diff --git a/mintlify/changelog.mdx b/mintlify/changelog.mdx
index a75bd8247..ae18fa347 100644
--- a/mintlify/changelog.mdx
+++ b/mintlify/changelog.mdx
@@ -18,6 +18,24 @@ changes and roadmap, [book a live demo](https://www.lightspark.com/contact) or
`CustomerExternalAccountCreateRequest`, in which `customerId` is required. Use
`POST /platform/external-accounts` to create an external account owned by the
platform itself.
+## Same-day ACH is its own payment rail
+
+`ACH_SAME_DAY` joins `ACH` in `PaymentRail`. Pin it on a quote's destination to request
+same-business-day settlement for a USD payout.
+
+- Grid never selects `ACH_SAME_DAY` for you. It is only used when you name it, so
+ existing integrations that omit `paymentRail` are unaffected.
+- The two rails are priced separately. A `RailFeeConfig` with `rail: ACH_SAME_DAY`
+ prices same-day sends; your existing `ACH` config keeps pricing standard sends.
+- `ACH_SAME_DAY` is capped at $1,000,000 per entry by the NACHA same-day limit, rising
+ to $10,000,000 on 2027-09-17. A payout above the limit is rejected rather than slowed;
+ send it over `ACH` instead.
+- `ACH` will settle on the standard next-business-day schedule. Until a date we
+ announce in advance, `ACH` continues to settle same-business-day on production
+ platforms; it already settles next-business-day on sandbox platforms. To guarantee
+ same-day settlement after that date, request `ACH_SAME_DAY`.
+
+See [Assessing fees](/payouts-and-b2b/payment-flow/assessing-fees).
## Add cards to Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay from your app
diff --git a/mintlify/openapi.yaml b/mintlify/openapi.yaml
index 63d1a94b1..0c180aaa4 100644
--- a/mintlify/openapi.yaml
+++ b/mintlify/openapi.yaml
@@ -13107,6 +13107,7 @@ components:
enum:
- ACH
- ACH_COLOMBIA
+ - ACH_SAME_DAY
- BANK_TRANSFER
- BRE_B
- CIPS
@@ -13128,7 +13129,12 @@ components:
- UNIONPAY
- UPI
- WIRE
- description: The payment rail used for the transfer. Payment rails represent the underlying payment network or system used to move funds between accounts.
+ description: |-
+ The payment rail used for the transfer. Payment rails represent the underlying payment network or system used to move funds between accounts.
+
+ `ACH_SAME_DAY` requests same-business-day settlement for a USD payout and is priced separately. It is subject to the NACHA per-entry same-day limit, which the network applies to every originator: $1,000,000 per entry, rising to $10,000,000 on 2027-09-17. A payout above that limit is rejected rather than slowed β check the amount before requesting this rail, or send it over `ACH`, which settles on the standard schedule and has no such limit.
+
+ `ACH` will settle on the standard next-business-day schedule. Until a date we announce in advance, `ACH` continues to settle same-business-day on production platforms; it already settles next-business-day on sandbox platforms. To guarantee same-day settlement after that date, request `ACH_SAME_DAY`.
example: ACH
RailFeeConfig:
allOf:
@@ -13140,7 +13146,7 @@ components:
- RAIL
rail:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentRail'
- description: The rail used in the transaction. `ACH`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW` and `WIRE` are accepted today; other rails return a `NOT_IMPLEMENTED` error.
+ description: The rail used in the transaction. `ACH`, `ACH_SAME_DAY`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW` and `WIRE` are accepted today; other rails return a `NOT_IMPLEMENTED` error.
direction:
type: string
enum:
@@ -13159,7 +13165,7 @@ components:
- rail
- direction
- originator
- description: 'A fee charged when a transaction uses the specified rail. There can be at most one for a given rail, direction and originator. For example, a config with rail: ACH, direction: OUT, originator: GRID will charge a fee on all outgoing ACH transactions.'
+ description: 'A fee charged when a transaction uses the specified rail. There can be at most one for a given rail, direction and originator. For example, a config with rail: ACH, direction: OUT, originator: GRID will charge a fee on all outgoing ACH transactions. `ACH` and `ACH_SAME_DAY` are separate rails, so price each one with its own config.'
FeeConfigOneOf:
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/CrossCurrencyTransactionFeeConfig'
@@ -16075,6 +16081,7 @@ components:
type: string
enum:
- ACH
+ - ACH_SAME_DAY
- WIRE
- RTP
- FEDNOW
diff --git a/mintlify/payouts-and-b2b/payment-flow/assessing-fees.mdx b/mintlify/payouts-and-b2b/payment-flow/assessing-fees.mdx
index 776e1c73b..ebbda3407 100644
--- a/mintlify/payouts-and-b2b/payment-flow/assessing-fees.mdx
+++ b/mintlify/payouts-and-b2b/payment-flow/assessing-fees.mdx
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ Both fee types may apply to the same transaction, e.g. a cross-currency payment
only, and the fixed fee must be in that same currency β other currencies return
`NOT_IMPLEMENTED`.
-Rail fees cover `ACH`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW` and `WIRE`, going `OUT`, with the fixed fee in USD.
+Rail fees cover `ACH`, `ACH_SAME_DAY`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW` and `WIRE`, going `OUT`, with the fixed fee in USD.
+`ACH` and `ACH_SAME_DAY` are separate rails, so price each one with its own config.
Anything else returns `NOT_IMPLEMENTED`.
Both are expanding β support for stablecoin sending currencies such as USDC is planned.
diff --git a/mintlify/payouts-and-b2b/payment-flow/send-payment.mdx b/mintlify/payouts-and-b2b/payment-flow/send-payment.mdx
index 8eedbd34e..22c514d29 100644
--- a/mintlify/payouts-and-b2b/payment-flow/send-payment.mdx
+++ b/mintlify/payouts-and-b2b/payment-flow/send-payment.mdx
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ curl -X POST 'https://api.lightspark.com/grid/2025-10-13/quotes' \
- The `paymentRail` field is optional. If omitted, Grid selects a default rail for the destination. Specify a rail (e.g., `ACH`, `WIRE`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW`) when you need to control which payment network processes the transfer.
+ The `paymentRail` field is optional. If omitted, Grid selects a default rail for the destination. Specify a rail (e.g., `ACH`, `ACH_SAME_DAY`, `WIRE`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW`) when you need to control which payment network processes the transfer. `ACH_SAME_DAY` is never selected for you: it requests same-business-day settlement and is priced separately. It is capped at $1,000,000 per entry by the NACHA same-day limit (rising to $10,000,000 on 2027-09-17); a payout above that is rejected, so send it over `ACH` instead.
diff --git a/mintlify/snippets/country-support.mdx b/mintlify/snippets/country-support.mdx
index c63a9a71a..500a5e7e8 100644
--- a/mintlify/snippets/country-support.mdx
+++ b/mintlify/snippets/country-support.mdx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ import { FeatureCard, FeatureCardGrid, FeatureCardList, FeatureCardContainer } f
| πΊπ¬ Uganda | UG | `Mobile Money` (Airtel, MTN) `SWIFT` |
| π¦πͺ United Arab Emirates | AE | `Bank Transfer` `SWIFT` |
| π¬π§ United Kingdom | GB | `Faster Payments` `SWIFT` |
-| πΊπΈ United States | US | `ACH` `Wire Transfer` `RTP` `FedNow` `SWIFT` |
+| πΊπΈ United States | US | `ACH` `Same-day ACH` `Wire Transfer` `RTP` `FedNow` `SWIFT` |
| π»π³ Vietnam | VN | `Bank Transfer` `SWIFT` |
| πΏπ² Zambia | ZM | `Mobile Money` (Airtel, MTN, Zamtel) `SWIFT` |
diff --git a/mintlify/snippets/sending/accounts.mdx b/mintlify/snippets/sending/accounts.mdx
index 2b518ec6a..5f2b88622 100644
--- a/mintlify/snippets/sending/accounts.mdx
+++ b/mintlify/snippets/sending/accounts.mdx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ curl -X POST 'https://api.lightspark.com/grid/2025-10-13/quotes' \
- The `paymentRail` field is optional. If omitted, Grid selects a default rail for the destination. Specify a rail (e.g., `ACH`, `WIRE`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW`) when you need to control which payment network processes the transfer.
+ The `paymentRail` field is optional. If omitted, Grid selects a default rail for the destination. Specify a rail (e.g., `ACH`, `ACH_SAME_DAY`, `WIRE`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW`) when you need to control which payment network processes the transfer. `ACH_SAME_DAY` is never selected for you: it requests same-business-day settlement and is priced separately. It is capped at $1,000,000 per entry by the NACHA same-day limit (rising to $10,000,000 on 2027-09-17); a payout above that is rejected, so send it over `ACH` instead.
diff --git a/openapi.yaml b/openapi.yaml
index 63d1a94b1..0c180aaa4 100644
--- a/openapi.yaml
+++ b/openapi.yaml
@@ -13107,6 +13107,7 @@ components:
enum:
- ACH
- ACH_COLOMBIA
+ - ACH_SAME_DAY
- BANK_TRANSFER
- BRE_B
- CIPS
@@ -13128,7 +13129,12 @@ components:
- UNIONPAY
- UPI
- WIRE
- description: The payment rail used for the transfer. Payment rails represent the underlying payment network or system used to move funds between accounts.
+ description: |-
+ The payment rail used for the transfer. Payment rails represent the underlying payment network or system used to move funds between accounts.
+
+ `ACH_SAME_DAY` requests same-business-day settlement for a USD payout and is priced separately. It is subject to the NACHA per-entry same-day limit, which the network applies to every originator: $1,000,000 per entry, rising to $10,000,000 on 2027-09-17. A payout above that limit is rejected rather than slowed β check the amount before requesting this rail, or send it over `ACH`, which settles on the standard schedule and has no such limit.
+
+ `ACH` will settle on the standard next-business-day schedule. Until a date we announce in advance, `ACH` continues to settle same-business-day on production platforms; it already settles next-business-day on sandbox platforms. To guarantee same-day settlement after that date, request `ACH_SAME_DAY`.
example: ACH
RailFeeConfig:
allOf:
@@ -13140,7 +13146,7 @@ components:
- RAIL
rail:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaymentRail'
- description: The rail used in the transaction. `ACH`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW` and `WIRE` are accepted today; other rails return a `NOT_IMPLEMENTED` error.
+ description: The rail used in the transaction. `ACH`, `ACH_SAME_DAY`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW` and `WIRE` are accepted today; other rails return a `NOT_IMPLEMENTED` error.
direction:
type: string
enum:
@@ -13159,7 +13165,7 @@ components:
- rail
- direction
- originator
- description: 'A fee charged when a transaction uses the specified rail. There can be at most one for a given rail, direction and originator. For example, a config with rail: ACH, direction: OUT, originator: GRID will charge a fee on all outgoing ACH transactions.'
+ description: 'A fee charged when a transaction uses the specified rail. There can be at most one for a given rail, direction and originator. For example, a config with rail: ACH, direction: OUT, originator: GRID will charge a fee on all outgoing ACH transactions. `ACH` and `ACH_SAME_DAY` are separate rails, so price each one with its own config.'
FeeConfigOneOf:
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/CrossCurrencyTransactionFeeConfig'
@@ -16075,6 +16081,7 @@ components:
type: string
enum:
- ACH
+ - ACH_SAME_DAY
- WIRE
- RTP
- FEDNOW
diff --git a/openapi/components/schemas/common/PaymentRail.yaml b/openapi/components/schemas/common/PaymentRail.yaml
index 652d8c32b..da2b49794 100644
--- a/openapi/components/schemas/common/PaymentRail.yaml
+++ b/openapi/components/schemas/common/PaymentRail.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ type: string
enum:
- ACH
- ACH_COLOMBIA
+ - ACH_SAME_DAY
- BANK_TRANSFER
- BRE_B
- CIPS
@@ -26,4 +27,18 @@ enum:
description: >-
The payment rail used for the transfer. Payment rails represent the underlying
payment network or system used to move funds between accounts.
+
+
+ `ACH_SAME_DAY` requests same-business-day settlement for a USD payout and is priced
+ separately. It is subject to the NACHA per-entry same-day limit, which the network
+ applies to every originator: $1,000,000 per entry, rising to $10,000,000 on
+ 2027-09-17. A payout above that limit is rejected rather than slowed β check the
+ amount before requesting this rail, or send it over `ACH`, which settles on the
+ standard schedule and has no such limit.
+
+
+ `ACH` will settle on the standard next-business-day schedule. Until a date we announce
+ in advance, `ACH` continues to settle same-business-day on production platforms; it
+ already settles next-business-day on sandbox platforms. To guarantee same-day
+ settlement after that date, request `ACH_SAME_DAY`.
example: ACH
diff --git a/openapi/components/schemas/common/UsdAccountInfo.yaml b/openapi/components/schemas/common/UsdAccountInfo.yaml
index 0af77eb63..c5fe65494 100644
--- a/openapi/components/schemas/common/UsdAccountInfo.yaml
+++ b/openapi/components/schemas/common/UsdAccountInfo.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ allOf:
type: string
enum:
- ACH
+ - ACH_SAME_DAY
- WIRE
- RTP
- FEDNOW
diff --git a/openapi/components/schemas/config/RailFeeConfig.yaml b/openapi/components/schemas/config/RailFeeConfig.yaml
index e42596882..9fb14b7ea 100644
--- a/openapi/components/schemas/config/RailFeeConfig.yaml
+++ b/openapi/components/schemas/config/RailFeeConfig.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ allOf:
rail:
$ref: ../common/PaymentRail.yaml
description: >-
- The rail used in the transaction. `ACH`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW` and `WIRE` are
- accepted today; other rails return a `NOT_IMPLEMENTED` error.
+ The rail used in the transaction. `ACH`, `ACH_SAME_DAY`, `RTP`, `FEDNOW` and
+ `WIRE` are accepted today; other rails return a `NOT_IMPLEMENTED` error.
direction:
type: string
enum:
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ allOf:
description: >-
A fee charged when a transaction uses the specified rail. There can be at most one for
a given rail, direction and originator. For example, a config with rail: ACH, direction: OUT,
- originator: GRID will charge a fee on all outgoing ACH transactions.
+ originator: GRID will charge a fee on all outgoing ACH transactions. `ACH` and
+ `ACH_SAME_DAY` are separate rails, so price each one with its own config.