Paper checks are rapidly losing their place at the center of American finance, pushed aside by faster, cheaper and more secure digital options. The shift is no longer theoretical or generational, it ...

The Internal Revenue Service will stop issuing most tax refunds by paper check starting Sept. 30, shifting taxpayers to electronic payment methods as part of a modernization push. The agency said it ...

While online banking and electronic payments are becoming more mainstream, many Americans still write paper checks, and there's been a resurgence of fraud. If you think you’re immune because you pay ...

Watkyn says that it’s fairly easy to tell if wrapping paper is recyclable. "Try the festive scrunch test: scrunch the paper ...

When was the last time you wrote a paper check? If the answer is a long time, that's exactly why the Fed says they're ...

Having second thoughts about a check you recently mailed? Whether you wrote the wrong address on the envelope or made a mistake with the amount, don't panic. Your check may be signed and sealed, but ...

In an era of instant digital transactions, healthcare's continued reliance on paper checks isn't just outdated — it's financially reckless. While consumers tap phones to pay for coffee and businesses ...

When it comes to paying employees by paper check versus paycard, paycards can lower costs both for organizations and employees who lack bank accounts (i.e., who are "unbanked"). It also may allow ...

In an executive order issued March 25, President Donald Trump mandated that government agencies cease issuing paper checks for all disbursements — including tax refunds, Social Security payouts and ...

Although check use has declined in the last couple of decades, check fraud has risen sharply, creating a problem for banks — and customers trying to pay their bills. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New ...

Policy changes by major retailers may have put another nail in the coffin of what used to be a financial mainstay: the personal check. In July, said CNBC, "Target joined a growing list of retailers, ...