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Where the Real Cost of Cheques Hides
Your true cost-per-cheque isn’t about printing — it’s the full lifecycle. We break down where the money actually goes.
PaymentsNow runs the whole business-cheque process end to end — printing, postage, matching documents, handling returns, and supporting reconciliation — so your finance team can retire the cheque printer and trust every payment ships on time.
Stay in control of every payment with deep accounting integrations, scheduled batch runs, and tracking you can follow as it happens.
Issue cheques straight from your accounting or ERP system over a secure, automated connection.
Ideal when a payment travels with paperwork — remittance letters, payroll summaries, or claim notices.
Built for the days when volume spikes or a deadline simply can’t move.
Run cheque payments for several teams, entities, or clients side by side.
Pick the workflow that fits how your organization manages funds and disbursements.
Your money never leaves your own bank accounts — PaymentsNow simply runs the workflow around it: intake, printing, document matching, mailing, tracking, and reporting. A quick weekly cheque run and a multi-entity payment program are handled equally well.
Made for organizations moving cheques at scale or running funds through complex programs. Money sits in bank-managed FBO accounts while PaymentsNow handles issuance, printing, mailing, reconciliation, and reporting.
Drop PaymentsNow into your current process — no rebuilds, no field-mapping marathons — and never pay a setup fee.
Drag a CSV export or PDF bundle into the portal and you’re live the same day.
Point high-volume data files (EDI welcome) and their matching PDFs at a secure SFTP hot folder — we take it from there.
Push payment data, documents, or EDI through REST endpoints and get instant webhook updates on every status change.
We’re SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 aligned. Bank and payment data stay AES-encrypted, every cheque lands on high-security MICR stock (holograms optional), and IP-locked access plus tamper-proof audit logs guard each payment from the moment you submit it to the day it clears.
Move fast with self-serve templates — add your logo, adjust your details, and send. Need something bespoke? Our enterprise team builds fully custom HTML layouts, multi-page stubs, and automatic document-matching rules for payroll, refunds, or any payment that deserves a look of its own.
Set role-based permissions, dual-signature requirements, and dollar limits so no cheque slips through without sign-off. Positive Pay files and live exception alerts catch fraud early, and anything rejected loops back so your pay run keeps moving.
Every cheque and document leaves with Canada Post, UPS, FedEx, or Purolator tracking that flows straight into your dashboard. Webhooks and exportable reports mark each print, mail, and delivery milestone as it happens — ready for auditors, ERP feeds, or simple peace of mind.
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One all-in rate per cheque covering print, secure stock, envelope, standard Canada Post delivery, tracking, and reporting. See exactly what’s inside the rate.
Runs approved before the daily cutoff leave our Calgary facility the same business day — and your dashboard timestamps every step, so the claim audits itself.
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Practical guidance on managing cheque payments, controlling cost, and tightening financial workflows.
Your true cost-per-cheque isn’t about printing — it’s the full lifecycle. We break down where the money actually goes.
Getting a refund approved is simple. It’s delivery, confirmation, and reconciliation that quietly slip out of control.
High-security MICR stock, Positive Pay, and audit logs that stop fraud before it starts.
You send payment data by CSV upload, REST API, QuickBooks, or secure SFTP. PaymentsNow prints your cheques on high-security MICR stock, matches any supporting documents, ships them by Canada Post, UPS, FedEx, or Purolator, and feeds tracking and reconciliation data back to your dashboard.
With Standard Cheque Processing your funds stay in your own bank accounts while PaymentsNow manages printing, mailing, tracking, and reporting. A Managed FBO option is available for high-volume and regulated disbursement programs that require bank-held funds.
No. PaymentsNow integrates into your existing workflow at $0 setup cost. Your first five cheques are free, with no monthly fee and nothing to pre-pay to start.
PaymentsNow is SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, and ISO 27001 aligned. Payment and bank data are AES-encrypted, cheques print on high-security MICR stock, and access is protected by IP restrictions, role-based permissions, and immutable audit logs.
Your first five cheques are on us — no monthly fee, and no credit card to begin.