cheques
RSS chequesPKWARE Case Study: Banking Institution #3
White Paper The division is responsible for the bulk clearing of cheques and paper credits, totaling over 5 million cheques each day. The company is a division of a large international trade association for... [01 Oct 2009]
Uncomplaining techies turn in extra hours for free
News While hours may be on the up, pay cheques aren't heading in a similar direction - 75 per cent of those surveyed said their company doesn't pay overtime. If you feel like you're spending more time at your desk than ever,... [23 Sep 2009]
Cheque celebrates 350th birthday
News At it's peak in 1990 around £4bn was processed through cheques. In a statement, CCCC MD Angela Thomas said: "Cheques arrived in a year when we were a Commonwealth under Richard Cromwell and Sir Isaac... [12 Feb 2009]
Nationwide outsources cheque processing
News One benefit for the building society is staff have access to an online archive for cheques. Nationwide Building Society has signed a business process outsourcing (BPO) deal with Unisys to take on its cheque processing... [11 Feb 2009]
North West leading the rise of online banking
News According to Apacs, 37 per cent of us regularly use cheques for "spontaneous payments". The North West has embraced online and phone banking more than anywhere else in the UK. A survey by UK payments association Apacs... [18 Dec 2008]
Plastic's fantastic, despite economy being drastic
News Overall, card payments have taken market share from other forms of payment such as cash or cheques. Despite the continuing pessimism about the global economic climate over the last 12 months, UK spending using plastic... [27 Oct 2008]
Jobs of the future: No office, no paycheque
Comment Those regular monthly pay cheques may also become a thing of the past. As technology changes how we do business, the way we work is morphing as well. Mark Kobayashi-Hillary gets a glimpse into the future… [08 Oct 2008]
NFC payments to reach tipping point in three years?
News Wilcox added: "Whilst trial results so far have been encouraging, the industry as a whole will need to convince both consumers and merchants of the merits of yet another payment mechanism on top of cash, cheques, credit... [18 Jul 2008]
Cheques go up in smoke but plastic is fantastic
News Apacs director of communications, Sandra Quinn, said as retailers stop accepting cheques it is expected that a large proportion of those payments will migrate to debit card payments. This will accelerate a change that is... [12 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Ageism, broadband row, ID cards…
Comment I'm blaming the people who sign the cheques. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on... [31 Jan 2008]
Carphone Warehouse in data protection breach
News The two companies also failed to respond to individuals' requests for the information it held on them, despite cashing cheques to pay for the information, according to the ICO. Security from A to Z Click on the links... [16 Jan 2008]
Christmas spend online to hit £5bn
News Apacs recently estimated that the combined spending through cards, cash and cheques will hit £53bn for December - an increase of 4.2 per cent on 2006. And Monday 3 December is predicted to be the most popular day for... [30 Nov 2007]
Cheques gone by 2018?
News A banking industry consultation on the future of payment mechanisms in the UK is calling for cheques to be completely phased out by 2018. The consultation document published by the Payments Council this week calls for... [27 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... cashless concerns, battle of the OSes, iPhone fans...
Comment Also have people not noticed some smaller business who have minimum spends for using credit and debit cards as well as cheques because of the charges that are made? What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their... [15 Nov 2007]
Admiral digitises supplier payments
News We are a FTSE 350 company and we were still sending out written cheques to our suppliers. Insurance specialist Admiral Group has implemented an £80,000 document management system from Version One to automate its... [29 Oct 2007]
