The most important lesson for Australia is not to slow digitalisation, but to make it more resilient and remove single points of failure.
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Around half of Australians still use cash in a typical week, and we keep about $65 in our wallets.
New research shows that digital payment technology does not always increase financial inclusion for everyone.
Open banking is already well established in many countries, and saves merchants and consumers much more than NZ’s proposed surcharge ban will.
The adoption of contactless digital payment for transport in Nigeria is facing challenges.
Tapping a card or device now affects the brain in the same way that spending notes and coins used to, research suggests.
Africa holds the world’s largest untapped digital growth potential.
It’s legal for a merchant to get your card details over the phone – but it can still be risky. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe.
Regulating the increasingly popular digital payment providers will bring them into line with other payment services and help protect consumers.
The UK could learn a lot from developing economies about using digital payments to boost financial inclusion.
The slow disappearance of cash has advantages, but it can also exclude the most vulnerable from socio-economic activity. It’s also a privatisation that deteriorates the symbolic dimensions of money.
Our research absolutely does not ‘state very clearly that cash has big advantages for gamblers’.
Paying without cash is growing in popularity. But, as the experience of China over the past decade shows, the benefits of mobile payments can leave some groups behind.
High-quality bus service is the fastest route to rapid, comprehensive public transit in the United States. This country was once a leader in bus transit, and with adequate funding, it could be again.
Delivery services and cafes commonly prompt customers to leave a specific tip – for example, 15%, 20%, 25% – at the point of sale rather than after completing the service.
E-payments make it easy for banks to keep trail of transactions because they are recorded in real time.
The introduction of these technologies in Ghana has created an enabling platform for consumers to use their mobile phones to pay for goods and services
Mobile money service providers are on the path to find new ways of growing their customer base and keeping them.
A cybersecurity research group has been tracking a significant rise in the number of stolen checks being sold on sites like WhatsApp and Telegram, which often results in stolen identities.
Taxing electronic payments is key to raising revenue form the informal sector
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Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of FinTech History and Global Trade, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Acting Director, Institutional Advancement, University of Ghana, University of Ghana
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Professor of Global Development and Accountability, University of Essex
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Lecturer in Anthropology, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Leeds
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Professor of Finance and Head of Discipline, Accounting and Finance, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer, Management Studies, AAM University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development
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Invited User, Presbyterian University College
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Professor of Innovation and Strategy, Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Fellow of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University