Electronic Money and Payments: Recent Developments and Issues
The authors review recent developments in retail payments in Canada and elsewhere, with a focus on e-money products, and assess their potential public policy implications.
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Some Economics of Private Digital Currency
Staff Working Paper 2013-38
Joshua S. Gans,
Hanna Halaburda
This paper reviews some recent developments in digital currency, focusing on platform-sponsored currencies such as Facebook Credits.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Research Topic(s):
Bank notes,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Economic models,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
JEL Code(s):
D,
D4,
D42,
E,
E4,
L,
L5,
L51
The Electronic Purse: An Overview of Recent Developments and Policy Issues
Technical Report No. 74
Gerald Stuber
Futurists have been speculating about the prospects for a cashless society for many years, and such predictions became more frequent following the introduction of "smart" cards - cards containing a computer chip - in the mid-1970s.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Technical reports
Research Topic(s):
Digital currencies and fintech,
Financial institutions,
Payment clearing and settlement systems,
Recent economic and financial developments
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E41,
G,
G2,
G20