Anyone who deals with financial transactions or sensitive data will have a need for high-security check paper at some point. This type of check paper has special properties that increase security, making it harder for others to copy or alter checks.
The high security check paper can make it significantly more difficult for someone to steal personal information. These security features might not seem like much on their own, but in combination, they can be very effective at stopping unauthorized users from accessing your personal account information.
Use A Light Color For the Background
When selecting high-security check paper, look for a light color for the background. A dark background makes it easier for people to copy your checks. Choosing a light color for the background – such as cream, off-white, or light yellow – will make it more difficult for someone to make copies of your checks. These light colors are less likely to show through carbon copy paper than darker colors, making it more difficult to get an undamaged copy of the check.
Check Printing Location And Date
Check printing location and date are two security features that are often used in conjunction with one another. A check printing location indicates where a check was made. By including this information on a check, you can make it more difficult for someone to forge the check.
A check printing date indicates the date the check was printed. Including this date on a check can help increase security by preventing people from altering the check after it was printed. Check printing location and date might be located in different areas on different types of the high-security check paper.
On some papers, the check printing location might appear on the top of the check, while the check printing date appears at the bottom of the check. The security features might also appear near the signature line. Check paper manufacturers will indicate where these security features are located on the packaging.
UV Ink AndMagnetic Ink Characters
Two of the most common high-security paper check printing technologies include UV ink and magnetic ink characters. UV (ultraviolet) ink is a security feature that might be marked as “security tinted” or “security screened.” UV ink is blue-black in color and is not visible unless exposed to ultraviolet light, such as UV light from a black light.
UV ink makes it much harder for people to tamper with checks because alterations may not be visible. Magnetic ink characters are printed characters that are visible only when a strong magnet is placed near the check.
Magnetic ink characters are typically used to write the amount or other important information written on a check. Magnetic ink characters make it more difficult for people to alter or change their check amounts.
Don’t Use Art Paper Or Thin Paper Unless You Have To
High-security paper for checks should be thicker than regular bank check paper, and it should be opaque. So you can see the amount and other information through the paper. Ordinary art paper or thin paper is easier to tear, won’t hold up well when wet, and may be too thin to resist erasure.
