When a five- or six-figure check hits your account, it can feel like instant money. In reality, a quiet chain of bank rules, ...

A heads-up for anyone who uses their financial institution's mobile app to deposit checks. You need to include this phrase – "For Mobile Deposit Only” – underneath your signature on all checks ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. The scanned check deposit service is a newly added feature to PenFed's ...

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. As a back-office revolution takes hold in businesses across the country, ...

Hannah Logan is a Canadian freelancer writer and blogger who specializes in personal finance and travel. You can follow her adventures on her travel blog EatSleepBreatheTravel.com or find her on ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech ...

If you are looking for a way to rebel against big banks, you could just sit on your couch and scan a few cheques. How is that making a statement? Once you can easily scan a cheque and deposit it, do ...

UK-based digital banking group Starling Bank announced on Monday the launch of its mobile cheque deposit services. Starling Bank reported that customers may now “capture” an image of the cheque and ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...

Large checks follow a slower, stricter clearing process, and most of the money isn't available right away. Here's what actually happens behind the scenes.