INDUSTRY-wide moves to "put cheques firmly in the 21st century" – with new technology enabling them to clear by the next day – will start in October.

A new system will enable images of cheques to be exchanged between banks and building societies instead of moving paper cheques around the country.

It will slash the length of time it takes a cheque to clear from six working days to the next working day.

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