Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Investopedia / NoNo Flores A check is a written, dated, and signed document that instructs a ...

For many people, writing a cheque isn’t the first port of call when it comes to making a payment any more – but hundreds of millions of cheques are still written every year. The most recent data shows ...

A certified cheque is a guaranteed form of payment, which means there’s no chance of insufficient funds when the cheque is cashed. Certified cheques are purchased for a fee. Many or all of the ...