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who is drawer drawee and payee in cheque
A drawee is the person or entity that pays the owner of a check or draft. The holder of the check is the payee and the check writer the drawer.
when did the us start using printed cheques
In the US, checks were first used in 1681 when cash strapped businessmen in Boston mortgaged their land to a fund, against which they could write checks.
when were the first printed cheques made
The first printed checks are traced to 1762 and British banker Lawrence Childs.
are cheques used in europe
In most European countries, cheques are now rarely used, even for third party payments.

Question: what are some alternatives
Self-contained rewrite: what are some alternatives to cheques