Will paper money be phased out by electronic currency? 10 Articles

by Suzanne Fleming

Need some groceries? You head down to the supermarket, and on the way you put some fuel into the truck with your gas loyalty card. You stock up on what you need, and then you pay for the groceries with your debit card. Aft...read more

by Mark Dykeman

It's hard for me to believe that paper money will someday be replaced by electronic currency. Paper money and coins have existed for centuries, so it's hard to believe that digital cash will take over. Or is it? Here ...read more

by Leo Poh Lee

Paper money is just an I.O.U. It is a standardised system of keeping track of what is owed you. It evolved from the barter trade system as a more efficient way of creating and distributing value. Without money you would al...read more

by Andrew Spriggs

How well do you trust technology? Would you...vote...online? Doesn't it scare you that voting fraud is possible online? On the other hand...do you do any banking online? Do you ever use eBay? Isn't it just convenient? ...read more

by Shane Dayton

This is a great question that should be of concern. While most money is now electronic over actual coin and cash, and recent trends certainly suggests that will continue. That being said, while more and more money is goi...read more

by The Humane Resource

Recently, there has been quite a bit of debate regarding our healthcare system. While the current Republican and Democratic candidates run toward the finish line in this 2008 campaign, many issues have surfaced requiring ...read more

by Dhammapiya

In the ancient era, mankind had used money in the form of various precious metals that were dug from the earth. As the mankind evolves gradually, the invention of paper had heightened the communications and knowledge reten...read more

by Patrick Julius

Absolutely. Paper money itself is not that old, and is certainly not impossible to eliminate. Cash of all sorts are horribly inconvenient in the growing Internet economy, which thrives on PayPal and credit cards and will i...read more

by Ian Clewer

An increasing number of outlets in the UK now use what is known as 'chip and pin' technology - where instead of signing for your purchase when using a credit or debit card, you enter your 'pin' number. This technology seem...read more

by James Kester

Almost certainly currency as we know it will be phased out, firstly printing money and minting coins is an expensive business, secondly there is little difference in having an electronic card worth so many dollar or one yo...read more