Cheques are also the most expensive form of transaction for shops. The cheque's predecessor was the bill of exchange - a way for traders to buy and sell goods without the need to carry cumbersome and ...

Once again cheques in the UK are facing their demise, this time as a consequence of their being excluded from the New Payments Architecture project, or "NPA". This time it will be a slow and ...

Against that, Andrew Hagger of moneynet.co.uk points out: "For the majority of the UK population, the cheque book is very rarely used these days and in many cases is left in a drawer gathering dust.

We want to cheques to have a crucial role in the ongoing success of the UK.’ Despite the advent of internet banking, cheques are still a crucial part of the British payments landscape.

Cheques account for only 1% of payments in the UK, but if you need to write one you must do it correctly so a bank does not reject it. Our guide will show you the basics.

Stevie D, Selby, UK. Cheques are actually making a come-back in some small shops. I was in a small bookshop that no longer accepts credit cards because of the cost of chip & pin; I had to return to ...

Cheque volumes in the UK peaked in 1990 when 4 billion were written; The predicted number of cheques written per day in the UK in 2018 is 1.6m; ...

The cheque's demise means we could now be witnessing the final days of a payment method which saw its beginnings in Roman times. Experts believe the Romans invented the cheque in 352BC - but the ...

Barclays is set to be the first bank in the UK to pilot technology that will allows businesses and consumers to deposit cheques via their smartphones, reducing the time it takes for cash to clear ...

Cheques may seem like a thing of the past, but there are still circumstances where they are the best banking tool for the job. Learn all the parts of a cheque and how to read and write them for ...