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An organisation which sets payment methods in the UK should consider bringing back the cheque guarantee card just months after scrapping it, MPs said today.
24 August 2011
Cheques have been saved from extinction after a dramatic U-turn by the banking industry.
12 July 2011
It will soon be easier for consumers to switch bank accounts, as the Payments Council this week pledges to change the current system.
6 July 2011
Consumers need to make sure they don't get caught out when cheque guarantee cards are scrapped tomorrow.
29 June 2011
Millions of PlayStation users have been warned their personal information, including credit card details, may have been stolen.
27 April 2011
Consumers were warned today that cheques could currently take up to two weeks to clear because of the high number of bank holidays this week.
26 April 2011
Banks stand accused of ignoring the needs of millions of vulnerable people by pressing ahead with plans to phase out cheques.
14 April 2011
Cheques will be phased out by 31 October 2018, the UK's Payments Council said today.
16 December 2009
The death of the cheque at the checkout appears one step closer after it was announced today cheque guarantee cards will be withdrawn in mid-2011.
25 June 2009
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