Government Disbursements news and trends

Chase Reminds Customers About Upcoming Federal Phaseout of Paper Checks
Digital Payments // August 27, 2025

Chase is encouraging its customers who receive paper checks from the government to enroll in direct deposit as the U.S. Treasury’s Sept. 30 deadline for the phaseout of paper checks for most federal payments nears. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Visa, Episode Six and Secupay Partner to Deliver Government Disbursements
Partnerships // December 19, 2024

Payments infrastructure firm Episode Six (E6) has joined the Visa Ready for Government Disbursements program and teamed up with Secupay to deliver government disbursements in Germany. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

New Report: Instant Digital Disbursements Cut Through Government Red Tape
Money Mobility // December 09, 2024

What would a fully digital government payment system look like — and why does it matter? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

JPMorgan: State and Local Governments Confront Obstacles to Digital Disbursements
Digital Payments // October 15, 2024

From the state taxing authorities to the state administrators who disburse federal funds to the local utility companies, state and local governments distribute trillions of disbursements every year to their citizens. But paper checks still abound, and the overwhelming majority of those citizens rate their...

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Small Businesses Feel the Ripple as Government Goes All-Digital

October 06, 2025
Paper checks have long been a fixture in U.S. government disbursements, but their days are numbered. President Trump’s recent executive order mandating the phase-out of paper checks in federal payments aims to modernize fund flows from agencies and contractors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access […]

$931B in Government Aid Demonstrate Need for Digital Disbursements

October 04, 2022
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Chase Reminds Customers About Upcoming Federal Phaseout of Paper Checks

August 27, 2025
Chase is encouraging its customers who receive paper checks from the government to enroll in direct deposit as the U.S. Treasury’s Sept. 30 deadline for the phaseout of paper checks for most federal payments nears. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content […]

Visa, Episode Six and Secupay Partner to Deliver Government Disbursements

December 19, 2024
Payments infrastructure firm Episode Six (E6) has joined the Visa Ready for Government Disbursements program and teamed up with Secupay to deliver government disbursements in Germany. Get the Full Story...