In a world of direct deposits and money transfer apps that make sending and receiving cash easy and instant, paper checks ...

In today’s era of Venmo and Zelle, where you can transfer money to your friends with the press of a few buttons, personal checks can feel very antiquated. And they are! But some people, and companies, ...

Despite a world teeming with credit cards, online bill pay and payment apps, personal checks are still a thing. Checks can cost you a lot of money if you don’t shop for the best deal or have a ...

Personal checks are steadily falling into disuse. They’re kind of like fax machines—outmoded, slow, with only a hardened group of people still using them even as they become less practical. Is there ...

TULSA COUNTY — Fewer retailers, grocery stores, and even mom-and-pop businesses accept personal checks. Many landlords and mortgage companies now prefer or require electronic payment instead of by ...

While some people might think that checks are an outdated form of making payments, they are actually quite a useful tool in business and beyond. Checks can be particularly useful if an employer ...

Target said it was phasing out checks because not many customers use them. It’s a fair point: Check usage has fallen dramatically around the world in recent decades. Checks were a huge part of the U.S ...

Due to the popularity and ease of electronic payment and cash transfer apps, paper checks are slowly declining. They aren’t quite obsolete yet, so you may find a time when you’ll have to write, cash ...

SAN DIEGO — Long before ATMs, Venmo, Apple Pay and PayPal, checks were king of purchasing, but who still writes checks? Just 20 years ago, most Americans did not go anywhere without their trusted ...

When is the last time you broke out your checkbook to pay for something? Do you even remember when you last used it? Most Americans have adopted the more modern methods of spending thanks to mobile ...

Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded objects like floppy disks and the Rolodex.

Target Corp. is killing off the use of personal checks at its stores for good. "Due to extremely low volumes, we'll no longer accept personal checks starting July 15," Target said in a statement to ...