Many banks offer this service at no cost for their customers. Use debit or credit cards to pay merchants rather than writing checks.
[header] How to keep your bank account information secure [title] Avoid writing checks if your account has them. [step] While once the most common method of paying people or merchants for purchases, every check that is written contains everything needed for a fraudster to compromise your account, including your name, account number, and bank routing number. [substeps] Use a p2p (person to person) payment service to pay other people when you owe them money.