Checks/page/4 news and trends

Digital Payments Turn the Tables on Check Scams
Fraud Prevention // April 17, 2024

Despite the prevalence of digital alternatives, checks continue to be a preferred payment method for many organizations. PYMNTS Intelligence research underscores this trend, revealing that checks constitute a significant portion of business-to-business (B2B) transactions across various industries. In real estate, nearly 21% of B2B transactions...

JPMorgan and Codat Team to Drive Virtual Card Adoption
Payment Methods // April 16, 2024

Business data API provider Codat and JPMorgan Chase have teamed to promote virtual card adoption. It’s the thinking behind the launch of Codat’s Supplier Enablement data product. Announced Tuesday (April 16), it lets businesses more easily share their spending and supplier data from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and...

Digital Payments Deliver Competition-Critical Data for SMBs in Connected Economy
Faster Payments // February 19, 2024

The future of digital payments is, in many ways, already here.  What is left is the need for businesses to adapt to this rapidly shifting consumer landscape by leveraging the increasing popularity of digital payments, particularly among younger consumers. “There’s a huge opportunity for small...

Verification Firm Mitek Debuts MiControl as Check Fraud Triples Since 2018
Fraud Prevention // February 15, 2024

Digital payments may be growing in popularity, but the use of paper checks persists. So too does check fraud, which reached record levels in 2023. With that in mind, identity verification firm Mitek has introduced MiControl, a fraud management console that works with the company’s Check Fraud Defender.  “Despite...

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Digital Payments Deliver Competition-Critical Data for SMBs in Connected Economy

February 19, 2024
The future of digital payments is, in many ways, already here.  What is left is the need for businesses to adapt to this rapidly shifting consumer landscape by leveraging the increasing popularity of digital payments, particularly among younger consumers. “There’s a huge opportunity for small businesses and mid-size businesses, and even large businesses, to continue […]

Death by Paper Cut: The Hidden Costs of Checks

September 05, 2023
The way things have always been done could be harming firms in the long run. That’s because in an era where technological advancements are transforming industries at an unprecedented pace,...

Canadian Businesses Swap Checks for Commercial Cards

December 20, 2022
Checks remain a key B2B payment method in Canada, but commercial cards are changing that. A driving force behind this is the partnership of New York-based Boost Payment Solutions and...

Paper Checks’ ‘Long Tail’: What It Takes to Move B2B Into the Digital Age 

October 11, 2021
To paraphrase Mark Twain, the death of the check – the paper kind – has been greatly exaggerated. Stubborn things they are – certainly they’ve found wide berth in B2B...

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Target Says Time’s Up For Paying With Paper Checks

July 05, 2024
Paying with paper checks at Target will soon be a thing of the past. The retailer said it will stop accepting personal checks at its stores later this month, according to a recent report by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. “Target is committed to creating an easy and convenient checkout experience, and that includes providing our guests with […]

JPMorgan and Codat Team to Drive Virtual Card Adoption

April 16, 2024
Business data API provider Codat and JPMorgan Chase have teamed to promote virtual card adoption. It’s the thinking behind the launch of Codat’s Supplier Enablement data product. Announced Tuesday (April 16), it lets businesses...

Verification Firm Mitek Debuts MiControl as Check Fraud Triples Since 2018

February 15, 2024
Digital payments may be growing in popularity, but the use of paper checks persists. So too does check fraud, which reached record levels in 2023. With that in mind, identity...

Australia Wants to End Check Payments by Decade’s End

June 07, 2023
The age of the paper check is coming to an end in Australia. Amid a rapid shift to digital payments — the type of movement seen in a number of...