The so-called “modern” paper check has been around for centuries. Before the United States ever gained its independence, the Bank of England in 1717 was using pre-printed forms. Fast forward over 300 years, and checks still play a meaningful, even outsized, role in U.S. commerce,...
Corporate payments company Corpay has introduced a solution for U.S. immigration law firms. The new USCIS Navigator tool, announced Monday (Nov. 24) is aimed at providing secure processing for payments to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), following a recent ban on check payments...
In the hierarchy of business expenses, the cost of a postage stamp rarely registers. Particularly when compared to capital equipment, raw materials or enterprise software. That could be why, despite advances in electronic transfers, automated clearing house (ACH) systems, and real-time payment networks, as much...
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. In a Wednesday (Aug. 27) press release, the bank suggests...
April 20, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With One Inc’s Ian Drysdale Insurance carriers are under pressure and operating on the edge. With margins often hovering between 1% and 2%, even small inefficiencies can erase profitability. One of the biggest and most overlooked drivers of margin compression sits inside the payments function. According to One Inc CEO […]
July 10, 2025
The United States government, the world’s largest payer, is on the cusp of a dramatic digital transformation. By Sept. 30, 2025, the federal government will cease issuing paper checks for...
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...
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...
November 24, 2025
Corporate payments company Corpay has introduced a solution for U.S. immigration law firms. The new USCIS Navigator tool, announced Monday (Nov. 24) is aimed at providing secure processing for payments to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), following a recent ban on check payments for immigration filings. “We created USCIS Navigator in direct response […]
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...
July 28, 2025
Singapore’s banking association has debuted an ePayments tool to help businesses transition from paper checks. EDP and EDP+, announced by The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on Monday (July...
July 01, 2025
Eliminating paper checks from government disbursements will reduce fraud and speed up the delivery of payments to recipients, three bank groups told the Treasury Department Monday (June 30). The Bank Policy Institute, The Clearing...
