With the rise of peer-to-peer payment systems such as PayPal, Venmo, Zelle and several others, there’s rarely a need to write a check these days. Even so, checks aren’t completely extinct yet.

The digital age is in full swing, but someone forgot to tell the financial industry. Paper checks are still a real need even in our digital world — and they can be expensive. Fortunately, there are ...

Thanks to the convenience of online and mobile bill pay, fewer people use checks to pay bills. You may be surprised to learn that the average American still writes 30 checks per year, according to ...

A cashier's check is a check written and signed by your bank, usually used to verify funds for larger purchases. A money order is an alternative to cash or personal checks that you can purchase from ...

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Cashier’s checks and money orders are both secure payment methods, but they serve different purposes. Cashier’s checks are typically used for larger transactions and are backed by a bank, offering ...