Check Security Features

Whether you’re looking to protect the finances of your business or your personal accounts, Independent provides top-notch security features on every check we print.

  • MP Logo: Placed next to the signature line, MP stands for microprinting, which is an anti-counterfeiting technique involving text that is too small for the human eye to read.
  • Padlock Icon: Indicates a minimum of three security features on checks and is a registered trademark of the Check Payment Systems Association (CPSA).
  • Microprinting: Used on the signature line of our personal checks, the border on our 3-per-page manual business checks, and found on the signature line of our laser business checks.
  • Invisible Fluorescent Fibers: These special yellow fibers are only visible under an Ultraviolet light.
  • Security Screen: Printed on the back of each check, text reading “Original Document” and listing security features will not photocopy clearly in order to prevent fraud.
  • True Watermark: Hold the check up to the light and look for the watermark.
  • Holographic Foil: Multi-dimensional foil seal stamped to check stock cannot be photocopied.

To act as a further safeguard, our personal checks include a security warning, found next to the padlock icon. This tells would-be counterfeiters that the document contains safety features.


Business Checks

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