Payment File Formats

Payment files submitted by agencies to Treasury must follow the prescribed formats for the Secure Payment System (SPS) and Payment Automation Manager.

These are the supported payment formats for Treasury payments:
  • US Federal SPS ACH
  • US Federal SPS Check
  • US Federal SPS Same Day Payments
  • US Federal PAM ACH
  • US Federal PAM Check

For more information, see the chapters Payment Processing Setup in Implementing U.S. Federal Financials and Payment File Formats in Using U.S. Federal Financials guides.