Digitising dollars.

Reports that Citicorp bank is working to make all forms of physical money obsolete. The bank's patent application for its Electronic Monetary System (EMS), which could solve some of the financial industry's toughest problems; The main difference between EMS and other electronic-cash systems; Potent...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 338; no. 7959; p. 68
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited 3/30/1996
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Sumario:Reports that Citicorp bank is working to make all forms of physical money obsolete. The bank's patent application for its Electronic Monetary System (EMS), which could solve some of the financial industry's toughest problems; The main difference between EMS and other electronic-cash systems; Potential advantages of EMS including its use as a secure way of paying for goods and services on the Internet.