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Bank of Canada RSS Feedsen2024-03-28T12:38:56+00:00Explaining the Interplay Between Merchant Acceptance and Consumer Adoption in Two-Sided Markets for Payment Methods
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2019/08/staff-working-paper-2019-32/
Recent consumer and merchant surveys show a decrease in the use of cash at the point of sale. Increasingly, consumers and merchants have access to a growing array of payment innovations as substitutes for cash.2019-08-27T15:45:06+00:00enExplaining the Interplay Between Merchant Acceptance and Consumer Adoption in Two-Sided Markets for Payment Methods2019-08-27Bank notesDigital currencies and fintechEconometric and statistical methodsFinancial servicesStaff Working Paper 2019-32https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/swp2019-32.pdfExplaining the Interplay Between Merchant Acceptance and Consumer Adoption in Two-Sided Markets for Payment MethodsKim HuynhGradon NichollsOleksandr ShcherbakovAugust 2019CC5C51LL1L13L15L8L81L9L96A Tale of Two Countries: Cash Demand in Canada and Sweden
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2019/08/staff-discussion-paper-2019-7/
Cash use for payments has been steadily decreasing in many countries, including Canada and Sweden. This might suggest an evolution toward a cashless society. But in Canada, cash in circulation relative to GDP has been stable for decades and has even increased in recent years. By contrast, the cash-to-GDP ratio in Sweden has been falling steadily. What has caused this difference? Are there lessons to be learned from comparing the Canadian and Swedish experiences?2019-08-08T12:30:04+00:00enA Tale of Two Countries: Cash Demand in Canada and Sweden2019-08-08Bank notesDigital currencies and fintechFinancial servicesPayment clearing and settlement systemsStaff Discussion Paper 2019-7https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sdp2019-7.pdfA Tale of Two Countries: Cash Demand in Canada and SwedenWalter EngertBen FungBjörn SegendorfAugust 2019EE4E41E42E5