![]() ![]() Through the COVID-19 Pandemic when people were working remotely, TALL have been hard at work developing new and highly successful payment options to support our customers. Recent statistics (Fraud the Facts 2020) show that cheque fraud as a percentage is a fraction of that of other payment instruments at just 1% and is in fact reducing due to the introduction of bank-recommended image survivable security features (ISFs) on cheques. As cheque experts, TALL have also developed the innovative patented security algorithms that are securing the next generation cheque that is being imaged through the banking systems in the UK today. The suspense, the jeopardy of physically holding a cheque for a substantial amount and potentially losing it was replaced to appear more updated, but not sure it worked particularly for older viewers.Ī lesser-known fact is that DLRT’s sister company, TALL Security Print produced the cheques used in the original “Who wants to be a Millionaire” hosted by Chris Tarrant, and many of those Big cheques that continue to be presented today. Indeed, the return of the TV quiz show “Who wants to be a millionaire” hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, I believe was the lesser for it when they decided not to present a cheque, an act ‘mocked’ by Clarkson in the first episode. When we raise money for charitable causes, we present a BIG cheque. Sometimes an alternative, or even a back-up, is a good thing particularly as we see increasing levels of cybercrime, hacking and banking IT blackouts.īack in 2017, the footballer Neymar was bought by the football club Paris St Germain (PSG) using a rather large cheque payment for €222 million. The tangible transaction, the physical action of making a payment by cheque or cash still has its place. We will be the lesser for it as we remove physical methods to online alternatives. Over the last few years as newer payment methods become more prevalent, the place of the cheque has been somewhat side-lined as a legacy or old technology much the same as is happening now with cash. The introduction of Image Clearing back in 2017 in the UK breathed new life into the cheque allowing a reduction in the payment cycle to two days using an image of the cheques rather than the paper document to transfer payments via mobile phone or via desktop scanning equipment. ![]() In 2020, volumes of the ‘good old dependable’ cheque were still in excess of 188m. It continues to be simple and easy to use. There are still many people today using cheques whether they are small businesses, charities or individuals making ad hoc payments. It has been a staple of worldwide payments since this time, being accepted as a mainstay of business transactions. The cheque though as a payment instrument dates back to the 1600’s in the UK and even further back in Italy. Now, as we progress through 2021 new digital and online technologies are slowly replacing the humble paper cheque. In 1990, over £3bn cheques were written annually. This was the heyday of cheques as a payment instrument in the UK. As a family we sat and enjoyed it together, grandparents, parents, my siblings and I. Originally a firm family favourite on the BBC back in the 1980’s under fellow Irishman, Sir Terry Wogan and again reprised under the always funny Les Dawson, the premise of the game was a fun quiz where a prize was a “Blankety Blank cheque book and pen”. Members of the public can apply to be part of the show online.The recent news that the iconic ‘Blankety Blank’ game show was returning to our screens under the masterful Bradley Walsh brought back many great memories. The BBC said the show’s celebrity guests and further broadcast details will be confirmed in due course. "And Bradley really is the perfect host for this very funny family show, dealing with unpredictable celebrities, contestants, and prizes". Kate Phillips, the BBC’s Director of Entertainment Commissioning added: "It’s been so brilliant having Blankety Blank back on the Beeb. "I’m looking forward to getting back into the studio and having a blast filming". "We have some of the funniest comedians and some of Britain's most well-known faces join us on the panel, and they’re incredible, but for me, it’s the players that steal the show. "I absolutely love recording this show," said Walsh. The BBC said the series, which was first broadcast in 1979, will keep its original format as well as its classic theme tune, the Blankety Blank chequebook and pen prize. Previous famous faces on the show include Tess Daly, Jimmy Carr, Judi Love, Sue Perkins and Craig Revel Horwood. Host Bradley Walsh will return for 10 new episodes of the long-running show, which sees six celebrities try to help contestants by matching answers to blank statements. BBC game show Blankety Blank has been renewed for a second series, the corporation has announced. ![]()
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