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How Resilient Are Your Receivables to Postal Disruption?
For organizations that receive payments through the mail, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is an important part of the receivables infrastructure....
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Lockbox vs. Electronic Lockbox: What’s the Difference?
Businesses today have more ways than ever to receive payments. Customers can mail checks, initiate payments through their bank's online banking bill...
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What's the Difference Between Retail Lockbox and Wholesale Lockbox?
Lockbox services have been a cornerstone of receivables processing for decades, helping organizations streamline the collection and processing of...
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Lockbox Explained: How It Works and Why It Still Matters
While the payments industry has continued shifting toward digital payments, many organizations still rely on checks for inbound payments. That’s why...
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Lockbox Services Support Commercial Retention and Deposit Relationships
Commercial client retention is no longer driven only by pricing, service, or relationship management. While those factors still matter, daily...
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The Hidden Costs of In-House Lockbox Processing
For many financial institutions, lockbox is one of those functions that just runs in the background. Payments come in, checks get processed, deposits...
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Does My Business Need Lockbox Services?
If your business still receives a high volume of check payments, you’re not alone. Despite the growth of digital payments, checks remain a...
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Evaluating Lockbox Providers Without Disruption
Lockbox services remain a core part of treasury management for many banks and credit unions. Even as digital payments continue to grow, checks are...
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3 Flexible Lockbox Deployment Models for Modern Receivables
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated from its original publication in August 2018. Many organizations still receive a meaningful portion of...
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Reducing Check Fraud Risk Starts with Modernizing Check Processing
Despite continued investment in digital payments, check fraud remains one of the most persistent fraud challenges facing financial institutions...
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How Lockbox Fits into a Modern Payments Strategy
Many businesses still receive a high volume of check payments, especially in utilities, healthcare, municipalities, property management, and...
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Traditional, Electronic, or Remote Lockbox: What’s the Difference?
When it comes to managing incoming payments, businesses have more options than ever before. From traditional lockbox services that handle paper...
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Switching Lockbox Providers? A Treasury Leader’s Guide to Smooth Transitions.
What happens when your lockbox provider stops processing services in your region? For some FIs, this has meant delayed deposits, increased fraud...
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Beyond the Federal Phaseout: How FIs Are Realigning Payment Operations
The Federal Shift to Digital Payments Signals a Broader Change—But Checks Aren’t Disappearing Overnight In March 2025, the U.S. federal government...
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Can a Lockbox Go Live in Days? A Q&A with CheckAlt
Speed matters in payments. For financial institutions and fintechs, the ability to onboard new business clients quickly can make all the difference...