K & M Currency Exchange, Inc.

12/05/2023

03/24/2022

Did you know that the Knights Templar had their own checking system? Here, the Knights would keep a person’s money for him while that person traveled. The owner of the money was responsible for holding a proof of claim that enabled him to retrieve his money (an early form of a check).

03/22/2022

Did you know that almost every household in Utah uses the traditional banking system? Only 1.7% of households in Utah use an alternative banking system, compared to 16.4% in the state of Mississippi.

03/17/2022

Unfortunately, that check is not always going to come in in sync with traditional bank hours. With check cashing services, you can enjoy the convenience of longer daily hours and more flexible weekend hours as well.

03/15/2022

Personal checks can be a royal pain to cash if you have no bank. Often, no place is able to handle them for you, so you may have the check from someone you know is trustworthy, but no way to cash it when it arrives. A check cashing center may well be able to help.

03/10/2022

Checks are the oldest form of payments (excluding cash payments) and have been in existence as long as banks themselves. The demand for this type of payment is obvious when you think of merchants traveling by foot or caravan and carrying money earned from transactions in foreign cities.

03/08/2022

When you owe someone money for services they have provided, you can protect them, and you, by paying them with a money order. Not only does it negate the hassle of tracking cash, it provides you with a receipt for your record in case there is a question or dispute.

03/03/2022

Did you know that some historians believe that Romans may have invented the check around 352 BC? However, the trend didn’t catch on and it wasn’t until the early 1500s in Holland that checks began to be regularly used.

03/01/2022

Did you know that the Dutch had a system in place that resembled a modern day check cashing service? Dutch laborers would deposit their pay slips with a cashier who would then deduct a small fee and facilitate the payment of their creditors.

02/24/2022

Banks cannot compete with check cashing business when it comes to access. Because we don't observe banker's hours, we will probably be open when you need a check cashed or a bill paid.

02/22/2022

Be aware that when you come to cash your check with us, you will need to provide the proper identification. This is intended to protect you, in case one of your checks happens to fall into the wrong hands.

02/17/2022

According to historical records, 1500 was the year that the country of Holland first began the check cashing process in earnest. This was because Amsterdam was a mecca of international trade and shipping.