Methods and apparatus for providing a security value for a payment device

A system to facilitate processing of a secure check, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor connected to the memory, the processor being operative to:
• calculate a security value to associate with a check;
• and
• associate the security value with a print representation of the check, wherein the calculated security value is based on information associated with the check and the security value and the check comprise a unique combination;
• and
• print the check, including the security value thereon, based on the print representation, wherein the security value is printed in a magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) line of characters and consists of a plurality of numerical digits.

An article of manufacture having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions comprising:

• instructions to calculate a security value to associate with payment device;
• instructions to associate the security value with a print representation of the payment device, wherein the calculated security value is based on information associated with the check and the security value and the payment device comprise a unique combination;
• and
• instructions to compare the security value associated with the check with known data regarding the check, including the security value, wherein the security value is included in a magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) line of characters of the print representation and consists of a plurality of numerical digits.