Cashless Economy
Cashless Economy
Sovin K Thomas
Black money
• People intentionally do transaction in cash to save income tax.
• All illegal activates like money laundering, kidnapping, Bribe to
government officers, terrorist activities consummate in cash
payments.
• Indian companies are reportedly misusing NGO and public trust for
money laundering.
• Generally people convert their black money into Gold and real estate.
• Still 8% of total black money is in cash.
• Recent demonetization will help to reduce black money which is in a
cash form.
Traditional Payment Methods
Payment: The transfer of money from one individual or legal
entity to another
Cash
Personal Cheques
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What is a Cashless Society?
• No paper money or coins
• Everything is electronic
• Payment via E-wallets
• EFT- Electronic Funds Transfer
• EPS – Electronic Payment System
• Microchips/Smart Cards
Impacts of a Cashless Society
Transition process
Education process
Economic implications
Universal acceptance
What’s next?
Security Benefits
Electronic means of recognition
Verification records of all transactions
Computer errors are far less common than human
errors
Security Risks
Misuse of technology
Potential for a new crime frontier
Less regulation and scrutiny
Cashless Controversies
Much less privacy
Wasteful spending
People taking on more debt
Bad for those who are reliant on cash
Various E-Payment Methods
Credit and Debit card
Digital Currency
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E-Wallets
Peer-to-Peer Methods
Smart card
Micro-payments
B2B
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Credit/Debit Card
The most popular payment method
Cards are issued by a bank
Unique 16-digit number (including check digits) and an expiration
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date
Third party authorization companies verify purchases
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E-Wallets
Established by financial institutions in partnership with member E-
Commerce sites
Allows customer to submit billing and shipping info with one click at member
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sites
Also can store e-Cheques, e-Cash and credit card information
Not as popular as originally projected
Entrypoint’s InfoGate offers an e-wallet
THANK YOU
Sovin K Thomas