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The short of it is checks and the ACH (Automatic Clearing House) system are widely entrenched in the US. Many other countries came to the party later, saw issues with the US's system and improved upon it.
But for the US paying via check became so common it's hard to get rid of.
For B2B purchases a lot of vendors charge 3-5% if you use a credit card. So ACH or check is cheaper.
Some vendors don't have ACH set up so mailing them a check is the cheapest option.
Check printing is integrated into almost all accounting software so it's easy to spit them out.
Direct deposit payroll often has fees for businesses, and checks are cheap. So many small businesses still pay with checks (we do).
A lot of residential landlords are small operations not big corporations. Those small mom and pop operations often don't want to set up alternative ways to pay, so they take cash, check or money order. Check is the easiest that has a paper trail.