Cheques

You'll soon be able to clear a cheque by the next working day thanks to a new image-based system

30 October 2017

An image-based cheque clearing system will be introduced that will cut the time it takes for money to reach your account

22 March 2017

You'll soon be able to pay a cheque into your bank simply by uploading a photo of it, under new Government measures

26 June 2014

Government plans mean smartphone users will be able to pay cheques in by sending a photo to their bank

27 December 2013

Cheque guarantee cards, which were abandoned in June, will not be re-introduced, says the Payments Council

21 December 2011

MPs are keeping up the pressure for the return of cheque guarantee cards, which were abandoned in June by the Payments Council

16 November 2011

An organisation which sets payment methods should consider reintroducing the cheque guarantee card, MPs said

24 August 2011

The move, which ends the proposed abolition of cheques in 2018, has been met with joy by elderly charities

12 July 2011