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Positive Pay

Strengthen Your Defense Against Check Fraud

Positive Pay is a free service that helps protect your business by verifying authorized checks and flagging suspicious items for review. Gain greater control over your outgoing payments and added confidence in your daily operations.

Ready to enroll in Positive Pay? Contact Laura Umphrey, Business Banking Officer, at 815-937-3148.

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How Positive Pay Works

Positive Pay is easy to use and fits seamlessly into your existing business banking processes.

  1. Upload Your Check File: After issuing checks, you securely send Peoples Bank a file with the details of each check, including check number, payee, and dollar amount.

  2. We Verify Each Check Presented for Payment: As checks are presented, we compare them against your issued check file to confirm that the details match.

  3. Exceptions Are Flagged for Review: If a check does not match the information you provided, it is flagged as an exception and temporarily held.

  4. You Make the Final Decision: You review any flagged items and decide whether to approve or reject the payment.

Only checks that match your authorized list are automatically processed, while discrepancies are flagged and reviewed to prevent unauthorized payments.

How Positive Pay Benefits Your Business

Positive Pay helps protect your business from check fraud while giving you more control over your payments and account activity.

  • Helps prevent check fraud by identifying unauthorized or altered checks
  • Gives you more control by allowing you to review exception items
  • Reduces financial risk by catching suspicious activity early
  • Supports accurate reconciliation by matching check data to your records
  • Saves time by streamlining the check verification process
  • Strengthens security with added oversight of outgoing payments


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