New ideas and technologies are creating new payments systems and new forms of currencies that will completely change the way we make financial transactions, And as more people choose (or are forced) to use these new currencies, paper bills and coins may become a thing of the past.
by Ray Nelson
Possible Benefits
More Convenient To Make Transactions
More Environmental Friendly As Cashless Option Are Als Paperless
Help Deter Illegal Transactions As New Payment Systems Will Record A Persons Transactions.
Fears & Concerns
Cybertheft
Privacy Issues
Negative Impact On The Poor
System Failure
Charg-It Card
Bank-issued charge cards originated in 1946 when a Brooklyn banker named John Biggins launched the Charg-It card. Charg-It purchases were forwarded to Biggins' bank, the middleman that reimbursed the merchant and obtained payment from the customer in what came to be known as the "closed-loop" system. Purchases could only be made locally and only bank customers could obtain a Charg-It card.
"I describe Bitcoin as "a digital version of gold, egold."
Arif Nadeem
(CEO, Pakistan Agricultural Coalition)
The young generations have quickly adopted to the new payment methods, and many of them do not know the feeling of holding a real banknote in their hands