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Over the last 20 years, technology and the financial markets have revolutionized. Digital payments have become ubiquitous with the advent of the mobile phone and e-commerce on the world wide web. Furthermore, purely digital currencies and blockchain have taken payment systems to a new level where no central bank or physical money is needed for transactions and payment of debts, as this is all done through digital methods.
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Graham, D. (2023). Payment Technologies in the Smart City Context. In: Integrated Electronic Payment Technologies for Smart Cities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38222-2_2
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