With mobile wallets, online checking accounts and person-to-person electronic payments all the rage, and direct deposit old news at this point, the personal paper check is beginning to look ...

As the use of paper checks declines, America is headed for “check zero.” Here's what you need to know. ... Personal checks, which accounted for a whopping 65% of the attempts.

Personal checks continued to gain steam until the mid-1990s, when credit and debit cards largely took over. Since 2000, check-writing has plummeted by nearly 75% , according to the U.S. Federal ...