Despite the rapid growth of online shopping, brick-and-mortar stores are far from dead. In fact, their future is optimistic.

Softgate Systems, a leading provider of retail bill payment solutions, today announced that CheckAlt, a key provider of check 21/remote deposit and e-check processing in the US, will provide remote deposit capture and check processing for Softgate's network of retail locations.  Softgate Systems provides retail payment services at over 21,000 locations in the US.