Though we think of Canadian cheques as a thoroughly modern convenience for sending and receiving payments between businesses and individuals, as a concept the cheque has a long cultural history with many precedents from the past.

As early as 321 BC, bankers in India were given adeshas, or requests to give a third party payment in a certain amount. The Roman empire circa first century BC utilized a kind of cheque they called praescriptiones. Today the importance of paying creditors and distributing funds in exchange for services rendered is as important as ever, though the technology, which includes the use of laser cheques, has certainly improved.

The use of this technology is as important as ever in order to

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