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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337673503321

Autore

Arvidsson Niklas

Titolo

Building a Cashless Society [[electronic resource] ] : The Swedish Route to the Future of Cash Payments / / by Niklas Arvidsson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-10689-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 96 p. 15 illus., 13 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Economics, , 2191-5504

Disciplina

332.17

Soggetti

Bank marketing

Macroeconomics

Management

Industrial management

Financial Services

Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics

Innovation/Technology Management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Money - The Greatest Innovation in the History of Humanity -- History of Money - In the Eye of the Beholder -- Cash Payments - An International Comparison -- The Story of Cash and the Route Toward a Cashless Society: The Case of Sweden -- Cash in the Swedish Payment System Today -- Understanding the Process Towards a Cashless Society -- Stories From a Close to Cash-Free Society -- The Future of Cash in Sweden -- What Can Be Learnt from this Development? -- Summary and Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This open access book tells the story of how Sweden is becoming a virtually cashless society. Its goal is to improve readers’ understanding of what is driving this transition, and of the factors that are fostering and hampering it. In doing so, the book covers the role of central banks, political factors, needs for innovation, and the stakeholders involved in developing a cashless ecosystem. Adopting a historical standpoint, and drawing on a unique dataset, it presents an academic



perspective on Sweden’s leading role in this global trend. The global interest in the future of cash payments makes the Swedish case particularly interesting. As a country that is close to becoming a cashless economy, it offers a role model for many other countries to learn from - whether they want to stimulate or reduce the use of cash. This highly topical book will be of interest to politicians, researchers, businesses, financial service providers and payment service providers, as well as fintech start-ups, regulators and other authorities. .