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Positive pay

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

A technique that can reduce check fraud by requesting businesses to send electronic files of information to the financial institution on all checks the business has issued.

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A technique that can reduce check fraud by requesting businesses to send electronic files of information to the financial institution on all checks the business has issued.