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I've Always Wondered ...
Why do we still use paper checks?
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Janet Nguyen
Jan 5, 2024
Their use is waning, but not everyone is sold on digital payments.
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Checks are the economic dinosaurs Americans won't give up
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Kai Ryssdal
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Emily Henderson
Aug 7, 2017
In the U.S., people wrote about 38 checks on average in 2015, compared to 18 in Canada, 8 in the U.K., and almost none in Germany.
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Paper or plastic?
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Kai Ryssdal
Dec 8, 2010
This final note today: Some solace the next time you get stuck behind somebody paying by check in the grocery store. Yes, Mom, I'm talking to you....
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