... (U.C.C.), discusses the operation, the governing law, and the risks of check systems. In the United States, before the automation of proofmachines and clearing systems, checks were processed manually.Many ... debit to the FederalReserve account of the sending bank and a credit to the FederalReserve account of the receiving bank and is final when the Fednotifies the receiving institution of the Fedwire ... global funds-transfer systems, the principal payment systems in use today, are covered in separatechapters in this book. Chapter 8 discusses the manage-ment of corporate payment systems risk. BARTERAncient...