Cashless Society – The Future of Money or a Utopia?

In recent years we have witnessed a growing trend in cashless transactions as well as products and services sold exclusively in this way. Also, after the onset of the global financial crisis, private crypto currencies appeared that have raised some concerns. All of these changes beg the question of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fabris Nikola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice
Subjects:
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jcbtp-2019-0003
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Summary:In recent years we have witnessed a growing trend in cashless transactions as well as products and services sold exclusively in this way. Also, after the onset of the global financial crisis, private crypto currencies appeared that have raised some concerns. All of these changes beg the question of whether modern societies are moving towards a cashless society. This also raises a number of other dilemmas such as whether cashless societies have negative implications, whether they have what should be the response of economic policymakers, who would be potential winners and losers, and the like.
ISSN:2336-9205