[PotatoEngineer]

Yes, you can deposit checks by taking pictures. (I'm not the throwaway account above, but I do have a USAA account through my father-in-law, who's retired Navy. And yes, you need a US military connection to get an account there.)

Personally, I deposit checks via my scanner, but that's just because I don't have a smartphone. But I don't vastly care, because I deposit a check about... once every three months?

(The flip side of USAA is that they have no branches, if you ever need to talk to a human in person. Phone support, yes, in spades; branches, no.)

[pingswept]

I have no military connection, but I have a USAA account. My understanding is that the check-deposit-via-photo feature is only available to customers with US military connections, but I'm looking for confirmation of that. (The USAA website is vague about the details.)