{
  "id": 15608209,
  "title": "Why B2B Checks Still Move $15 Trillion a Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/why-b2b-checks-still-move-15-trillion-a-year",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T13:00:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2026/why-b2b-checks-still-move-15-trillion-a-year/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The check was supposed to be dead by now. Instead, it has become a $15 trillion reminder that moving money and settling a business obligation are not always the same thing. According to research briefs from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland published in September, ACH accounted for 41% of business-to-business payments by number in 2024, […] The post Why B2B Checks Still Move $15 Trillion a…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}