My new property manager has started charging a fee for the convenience of paying them my rent (!) so I am petty enough to go stand at a bank, request checks, write them and walk two blocks to pay rent just as a matter of principle.
The state of financial technology in America is that checks are still the best thing for most things, and the best thing your bank does is the online bill pay where they, get this, print out a check and mail it for you to a payee

@skinnylatte The funny part is how after you have used online banking to have the bank mail a check, the recipient then uses their online banking smartphone app where you take a photo of the check to scan and deposit it.

WHY IS THE SLIP OF PAPER INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION!!!