Banknote - Displacement By Electronic Currency

Displacement By Electronic Currency

Banknotes have increasingly been displaced by credit and debit cards and electronic money transfers. Some governments, such as Canada, are considering replacing paper notes and coins with digital currency. Sweden has begun implementing digital currency.

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