Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who ...

Growth rates in electronic check transactions at the point of sale are slowing down. While many opportunities remain, the rapidly changing market's future is anything but certain. For a brief shining ...

When John Moffatt got his American Express bill last month, he noticed an odd little message just under the amount due. The company had started processing consumer checks electronically, "and banks ...

Wal-Mart Stores announced Tuesday it is accepting electronic checks for online purchases, becoming the latest retailer to widen Web payment options in an effort to boost sales. The retail giant said ...

Electronic delivery is affecting almost every industry, and banking is no exception. In fact, many banks have already begun truncating checks by delivering photocopies of checks or by sending a list - ...

Faster payments on the nation’s automated clearing house network reached a milestone in the fourth quarter, with each business day recording at least 1 million same-day transactions for the first time ...

It looks like a check, it works like a check but it's a paperless alternative to renewing drivers' licenses or vehicle registration. It's new to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles' Web site and ...

The impact of the economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic has affected payments of all sorts, but perhaps none so much as consumer bill payments. Indeed, some 56% of consumers said it ...