are pleased to add this expanded cross-currency payment method to CashPro," said Hilani Kerr, head of Global Cross-Currency Product. "These critical enhancements were made in direct response to client demand, and represent another important step in our mission to help break down the barriers for companies to make low-value payments around the world."