Early “Frictions” in the Transition towards Cashless Payments

Batiz-Lazo, Bernardo and Buckley, Tom (2021): Early “Frictions” in the Transition towards Cashless Payments.

Abstract

In this article we describe the trials and tribulations in the early stages to introduce cashless retail payments in the USA. We compare efforts by financial service firms and retailers. We then document the ephemeral life of one of these innovations, colloquially known as “Hinky Dinky”. We conclude with a brief reflection on the lessons these historical developments offer to the future of digital payments.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: cashless, payments, innovation, USA, Hinky Dinky
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates > E42 - Monetary Systems ; Standards ; Regimes ; Government and the Monetary System ; Payment Systems; L - Industrial Organization > L8 - Industry Studies: Services > L81 - Retail and Wholesale Trade ; e-Commerce; N - Economic History > N2 - Financial Markets and Institutions; N - Economic History > N8 - Micro-Business History

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