Business Check Security Features Guide
Compare Essential, Classic, Premier, and Pressure Seal check security features. Learn how fraud protection options like microprinting, watermarks, chemical protection, toner adhesion, holograms, and prismatic pantographs help protect business payments.
3 Levels of Business Check Security
Choice Checks offers multiple levels of check security so businesses can choose the right fraud protection for their needs. Essential, Classic, and Premier security checks provide increasing levels of protection, while pressure seal products offer additional secure mailing convenience.
Essential Security
Standard, affordable security for businesses with a lower risk of check fraud.
Classic Security
Extra protection with checks that are more difficult to replicate or manipulate.
Premier Security
A sophisticated blend of security features for businesses needing stronger fraud protection.
Pressure Seal
Secure pressure seal forms designed for payroll, tax forms, invoices, statements, and confidential mailings.
Business Check Security Feature Comparison
| Security Feature | Essential | Classic | Premier | Pressure Seal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warning Box | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| VOID Pantograph | Varies | Varies | Varies | — |
| Microprinting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Security Screen | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Artificial Watermark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| True Watermark | — | — | ✔ | — |
| Chemical Protection | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fluorescent Fibers | — | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Thermochromatic Ink | — | Select Checks | Select Checks | — |
| Prismatic Pantograph | — | — | ✔ | — |
| Warning Band | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Toner Adhesion | — | — | ✔ | ✔ |
| Coin Reactive | — | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Mobile Deposit | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | — |
| Hologram | — | — | Hologram Only | — |
Check Security Features Explained
- Warning Box: Lists security features on the back of the check for quick verification.
- VOID Pantograph: Displays when checks are photocopied or scanned on many machines.
- Microprinting: Very small text that appears as a line but can be verified with magnification.
- Security Screen: Background design that makes check alteration and reproduction more difficult.
- Artificial Watermark: Printed watermark image visible when viewed at an angle.
- True Watermark: Watermark placed into the paper fibers during manufacturing and visible when held to light.
- Chemical Protection: Paper reacts when bleach or solvents are used to alter the check.
- Fluorescent Fibers: Fibers embedded in the sheet that are visible under ultraviolet light.
- Thermochromatic Ink: Heat-sensitive ink that fades and reappears when warmed.
- Prismatic Pantograph: Graduated color background that is difficult to photocopy or scan.
- Toner Adhesion: Helps bond toner to the paper; attempts to remove information can damage the paper.
- Coin Reactive: Invisible layer on the back of the check changes color when rubbed with a coin.
- Mobile Deposit Checkbox: Indicates mobile deposit selection on the back of applicable checks.
- Hologram: Multi-dimensional foil security feature fused to select high-security check stock.
Which Security Level Should Your Business Choose?
| Security Level | Best For |
|---|---|
| Essential Security | Businesses wanting standard, affordable protection for everyday checks. |
| Classic Security | Businesses wanting extra fraud protection and more difficult-to-alter checks. |
| Premier Security | Businesses that need stronger protection for payroll, vendor payments, and higher-risk payments. |
| Pressure Seal | Organizations mailing payroll checks, statements, invoices, tax forms, or confidential documents. |
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