The Digital Wallet: Opportunities and Prototypes.

The article discusses prototypes for two digital wallets designed for use in Singapore. Owing to its technologically-savvy population, the ubiquity of Internet banking services offered by its banks, and encouragement from government regulators, Singapore is well-suited to the technologies described....

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 100 - 103
Main Authors: Balan, Rajesh Krishna, Ramasubbu, Narayan
Format: Article
Published: IEEE Apr2009
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        affil: Assistant professor, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University.
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        Electronic wallets
        Point-of-sale systems
        Contactless payment systems
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