Why Can’t Americans Ditch Checks?

Aksh Gupta
Jul 30, 2017 · 1 min read

The first time Amelia Howells ever wrote a check, she was 28 years old and standing in a Connecticut apartment leasing office, with no idea what to do. The British expat had just moved to the U.S.; she’d never had to write a check in London or during her seven years in Switzerland.

Why Can’t Americans Ditch Checks?

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