Plastic Money - An Introduction

Plastic Money - An Introduction
Author: Mrudula E
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2006-12-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9788131404621

Plastic money or polymer money, made out of plastic, is a new and easier way of paying for goods and services. Plastic money was introduced in the 1950s and is now an essential form of ready money which reduces the risk of handling a huge amount of cash.

Plastic Money

Plastic Money
Author: Akos Rona-Tas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Consumer credit
ISBN: 9780804768580

"In the United States, we now take our ability to pay with plastic for granted. In other parts of the world, however, the establishment of a "credit-card economy" has not been easy. In countries without a history of economic stability, how can banks decide who should be given a credit card? How do markets convince people to use cards, make their transactions visible to authorities, assume the potential risk of fraud, and pay to use their own money? Why should merchants agree to pay extra if customers use cards instead of cash? In Plastic Money, Akos Rona-Tas and Alya Guseva tell the story of how banks overcame these and other quandaries as they constructed markets for credit cards in eight postcommunist countries. We know how markets work once they are built, but this book develops a unique framework for understanding how markets are engineered from the ground up - by selecting key players, ensuring cooperation, and providing conditions for the valuation of a product. Drawing on extensive interviews and fieldwork, the authors chronicle how banks overcame these hurdles and generated a desire for their new product in the midst of a transition from communism to capitalism."--back cover.

Plastic Money

Plastic Money
Author: Alya Guseva
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2014-02-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0804789592

In the United States, we now take our ability to pay with plastic for granted. In other parts of the world, however, the establishment of a "credit-card economy" has not been easy. In countries without a history of economic stability, how can banks decide who should be given a credit card? How do markets convince people to use cards, make their transactions visible to authorities, assume the potential risk of fraud, and pay to use their own money? Why should merchants agree to pay extra if customers use cards instead of cash? In Plastic Money, Akos Rona-Tas and Alya Guseva tell the story of how banks overcame these and other quandaries as they constructed markets for credit cards in eight postcommunist countries. We know how markets work once they are built, but this book develops a unique framework for understanding how markets are engineered from the ground up—by selecting key players, ensuring cooperation, and providing conditions for the valuation of a product. Drawing on extensive interviews and fieldwork, the authors chronicle how banks overcame these hurdles and generated a desire for their new product in the midst of a transition from communism to capitalism.

Cash to Plastic

Cash to Plastic
Author: Amandio F. C. DaSilva
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2006
Genre: Bank credit cards
ISBN:

The transition from cash to plastic cards has been a rapid one. With the convenience of these cards came the issue of security, rapid technological changes and society s adaptation to these changes. There was also the legal issue which is an area of conce

The Plastic Banknote

The Plastic Banknote
Author: David Solomon
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2014-11-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1486300332

'Have you got any ideas on how to make a better banknote?' In the late 1960s, the detection of counterfeit banknotes and the rise of new photographic and copying technologies prompted the Reserve Bank of Australia to explore options for increasing the security of currency. A top-secret research project, undertaken by CSIRO and the Bank, resulted in the development of the world’s first successful polymer banknotes. This technology is now used in over 30 countries. This book describes the story of the Currency Notes Research and Development project from its inception in 1968 through to the release of the $10 Australian bicentennial plastic banknote in 1988. It exemplifies a market-driven project which resulted in advances in science, technology and approaches to commercialisation, and a fundamental change in banknote security.

Is Plastic Money Real? How Credit Cards Work - Math Book Nonfiction 9th Grade | Children's Money & Saving Reference

Is Plastic Money Real? How Credit Cards Work - Math Book Nonfiction 9th Grade | Children's Money & Saving Reference
Author: Baby Professor
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2017-12-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541920376

Credit cards are very common these days. Instead of paying with paper bills and coins, buyers present plastic money. The amounts purchased are charged exactly as the price tags. How credit cards work should only be introduced after the basic skills of counting and making change has been established. Learn something new everyday. Make it a habit to read. Good luck!

Paying with Plastic, second edition

Paying with Plastic, second edition
Author: David S. Evans
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2004-12-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780262550581

The definitive account of the trillion-dollar payment card industry. The payment card business has evolved from its inception in the 1950s as a way to handle payment for expense-account lunches (the Diners Club card) into today's complex, sprawling industry that drives trillions of dollars in transaction volume each year. Paying with Plastic is the definitive source on an industry that has revolutionized the way we borrow and spend. More than a history book, Paying with Plastic delivers an entertaining discussion of the impact of an industry that epitomizes the notion of two-sided markets: those in which two or more customer groups receive value only if all sides are actively engaged. New to this second edition, the two-sided market discussion provides useful insight into the implications of these market dynamics for cardholder rewards, merchant interchange fees, and card acceptance. The authors, both of whom have researched the industry for more than 25 years, also examine the implications of the recent antitrust cases on the industry as well as other business and technological changes—including the massive consolidation brought about by bank mergers, the rise of the debit card, and the emergence of e-commerce—that could alter the payment card industry dramatically in the years to come.

Customer Perspectives on Plastic Money in Rural Areas

Customer Perspectives on Plastic Money in Rural Areas
Author: Dr. R. Sam Renu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre:
ISBN:

The abstract entitled “Customer Perspectives on Plastic Money in Rural Areas” was undertaken to identify the usages of plastic money in rural people. Customers in the modern world differ from the customer in the olden days. Due to the changes of socio cultural and technological changes most of changes has been articulate among the customers. Because of the impact of culture in human life which paves a way for customers to prefer and use so many luxury products to maintain their image and dignity. Plastic money is the alternative to the cash or the standard “money”. Plastic money is used to refer to the credit cards or the debit cards that we use to make purchases in our everyday life. Plastic money is much more convenient to carry around as you do not have to carry a huge sum of money with you. Any explorative study would call for a clear statement of the research problem which has been acting like a bee in the bonnet of the investigator. In most of the villages in Tamil Nadu peoples are still not aware of plastic money usages. Presently many banks are introduced various kinds of plastic money but not reached in rural areas. And also rural people didn't give importance of the plastic money due to various reasons. So the researcher is very much interested to study the village folks and their perspectives on plastic money in rural areas. The basic aim of the study is examine the perception of customers towards plastic money. The study concluded that the intent of this study is to identify the gray areas in the mindset of the people, eradicate the gray areas and maximize the use of the plastic currency usage. This study helps to suggest suitable recommendation to improve the usages of plastic money in rural areas.