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Costs of the Current U.S. Payments System

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Computers and Banking

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While some valuable information is available on the economics of the U.S. payments system, much more information is needed. It is needed because we are introducing a new payment method—EFT systems—to the three—cash, checks, and credit cards—that existed before. If we are to make intelligent decisions about EFT systems, we must know as much as we possibly can about the existing situation.

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  1. Electronic Banking, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, USA

    Allen H. Lipis

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  1. Graduate School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA

    Kent W. Colton

  2. Public Systems Evaluation, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Kent W. Colton

  3. Graduate School of Administration, Irvine, California, USA

    Kenneth L. Kraemer

  4. Public Policy Research Organization, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, USA

    Kenneth L. Kraemer

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Lipis, A.H. (1980). Costs of the Current U.S. Payments System. In: Colton, K.W., Kraemer, K.L. (eds) Computers and Banking. Applications of Modern Technology in Business. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3578-8_8

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