iPhone Check Deposit For All
Our recent post listing banks with iphone check deposit available demonstrated only a one major US bank with this option available for customers. While the rest of us wait for our banks to roll out this feature, a workaround has just become available. Paypal has released an update to their iphone app that enables users to snap a photo of the front and back of their check and deposit it into their account. Since most people have their paypal account linked to their checking account, you can use this as a roundabout technique to deposit into your checking account. Unfortunately, the check can take 6 days to clear in your paypal account and then you have to wait for the funds to transfer into your checking account, but for those of us that never leave the house, I suppose this workaround will have to do.
iPhone Paypal App [via Gizmodo]
Fax to Email – Business without Paper
Despite the proliferation of email, faxes are prevalent for a number of everyday tasks, especially in the business world. For those of you that have to deal with faxes, you know the extra steps they introduce into an otherwise paperless workflow can be a pain in the neck. Receive a paper fax, scan it, shred it or maybe print a document, just to fax it and then shred it – just wasteful!
photo credit: Canned Muffins
There will always be circumstances where you need to go through the print-fax-shred cycle, for instance if you need to sign documents that are emailed to you, but you do have options for most other cases. A number of online services have sprouted up that enable you to handle your faxes through email. About a year ago I purchased a home and found myself requiring a fax machine on a number of occasions. Instead of purchasing my own machine or making an inordinate number of trips to the local Fedex or UPS store, I signed up for an account at send2fax.com. The great thing about send2fax and similar services is that you can keep all of your faxing electronic and as a bonus you get a unique 1-800 fax number, if you’re using this service as part of a small business, it can help you appear like a larger and more professional organization.
When I signed up for send2fax last year, it was somewhat of a hasty choice because I was busy with a series of other home purchasing-related tasks at the time. Lifehacker recently conducted a survey of the top five online fax to email services and named myfax as their top choice. Right now myfax is offering a free 30 day trial [affiliate] to evaluate their service. Drop a line in the comments if you’ve had success with any of these fax to email services.
[MyFax via Lifehacker]
Which Banks Have iPhone Check Deposit?
Chase Iphone Check Deposit
For most, financial documents, especially those related to banking are a major source of paper in their lives. Fortunately, over the past few years banks have awoken to the cost savings and desire of their customers to go paperless. At first, the primary sources of paper were cut out: bill pay and paper statements. Now a new trend is catching on at banking establishments that, even though it is more of a convience factor than a paper saver, is worth mentioning… iPhone deposit of checks. While a handful of smaller banks blazed the path, the big boys are starting to pay attention and now Chase offers free iPhone deposit of checks. You just snap a photo of the check within the app and presto… deposit complete!
Look for other big banks to follow with their own check-depositing iPhone apps soon. Curious if your bank offers iPhone deposits? Take a look at this comprehensive list of banks offering iPhone apps for check depositing.