The use of financial checks dates back to the 11th century, when a merchant in the city of Basra (present-day Iraq) sent written instructions to his bank, ordering the institution to make a payment ...

Cheap personal checks can be found at retailers and your bank. Consider alternatives to checks as well. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

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. Maybe ...

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 ...

Paying by cash or personal check may be convenient -- but if you don't have a checking account or need to make a secure payment, a cashier’s check or money order may come in handy. Despite some ...