Paper Checks news and trends

Legacy Systems vs Digital Demands: The B2B Payments Dilemma
B2B Payments // March 26, 2025

There’s a paper jam happening along the B2B innovation journey. While automation has made significant inroads in certain aspects of business operations, the payments process remains largely fragmented, with paper invoices, checks and manual reconciliation continuing to be the norm rather than the exception. This...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Eliminate Paper Checks for Treasury Payments
Disbursements // March 25, 2025

The federal government will stop issuing paper checks for disbursements, effective Sept. 30, and will stop accepting them for payments “as soon as practicable.” At that time, the federal government will switch to electronic payments, as mandated by an executive order signed Tuesday (March 25)...

ACI and Ingo Payments Launch Speedpay for Faster Disbursements
Partnerships // March 18, 2025

Payments technology firm ACI Worldwide is teaming with embedded banking/money mobility provider Ingo Payments. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (March 18), has resulted in ACI Speedpay Digital Disbursements, a solution designed to help businesses scale their disbursement operations. According to a news release, the tool is also aimed at addressing a...

Old-School Billing Is Creating a Construction Industry Cash Crunch
B2B Payments // March 11, 2025

During times of uncertainty, payment issues can be more of a threat to survival than just a nuisance. The construction industry, a $2 trillion-plus behemoth in the U.S. alone, is notorious for payment gridlock. Who knew that building skyscrapers was easier than building a smooth...

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Legacy Systems vs Digital Demands: The B2B Payments Dilemma

March 26, 2025
There’s a paper jam happening along the B2B innovation journey. While automation has made significant inroads in certain aspects of business operations, the payments process remains largely fragmented, with paper invoices, checks and manual reconciliation continuing to be the norm rather than the exception. This results in a piecemeal approach to back-office workflows and payments […]

Old-School Billing Is Creating a Construction Industry Cash Crunch

March 11, 2025
During times of uncertainty, payment issues can be more of a threat to survival than just a nuisance. The construction industry, a $2 trillion-plus behemoth in the U.S. alone, is...

Accounts Payable Takes the High Road to AI-Powered Growth Engine

December 02, 2024
Accounts payable (AP) may not always grab headlines, but its evolution is critical to business success. However, embracing the digital evolution of back-office cost centers is often easier said than...

Paper Check Fraud’s Weakest Link Is … the Paper Check

November 05, 2024
Given the chance, most consumers will choose digital payments over paper checks. Yet the check endures, expensive to make and mail and manage, and they often sit uncashed at the...

Quick Reads
Trump Signs Executive Order to Eliminate Paper Checks for Treasury Payments

March 25, 2025
The federal government will stop issuing paper checks for disbursements, effective Sept. 30, and will stop accepting them for payments “as soon as practicable.” At that time, the federal government will switch to electronic payments, as mandated by an executive order signed Tuesday (March 25) by President Donald Trump. “This order promotes operational efficiency by […]

ACI and Ingo Payments Launch Speedpay for Faster Disbursements

March 18, 2025
Payments technology firm ACI Worldwide is teaming with embedded banking/money mobility provider Ingo Payments. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (March 18), has resulted in ACI Speedpay Digital Disbursements, a solution designed to help businesses scale their...

FedDetect Duplicate Notification Service Expanded to Include Commercial Checks

December 04, 2024
Federal Reserve Financial Services (FRFS) now helps financial institutions combat check fraud by enabling them to see deposit information and images of potential duplicate items for commercial checks. This ability...

FIS and Oracle Team to Digitize Utility Bill Payments

November 12, 2024
FIS is teaming with Oracle to remove paper checks from the utility billing process. The FinTech company announced Tuesday (Nov. 12) that its BillerIQ solution, running on the Oracle Cloud...