29 May 2018
This addendum to the “Cashless society- Benefits, Risks and Issues interim paper” aims to complete the chronicle of international events for the topic in 2017, highlighting key developments from August to December 2017.
All eyes were on Asia. The sheer scale of mobile and Internet payments in China and their integration within social networks call for reflection on the global potential for growth.
As India celebrates its first-year anniversary post-demonetisation announcement, this addendum presents a synthesis of the extensive, passionate and polarised literature throughout 2017.