{"id":17696,"date":"2025-02-05T12:07:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nqzw.com\/?p=17696"},"modified":"2025-02-05T12:17:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:17:56","slug":"law-firm-echeck-and-ach-processing-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/en_gb\/law-firm-echeck-and-ach-processing-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"Law Firm eCheck and ACH Processing Pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17696\" class=\"elementor elementor-17696\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c0e4fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c0e4fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e9773a\" data-id=\"8e9773a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f4eb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40f4eb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are you overpaying? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d8e24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3d8e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Quick Take<\/h4><ul><li>Many law firms are overpaying for eCheck\/ACH processing. LawPay and ClientPay charge 1%, but recently removed the $10 cap. That means a $10,000 eCheck payment now costs 10X more: $100 instead of $10. With a modern <a href=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/en_gb\/law-firm-merchant-account\/\">legal payments platform like PayQ<\/a>, it&#8217;s always just $1 per transaction.<\/li><li>Modern payment platforms with lower processing fees enable firms to keep one stream of online payments instead of separating eChecks out via their bank.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eaae19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eaae19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's Changed <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6c740 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd6c740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LawPay &amp; ClientPay removed their eCheck fee cap:<\/p><ul><li>Previously: 1% fee, capped at $10<\/li><li>Now: 1% with NO cap<\/li><li>A $10,000 payment now costs $100 instead of $10<\/li><\/ul><p>To address this, what many firms do is split their credit card and eCheck processing up. They\u2019ll use LawPay\/ClientPay for credit cards, but then go to their bank for eCheck\/ACH.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9688f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9688f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why This Isn't The Perfect Solution<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9c31d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc9c31d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Splitting up your payment processing comes with a number of challenges:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Two payment streams:<\/strong> Confuses clients with different experiences<\/li><li><strong>No stored payment data:<\/strong> Neither option remembers client information and account preferences, or allocates payments line-by-line for reconcillation<\/li><li><strong>Accounting burden:<\/strong> More work tracking payments from multiple sources<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3af9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc3af9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moving to a Modern Payments Platform<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc9703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc9703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal with online payments should be to make things easier for everyone. LawPay and ClientPay opened up the market for law firms to accept online payments and in those early days of limited providers, they charged a premium for doing so (and still do!). However, addressing the necessary compliance for legal is no longer rare and we\u2019re starting to see the same kind of transparent pricing in legal that is common in other industries.<\/p>\n\n<p>Review the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/en_gb\/law-firm-merchant-account-comparson-lawpay-clientpay\/\">2025 Law Firm Merchant Account Comparison<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd36514 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"dd36514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 26px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400\">With PayQ, we \"found money\" that used to go directly to credit card companies.<\/span> \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2014 Paul Masuret, Executive Director, Casner Edwards, LLP, <a href=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/en_gb\/law-firm-improves-client-experience-while-saving-money-with-online-payments\/\">Law Firm Credit Card Processing Case Study<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );font-size: 18px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 700;background-color: transparent\"><\/span><\/p><\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3980e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e3980e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bottom line:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350af59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"350af59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Firms no longer have to overpay for eCheck processing just because it\u2019s \u201claw firm-specific.\u201d Transparent pricing options now exist\u2014without premium rates:<\/p><ul><li>Firms can reduce eCheck\/ACH processing fees<\/li><li>Modern payment platforms streamline payments &amp; accounting<\/li><\/ul><p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zebraworks.com\/en_gb\/law-firm-merchant-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PayQ Law Firm Payments Processing<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you overpaying? 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