Is Your Business in the Right Checking Account?
Recently, I got a call from a potential new customer inquiring about our business checking accounts. These calls always get my blood pumping with the anticipation that the business on the other end of the line will need every service I can offer. It can be very exciting!
In this case, the business was a startup and not expected to carry very high balances for the first year. In an attempt to put this business in the right account, I asked a few que...
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Positive Pay is, quite frankly, one of the best ways to prevent check fraud scams on a business checking account. Basically, a business owner writes checks and if there are any discrepancies between the checks written and the checks clearing the account, the business owner has the option to either pay or return the items. No check will clear the account without going through this process and thus limits the possibility of check fraud scams.
Most business owners understand and appreciate the secu...
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